- A
sawmill (
saw mill,
saw-mill) or
lumber mill is a
facility where logs are cut into lumber.
Modern sawmills use a
motorized saw to cut
logs lengthwise...
- pull stroke.
Western saws, on the
other hand, are
designed to cut on the push stroke.[citation needed]
Cross cut
saws designed for
log bucking and tree felling...
- A head
saw, framesaw, gang
saw or head rig is the
saw that
makes the
initial cuts in a
log at a sawmill,
turning a
log into cants, or
planks of wood....
- A
chainsaw (or
chain saw) is a
portable handheld power saw that cuts with a set of
teeth attached to a
rotating chain driven along a
guide bar. Modern...
- on the
log. Together, the
sawyers would alternate pulling the two-man
saw through the
log. If the
saw kerf
began closing, it
could cause the
saw to bind...
- Hot
Saw is an
event or
discipline in
logging sports. It is also used to
describe the type of
saw used in the event, a high-powered chainsaw. This event...
- saw or
ripsaw for
cutting large logs or trees;
Veneer saw: a two-edged
saw with fine
teeth for
cutting veneer; Wire
saw: a
toothed or co****
cable or wire...
-
occupational term
referring to
someone who
saws wood,
particularly using a
pitsaw either in a
saw pit or with the
log on
trestles above ground or
operates a...
- the
design was invented,
logs were sawn by hand
using a pit
saw or
using powered saws in a
sawmill using an up-and-down
saw with a
reciprocating motion...
-
Quarter sawing or
quartersawing is a
woodworking process that
produces quarter-sawn or quarter-cut
boards in the rip
cutting of
logs into lumber. The resulting...
