This is the only complete manual on all types of saws and sawing. It includes over 150 pages of new material covering the latest technology in saws. This edition responds to current business concerns, such as maximizing lumber value recovery to get the most out of costly raw materials. The new technologies and improved methods that have changed sawmilling are explained in detail: computerized analysis of saw design, setout, v-belt hookup and lumber recovery; improved tooth wear resistance; thinner kerf saws; and increased automation in the sawmill and filing room. Saws is a comprehensive guide to the design, selection, installation, operation, and maintenance of band and circular headsaws, frame and gangsaws, edgers and resaws, circular ripsaws, and feedworks.

Saws: Design, Selection, Operation, Maintenance

Williston, Ed M.

Miller Freeman Publications]

The definitive book on lumber maufacturing techniques looks at the modern mill as a total system, beginning with the handling of raw materials on through the finished product. Included are developments in scanner-computer systems; automatic grading, sorting, and packaging systems; automatic data collection. Each unit of the mill is examined and described in detail. Every method, operation, and technique is illustrated and documented, with graphs and tables. Over 30 chapters examine five topics: I. Supplying and Preparing the Raw Material; II. Rough Lumber Manufacturing; III. Manufacturing Dry Lumber, Chips, and Fuel; IV. Measuring Performance, Controlling Quality, and Maintaining Equipment; and V. Principal Sawmill Types. This is a practical book for management, technical and operations people.

Lumber Manufacturing: The Design and Operation of Sawmills and Planer Mills

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How to boost product value to appeal to niche markets-where there's less competition and more profit opportunity-is the focus of this profit-building guide for sawmills, plywood, panel and other forest product plants. This hands-on book shows forest product companies how to remain profitable in the face of rising threats from foreign and domestic competitors by adding direct value to their product line. Author Ed Williston demonstrates how to uncover opportunities for increased return in every phase of the business, drawing on his 40-plus years' experience in developing, manufacturing, and marketing wood products. 
Topics include: Analyzing the market for new products - Tailoring product specifications to use requirements - Low, medium, and high-capital cost business opportunities for value-added products - Readily available, low cost products - Training and motivating employees for value-added manufacturing.

Value-Added Wood Products: Manufacturing and Marketing Strategies

Miller Freeman, Inc.

The definitive book on lumber maufacturing techniques looks at the modern mill as a total system, beginning with the handling of raw materials on through the finished product. Included are developments in scanner-computer systems; automatic grading, sorting, and packaging systems; automatic data collection. Each unit of the mill is examined and described in detail. Every method, operation, and technique is illustrated and documented, with graphs and tables. Over 30 chapters examine five topics: I. Supplying and Preparing the Raw Material; II. Rough Lumber Manufacturing; III. Manufacturing Dry Lumber, Chips, and Fuel; IV. Measuring Performance, Controlling Quality, and Maintaining Equipment; and V. Principal Sawmill Types. This is a practical book for management, technical and operations people.

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Saws: Design, Selection, Operation, Maintenance

Lumber Manufacturing: The Design and Operation of Sawmills and Planer Mills

Saws: Design, Selection, Operation, Maintenance

Value-Added Wood Products: Manufacturing and Marketing Strategies

Lumber Manufacturing: The Design and Operation of Sawmills and Planer Mills