Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
1992
Abstract
This study compares the sawing accuracy of 273 machines in hardwood sawmills to 291 machines in softwood sawmills. Characteristics compared were kerf width, sawing variation (within-board, between-board, and total), machining wood loss per sawline, and oversizing/undersizing practices. While results varied between machine types by region, hardwood sawmills generally performed as well as, or sometimes better than, softwood sawmills for many of the machine characteristics studied.
Repository Citation
Steele, Philip; El-Radi, Tony; and Bullard, Steven H., "Direct comparison of processing technology in hardwood and softwood sawmills" (1992). Faculty Publications. 117.
https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/forestry/117
Comments
Steele, P.H., T.E. El-Radi, and S.H. Bullard. 1992. Direct comparison of processing technology in hardwood and softwood sawmills. In: Proc. Southeastern Forest Products Soc. Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.