Sawmill "Waste"

Fred C. Simmons; Adna R. Bond

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Sawmill "Waste"

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Fred C. Simmons, Adna R. Bond

Year:

1955

Type:

Science Perspectives

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Station Paper NE-74. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 31 p.

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Abstract

Sawmills have the reputation of being very wasteful in converting logs and bolts into lumber and timbers. Almost everyone has seen the great heaps of sawdust and slabs that collect at sawmills. Frequently the question is asked, "Why doesn't somebody do something about this terrible waste of wood?"

Citation

Simmons, Fred C.; Bond, Adna R. 1955. Sawmill "Waste". Station Paper NE-74. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 31 p.