Live-sawing: a way to increase lumber grade yield and mill profits

Neil K. Huyler

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Live-sawing: a way to increase lumber grade yield and mill profits

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Neil K. Huyler

Year:

1974

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Res. Pap. NE-305. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 9p.

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Abstract

A study to compare live-sawing with conventional grade-sawing of factory-grade 3 red oak sawlogs revealed that live-sawing results in substantial increases in production rate, overrun, log value per thousand board feet, and significant reduction in size of the breakeven log diameter.

Citation

Huyler, Neil K. 1974. Live-sawing: a way to increase lumber grade yield and mill profits. Res. Pap. NE-305. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 9p.