SAWMILLS. 



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Veneers are sawn from planks of valuable wood, that are 

 frequently glued to ordinary coniferous planks and then 

 placed in the frame. The valuable wood can be sawn entirely 



Fig. 304. Band-saw. 



into veneer without any waste, the thinnest veneers sawn 

 being 7 to a centimeter. Drum-saws have been invented 

 recently for sawing curved staves for barrels. 



5. Outturn and Assortment of Scnun Material. 



The outturn from sawmills and the sorting of the material 

 can be discussed here only in a very general way, so far as it 

 concerns foresters. 



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