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How Wood is Processed
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What Have We Learned about Boards?
In the this section, we talked about the following terms:
* sawmill
* lumber
* pallets
* grade
* log yard
* debarker deck
* log loader/turner
* primary breakdown
* carriage
* band saw
* cants
* secondary breakdown
* edged
* edger saws
* gang saws
* trimmer saws
* tally sheets
* green chain
* dry kilns
We also talked about the following concepts:
* Boards are made from tree trunks.
* We use boards to make lots of things, including the houses we live in, furniture, musical instruments, and pallets.
* Most everything that we see and use every day has been shipped on a pallet.
* Boards are made at a sawmill.
* There's lots of different equipment at a sawmill!
* All the leftovers from making boards are used somewhere! Most frequently the residue is chipped and sold.
Well, that sums up our boards lesson. Next we will learn about plywood.
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