Patent ID: 6655429
Filing Date: 2003-12-02
Classification: B23D,B27B,Y10T

Abstract:
A saw mill, comprising:a base frame having a front and a rear and being sized and configured to support a log; saw means having a cutting blade and being connected with said base frame for horizontal movement in a cutting stroke from a start position near the front of said base frame to an end position near the rear of said base frame and in a return stroke back to the front of said base frame and being for cutting in a generally horizontal plane a board from the log; power means for powering said saw means; at least one pushback arm connected to said saw means and being sized and configured to engage and eject the board from atop the log during the return stroke; and, a board guide apparatus extending generally forwardly from said saw means and including a crossbar and plurality of fingers connected with the crossbar and positioned to engage and guide the board in a desired path as it is being ejected from the log, each finger including an upper link connected to the crossbar and a lower link hingedly connected with the upper link.