Patent ID: 7104174
Filing Date: 2006-09-12
Classification: B23D,B27B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A sawmill comprising: a track; a head having a first and a second saw connected thereto, said first saw having a first blade, said head moveable longitudinally along the track from a first to a second position; a first deck for supporting a first work piece; a second deck for supporting a second work piece, said second deck spaced laterally from the first deck; and wherein as the first saw is initially positioned relative to the first deck to cut intermediate the first and the second position as the head travels in a forward longitudinal path down the track to cut the first work piece with the first blade, and as the head travels in an opposite longitudinal path down the track, the second saw is positioned relative to the second deck prior to the head reaching the first position so that the second saw cuts on a return cutting path, wherein as the head travels in the forward longitudinal path, the first saw travels in a forward cutting path to cut the first work piece, and as the head travels in the opposite longitudinal path, the second saw travels in a return cutting path to cut the second work piece, and the forward cutting path and the return cutting path are substantially parallel to each other.