The amount varies depending on species, sawing conditions, feed speeds, and other variables. A tool used for rolling logs. Similar to a cant hook. The sticky resinous substance that oozes out of logs. The number of teeth per inch on a saw blade or band.
Quarter sawn A method of sawing lumber to produce vertical grain lumber with no boxed heart.
Boards are sawn on approximately radial lines from the center of the log. Resaw A saw used to continue the breakdown of logs into lumber. These saws can be circle or bandsaws and come in a variety of orientations. They can process cants, slabs, or boards into smaller thinner pieces. Scale The volume of a log or lumber in board feet or other units of measurement.