Patent ID: 7784387

Claim:
An improved sawmill having: a bed defining a first translation axis: and a carriage, the carriage being mounted to the bed for movement along the first translation axis; and defining a second translation axis and a lateral axis, the second translation axis being orientated transverse to the first translation axis and the lateral axis being orientated transverse to each of the first translation axis and the second translation axis, wherein the improvement comprises: two or more elongate guide members secured to the carriage for movement therewith along the first translation axis, the guide members each being orientated parallel to the second translation axis and being spaced apart from one another in the direction of the lateral axis; and a sawhead, the sawhead comprising: two or more guide receivers, each guide receiver being mounted to a respective one of the pair of guide members; two or more plates extending parallel to said first translational axis, said plates stacked upon and secured to one another to form a plate stack, the plate stack being secured to each of the two or more guide receivers; and one or more reinforcing members sandwiched between the plates in the plate stack and secured to the plates.