Patent ID: 7147023

Claim:
A method for peeling veneer from a log, comprising the following steps: (a) conducting a first determination of a contour of the log along a length of said log and about a periphery of said log by rotating said log at a centering position around an axis crossing said log longitudinally; (b) conducting a calculation of a first optimal turning axis for peeling said log based on said first determination of a contour of said log; (c) positioning said log in a peeling position according to said fist optimal turning axis; (d) conducting a second determination of a contour of said log along said length of said log and about said periphery of said log by rotating said log when said log is fixed in said peeling position; (e) conducting a calculation of a second optimal turning axis for peeling said log based on said second determination of a contour of said log; (f) comparing the calculation of the first optimal turning axis and the calculation of the second optimal turning axis; (g) detecting whether a deviation between said calculation of said first optimal turning axis and said calculation of said second optimal turning axis exists; (h) inserting a correction factor, for calculation of a first optimal turning axis for a subsequent log to be peeled, when a deviation between said calculation of said first optimal turning axis and said calculation of said second optimal turning axis exists; (i) performing steps (a) through (f) in consecutive peelings; and (j) amending said correction factor in each of said consecutive peelings as far as any deviation between said calculation of said first optimal turning axis and said calculation of said second optimal turning axis exists in each of said consecutive peelings.