Fith step / phase
Second step / phase
The trees are cut down with chainsaws.
Wood is smoothened, it is flattened and it’s completed with a good finish.
Third step / phase
First step / phase
Debark
The branches are cut off.
Wood is treated to avoid warps.
Sixth step / phase
Usually in a sawmill, chain of rollers with metal teeth take off the exterior layer of the trunks.
Fourth step / phase
The logs are carried to their destination through different ways.
The logs are cut into planks or boards that are cut parallel to the axis of the log.
Cutting and pruning
Planing
Pruning
Sawing
Transport
Removing the bark
Usually in a sawmill, chain of rollers with metal teeth take off the exterior layer of the trunks.
Drying
Cutting
