Edging Boards and Creating Stickers
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What happens here
The host uses the sawmill to trim the rough, bark-covered edges off the previously milled boards. This process, known as 'edging,' transforms the rough boards into clean, straight-edged lumber. He places each board individually on the sawmill bed and makes precise cuts to remove the bark, resulting in 'stickers' (small strips of wood with bark) as waste. He notes that the finished boards are 9 inches wide and highlights that he prefers to keep boards wider, even if they need further ripping later, as it's impossible to make them wider once cut.
Goal: Produce straight-edged lumber and create 'stickers' for lumber stacking.
Tools and materials
- Hearing Protection — Ear protection
- Red Oak Boards N/A — The lumber being edged
- Safety Glasses — Eye protection
- Wood-Mizer LT40 Sawmill Wood-Mizer — Edging the boards
- Work Gloves — Hand protection