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Log Harvesting and Initial Sorting

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How Wood Fence Posts are Made

What happens here

The process begins with the arrival of raw logs from the forest, typically transported on tractor-trailer trucks. These logs are offloaded and stacked into large piles within the mill's expansive lumberyard. A log grapple then meticulously picks up individual logs from these piles and loads them onto a rail system, which serves as the entry point to the processing line. These logs are then moved towards computerized sorting rooms for initial classification.

Goal: Receive raw timber and begin the sorting process.

Tools and materials

  • Log Grapple — Unloading and loading logs onto the processing line
  • Rail System/Conveyor — Transporting logs through the initial processing stages
  • Tractor-Trailer Trucks — Transporting raw logs from the forest to the mill
  • Raw Logs — The primary raw material for fence posts