Inside Missouri Sawmill Processing Heavy Hardwood Log with Vintage Equipment - American Woodworking

From the log deck to the finished board — this video breaks down exactly how three very different sawmills turn raw timber into usable lumber, and each one does it a completely different way. We start at Baker Products in Ellington, Missouri, where an old-school circular headrig and a hands-on sawyer use the three-sided cant method to square off logs one careful cut at a time, working around knots, taper, and sweep to squeeze the most value out of every piece of oak, hickory, and walnut that comes through. Next, we step into Lemler Pallet's rough sawmill line, a fast, mechanized operation built to churn out pallet-grade lumber at scale, feeding America's shipping and warehouse industry with millions of board feet of industrial hardwood. Then we finish at a mill running Ustunkarli's double band saw and four-spindle resaw combo, where thin-kerf band blades and simultaneous multi-spindle cutting maximize lumber yield while keeping production moving fast. No fluff, no filler — just real machines, real logs, and the mechanics of how American lumber actually gets made. Hit subscribe and join us for more deep dives into sawmills, manufacturing lines, CNC, forging, and heavy industrial machinery from around the world. Support me by subscribe here: https://bit.ly/2xp9Ztx Enjoy! =============== If you are the owner, send me your request via e-mail in the description. I will follow as soon as read. Thank you!