Foster, Edwin W · Boston : Ginn and Company · leaf 66
Fig. 69. A Modern Sawmill The boom consists of logs chained together andstretched across the river just as a fence is built onland to inclose cattle. The sawmill of to-day is a mass of automaticmachinery, and after the log enters it is not touched … 58 ELEMENTARY WOODWORKING by human hands until it comes out as himber of varioussizes ready to be loaded on boats or cars. Logs are sawed into timber, planks, or boards, andthese forms are called luynber. Timber refers to all of the largest sizes, such as beamsand joists. Planks are wide strips…
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