Plain-sawn boards are cut flat from one side of a log until a set depth. ... Plain-sawn lumber tends to shrink more as it dries, and may also “cup,” its face becoming concave.

Common lumber: This is just plain wood, old-fashioned 2-by-4s and 2-by-6s and 1-by-12s.The measurements refer to rough-cut lumber. With milled lumber, customers pay for a lot of sawdust left ...

The bar clamp takes 3 to 4 inches from the cutting capacity, so using a 20-inch bar, for example, restricts the cut to around 16 inches. Get the Granberg G778 chainsaw mill at Amazon , Northern ...

First-time visitors to Fisher Lumber Co.' s Wichita location might be in for a surprise. ... The lumberyard and a smaller showroom are at 30010 W. Harry in Garden Plain.

In this 2006 photo, two huge blades cut a cypress log, in a first step giving the log two straight sides, enabling work to begin on it. The outer casing of the log, right, will be specially milled ...