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Sawing study

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Sawing study

Researcher Russell McKinley marks the position of a board during a sawing study using an unpruned log. Such studies lead to improvements in log processing methods, which are important as sawmillers need to obtain the highest possible timber grades from a variety of log sizes and shapes.

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Margaret Richardson, Forestry research – Helping with the harvest, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/17071/sawing-study (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Margaret Richardson, published 1 March 2009.