Lumber Edger
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The lumber edger is a saw used to straighten and smooth rough lumber and/or bowed stock by making a cut along the sides of the boards. The result of this process is dimensional lumber. [1]
In a saw mill the edger is in line from the head saw. The feed and press rollers on the edger are usually powered; passing the lumber through the machine. The length of feed and tables depends upon the lumber produced by the head saw[2].
Edgers can be categorized as gang or shifting edgers. In gang edgers the saws remain stationary. In a shifting edger the saws can move left or right independently of one another. This allows setting the saws to best maximize the product that can be produced from a particular cant.
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Hardwood lumber edger and trimmer training system: http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/ja/ja_kline006.pdf
