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How is Hardwood Lumber Measured? In professional sawmills like Beiler’s Sawmill, hardwood lumber is measured using two industry standards: the board foot for calculating volume and the quarter system for indicating the thickness of rough-sawn stock. Understanding both is essential for accurately pricing and purchasing lumber. One board foot is a unit of volume equivalent to a piece of wood …

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How Does A Sawmill Work? A modern sawmill works by processing logs into lumber through a precise, multi-stage system that includes debarking, scanning, sawing, and grading. At a high-production facility like Beiler’s Sawmill, this process is optimized to handle over 10 million board feet of lumber annually, turning raw logs into graded, rough-cut lumber through a series of …

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