Planning for Knife Wear from Dense, Acidic Woods
The species and environment of wood have a dramatic effect on the sharpness of knives and other cutting equipment. Certain woods are denser or naturally more acidic than others and…
Comparing Debarker Machines
Choosing the right debarker machine is essential to creating an efficient and profitable sawmill operation. In order to assist you in selecting the right log debarker for your application, we’ve…
Is a Ring Debarker Right for My Sawmill?
It’s understandable why ring debarkers have become so popular. They offer high-speed debarking and are fairly automated. Compared to most rosser-style debarkers, they’re also more efficient, faster, produce better quality…
Increase the Efficiency of Your Debarker
While necessary to preserve fiber, the process of debarking logs creates a bottleneck in production. Many sawmills and veneer mills can only form product as fast as they can receive…
Butt Flare Reducer vs. Rosserhead Debarker
I recently came across a magazine ad in which a manufacturer promoted their rosserhead debarker as a tool to reduce butt flares. Using rosserheads to reduce flares is not a…
Veneer Chip Waste Handling line from Veneer Services.
Material Handling: Waste Veneer
Veneer waste can be difficult to transfer, chip, and reclaim due to its characteristics. Fortunately, we offer solutions that make it easier to process. Waste Conveyor Difficulty processing waste veneer…
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The Next Veneer Boom? Structural Composite Lumber
Once the go-to product for reducing the cost of furniture and panels, veneer has, for years, been losing ground to synthetic wood components. The change in consumer preference was evident…
Veneer Splicing Machine ‘A Workhorse’
“I haven’t really had any issues with it. It’s running like a champ.” Those are the words of Joe Darter about his Veneer Services splicing machine, which he bought and…
Types of Log Debarkes: Guide to Advantages and Disadvantages
Wood processors have no shortage of options when it comes to debarking equipment. If processors deal with large volumes of wood, they have drum, ring, and roller (rotary or continuous)…
Rosserhead Debarkers: Common Problems and Uncommon Solutions
Do any of these problems seem familiar? The bark keeps wrapping in your rosserhead debarker. The debarker cannot get through the bark and down to the log. The bark plugs…