A Trip Through the Veneer Mill by Dave Bilger
19) After the half logs are just the right temperature, they are ready to come down on the production floor where they will be sliced into veneer... |
20) An operator hoists the log in place on the slicer. The pneumatic "dogs" hold the log in place. |
21) A last minute fine honing of the slicer blade... watch those fingers! This blade in incredibly sharp. |
22) Before we actually slice the log, lets take a side trip to the knife sharpening room. Don't even think of touching these as they can actually cut faster to the bone than a razor blade... |
23) A rough honing to take away any nicks... |
24) And a Final honing on a Super High Tech computerized system... |
25) The knife is in place and must perform an incredibly accurate job. It can be set to slice as thin as 1/85" over a 13+ foot length ... |
26) This is the log, just as it hits the pressure bar which slightly compresses the wood before it is sliced.. |
27) The wood travels into the blade and the cut has started. There are tremendous forces at work here. The log comes down on an angle to help the slicing action... |
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