The millworks company we visited today was much larger than the one we saw yesterday. They made mainly casings, mouldings and trim. The company had been in business since 1958. As lumber comes in, it is graded to determine that the shipment they ordered is correct. The lumber is then sorted and restacked according to the type and amount needed to fulfill orders.
Once the boards have been sorted they are sent into the plant to be cut at appropriate widths. Lasers are used to show the workers where the cuts on the board will be made as they send it through the saw to be cut into appropriate width with less waste.
Once the board has been cut, the strips are sorted according to size and sent out to the different parts of the plant to be cut, sanded and stained.
This plant, as well as the others we've visited, also did some recycling. Any scrap wood they had were sent out to the shredder to be made into saw dust which is used to sell to other companies like Hamer Pellet fuels.
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