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Introduction Lumber - The Material The Manufacturing Process Raw Material Log Merchandising Basic Steps in Manufacturing Debarking High Pressure Water Jet Debarkers Ring Debarkers Rossing Head Debarkers Log Scanning Sawing/Log Processing Circular Saws Band Saws Skrag Saws Sash Gang Saws Chipper Canters Edging and Trimming Sorting Drying Manufacturing Yields Softwood and Hardwood Lumber Uses Moisture Content Standards Determining Lumber Volume - Board Foot Calculations Softwoods Standard Sizes Scaling Rules Hardwoods Standard Sizes Scaling Rules Composite Lumber Products Laminated Veneer Lumber Parallel Strand Lumber Structural I-Beams Molded, Extruded Composites Summary