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How farmers are using sawmills to diversify

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Small mobile sawmills are unique in the marketplace due to their affordability and versatility. ThirtI
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years ago, a method of sawing timber using only a narrow band saw blade was introduced by Wood
Mizer, bringing sawmilling capacity to the general public.

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Today, this sawmill concept has grown and is used in almost every country in the world. Small
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sawmills are popular both in developed and emerging markets due to some basic benefits – they ar
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affordable, they produce high quality lumber, and they require little energy. In the UK and Westerno
Europe, these sawmills are popular among woodlot owners, woodworkers, farmers, and furniture
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makers who often find it a profitable and cost saving investment to add a sawmill to their enterpris
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The Wood-Mizer LT15 is a popular entry-level model, but can also be used in daily timber productio
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environments. It comprises a log bed and a powered bandsaw head that moves down the log, cuttin
it into board by board each pass. Wood-Mizer also offers popular hydraulic and portable sawmill M
models, with the option of adding computerised setworks that can run calculations and
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automatically position the head for the following cut.
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For more information, visit www.woodmizer-europe.com.

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