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T E C H N O L O G Y Wood-Mizer EG300: an edger that can easily be transformed into a multirip By adding value to their products, Wood-Mizer customers can achieve higher prices and find new markets for their businesses. One of the easiest ways to do this is to offer accurately cut squareedged timber rather than waney-edged boards. It is possible to produce square-edged material on a band sawmill by turning the log, but as every sawyer knows this takes time and effort. For maximum productivity, it is better to saw the log into waney boards on the sawmill, and then edge the boards on a separate machine designed for that purpose. WOOD-MIZER TODAY AUTUMN 2011 11