debarker

Log skinning machine

A debarker is a machine or tool that removes bark from logs, preparing timber for processing into lumber, paper pulp, or other wood products.

The term also applies to workers who operate such equipment or perform the task manually.

In a different context, a debarker is a device or surgical procedure used to reduce a dog's ability to bark loudly.

processing

stripping

Removing outer layers

pulp mill · veneer · abrasion · scraping · scaling · biomass

machine

cutterhead

Rotating blade-holding component

automation · industrial · mechanization · production · equipment · precision · rotary · flail · chipper · infeed

lumber

softwood

Coniferous tree lumber

eucalyptus · birch · oak · cedar · planks · boards · plywood · veneer · timber · sawdust

forestry

logging

Recording system events

harvesting · pulpwood · tree · deforestation · reforestation · sustainable · woodland · coniferous · deciduous · forester

Categories
Opposites
material addition vs removal

debarkerlaminator

Encases paper in plastic

processing stage sequence

debarkerplaner

Wood-smoothing machine

kiln · chipper · molder · sawmill

Family

debark, debarked, debarking

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G