lumbermill

Log cutting facility

A lumbermill is a facility where logs are cut into boards, planks, and other timber products.

The term is interchangeable with sawmill, though lumbermill emphasizes the production of lumber specifically: The old lumbermill employed half the town.

output

planks

Flat construction lumber pieces

plywood · chipboard · particleboard · fiberboard · MDF · laminates · veneer · moulding · sawdust · woodchips

operations

sawyer

Wood-cutting tradesperson

edger · ripsaw · resaw · planing · ripping · cross-cutting · sizing · cant · slabber · kerf

timber

logs

Cut wood sections

  • pineCone-bearing evergreen
  • oakQuercus genus member
  • cedarDurable, fragrant conifer

redwood · fir · maple · spruce · hardwood · softwood · woodgrain · knot · heartwood · sapwood

industrial

factory

Industrial production facility

warehouse · automation · workforce · labor · production · processing · shift · foreman · safety · equipment

forestry

logging

Recording system events

conservation · woodland · timberland · feller · skidder · sustainable · reforestation · harvest · pulpwood

Opposites
RESOURCE PROCESSING vs. RESOURCE ORIGIN

lumbermillforest

Tree-dense ecosystem

woodland · timberland · old-growth forest · tree nursery · logging site

INDUSTRIAL FACILITY vs. NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

lumbermillforest

Tree-dense ecosystem

old-growth forest · virgin forest · wilderness · woodland · nature preserve

Family

lumbermills

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G