timber mills

Wood processing plants

Timber mills are facilities where logs are processed into lumber, beams, and other wood products.

The term is largely interchangeable with sawmill, though timber mill may emphasize larger-scale operations handling raw timber: The timber mills along the river employed half the town.

Also called lumber mills in American usage.

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