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1. What does Nordic sawing mean?

2. Through-and-through sawing is also known as "preform sawing", "stammware sawing" or "unedged sawing".

3. Most modern sawlines aim to cut logs

4. To detect possible pieces of metal inside the log a magnetic metal detector is usually located

5. Blade settings must be changed

6. Where the cant chipper is usually located at the sawline?

7. What machinery does the so called ground floor consist of?

8. The traditional fixed-blade sawing machine allows for the efficient sawing of sorted logs using blade positioning planned and set in advance. This sawing method requires logs to be sorted before sawing in order to obtain a good yield.

9. In movable saw assembly machines, the blade position can be adjusted for each log in order to obtain the highest yield. The log or cant is scanned and the most productive sawing pattern is determined for the individual log or cant based on scanning data.

10. In the Nordic sawing method, the log's surface is chipped directly into pulp chips to avoid the need to process separate surface pieces.

11. In Finland, the dimensions and moisture content of processed timber are defined in the RT manuals published by Rakennustieto (an organisation providing building information). The manuals show the permitted deviations in accordance with Standard EN 336.