SAW MILL WITH APPARATUS FOR GUIDING A BOARD AND METHOD FOR USE THEREOF

摘要

A saw mill includes a base frame having a front and a rear and being sized and configured to support a log saw apparatus having a cutting blade and being connected with the base frame for horizontal movement in a cutting stroke from a start position near the front of the base frame to an end position near the rear of the base frame and in a return stroke back to the front of the base frame and being for cutting in a generally horizontal plane a board from the log power apparatus for powering the saw apparatus at least one pushback arm connected to the saw apparatus and being sized and configured to engage and eject the board from atop the log during the return stroke and, a board guide apparatus extending generally forwardly from the saw apparatus and including a crossbar and plurality of fingers connected with the crossbar and positioned to engage and guide the board in a desired path as it is being ejected from the log, each finger including an upper link connected to the crossbar and a lower link hingedly connected with the upper link.