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Downie Mill Virtual Tour

(Headrig)

    The Headrig works to cut the logs into manageable pieces. It is a large band saw that cuts the logs to smaller pieces called flitches. The employee who works this machine decides how the logs will be cut up. (Wave your mouse over the picture to find another image.)

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