Gaining additional knowledge of sawing methods that produce sawn boards with a radial grain is a significant problem today because such methods are rarely used. The current technology in Croatian sawmills is adapted to the standard live and cant sawing methods. Experimental in-mill sawing studies designed to monitor yield are subject to financial and technological restrictions. Therefore, simulated sawing is often required. This research presents the calculation method used to formulate a mathematical model that simulates sawing. The objective was to produce as many radial sawn boards as possible.
Contributor Notes
The authors are, respectively, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Forestry, Zagreb Univ., Dept. of Wood Technology, Zagreb, Croatia (istvanic@sumfak.hr); Engineer, Mundus d.d., Varaz din, Croatia (krunoslav.piljak@vz.t-com.hr); and Assistant Professor, Professor, Associate Professor, and Associate Professor, Faculty of Forestry, Zagreb Univ., Dept. of Wood Technology, Zagreb, Croatia (antonovic@sumfak.hr, beljo@sumfak.hr, vladimir.jambrekovic@zg.htnet.hr, pervan@sumfak.hr). This paper was received for publication in July 2009. Article no. 10658.