44, by chains running at right angles to the rollers and brought within reach of the edger man.

About one-third of the boards of a log have rough edges, and are called "waney." These must go thru the edger to make their edges parallel.

The edger man works with great speed.

He sees at once what can be made out of a board, places it in position and runs it thru.

From the edger the boards are carried to the trimmer, which cuts the length.