| Job Title |
Head Sawyer |
| Job Description |
Operates Head Saw And Feed Carriage To Saw Logs Into Cants Or
Boards: Starts Mechanical Loader Arms That Place Log On
Carriage. Sets Dogs And Adjusts Carriage Blocks To Align Log For
Sawing. Activates Carriage That Moves Log Against Saw Blade.
Starts Saw To Cut Log. Observes Exposed Face Of Log After First
Cut To Determine Grade And Size Of Next Cut And Adjusts Setting
Of Carriage Blocks. Starts Mechanical Log Turner That Turns Log
Over On Carriage For Subsequent Cuts. May Change Saw Blades. May
Be Designated According To Type Of Saw Operated As Band-head-saw
Operator (saw. & Plan.); Circular-head-saw Operator (saw. &
Plan.).
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