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What Hand Is It Anyway? (Part 1): Circle Saws, Band Headrigs, Resaws, and Chippers

If you’ve worked around sawmills for long, you’ve heard terms like “right-hand sawmill” or “left-hand resaw.” But when you dig deeper into different types of equipment, you quickly find that identifying the “hand” of a machine can become confusing—and occasionally contentious.

After 36 years...