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Aerial
view of M.H.Southern's Sawmill and timber importers yard at Jarrow,
Tyne & Wear. Ideally situated on the mouth of the River Tyne, next to
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Entrance
to the Sawmill |
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Lorries
transport the timber into the mill, and then timber orders are sent
out to customers by the same method |
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The
administration of orders for timber are dealt with by staff housed in
the sawmill office.
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Southern's
Sawmill is able to mill exceptionally large pieces of timber such as
that imported from Canada and America. A member of staff is feeding
the timber into the cutting machine, which is made easier by the use
of rollers
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This
sequence of images shows timber being cut to different sizes using a
bandsaw and the bandsaw being changed. They are changed frequently and
are very expensive
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Decking
is one of the products produced in this Sawmill. Gardening programmes
have made this form of surface fashionable and in much demand
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In
order to prevent the processes of decay and weathering timber is preserved
by forcing organic solvents into the wood under pressure
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