Canters are used to process logs, or blocks, into flitches, cants and boards.  A canter usually consist of a log turner, double or single length infeed, chipping section and a saw section.  The chipping heads can be conical disc or drum head style.  The saws can be circular or band saws. 

With a single pass machine the log turner, infeed, chipping heads, saw section and gang edger are all in one main machine.  The log or block is optimized once and that position / sawing solution is used for all axis of log turning, positioning, chipping and sawing.  Flitches and boards are produced.

Double and single length infeed canter systems typically scan the log for optimum rotation and rescan in the infeed after rotation.  After turning and rescanning, the log is skewed and / or tilted then slewed in the infeed as it is being fed to the chipping section.  These canters can be two sided or four sided and can be cant only or produce side boards (flitches).  With a four sided canter a bottom spline is produced on the bottom of the cant to guide piece through the canter.

Sharp chain log reducers consist of a pipe log turner and sharp chain infeed.  The log is rotated and impaled onto the sharp chain.  The sharp chain transports the log through the chipping heads and saws.

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