LITERATURE
A BLEND OF FREE AND COMMERCIAL BOOKS FOR THE WOOD AND FOREST PROFESSIONAL
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PUBLIC DOMAIN BOOKS
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Explore timeless sawfiling/sawmill resources from the public domain.
Hanchett Saw and Knife Fitting Manual by Hanchett Manufacturing Company
Miners Manual of Saw Hammering and Saw Filing by B.F. Ulmer Company
Files and Filing: From the French "La Lime", Translated by George Taylor
The Band Saw: A Guide for Filers, Sawyers and Woodworkers by Simonds Manufacturing Co. (1921)
The Circular Saw: A Guide for Filers, Sawyers and Woodworkers by Simonds Manufacturing Co. (1918)
Handy Guide for Filers, Sawyers and Millmen by Covel Manufacturing Co.
The B.T&B Manual (A Treatise on the Care of Saws and Knives by Machinery Company of America
The Sawyers Companion for Using and Choosing Both Long and Circular Saws by Sandford E. Parsons
Balanced Saw Performance by Stanford J. Lunstrum (USDA Forest Service)
Saws That Sing: A Guide To Using Crosscut Saws by David E. Michael (USDA Forest Service)
Lumbermens Handbook: Saw, Tool, Steel and File Works by Henry Disston & Sons'
The Evolution of Modern Band Saw Mills for Sawing Logs by The Prescott Company
Why Band Saws Break - Sixteen Reasons and How to Avoid Them by Joshua Oldham
Handsaws: Their Use, Care and Abuse. - How to Select and How to File Them by Fred T. Hodgson
Circular Saw Mills and Their Efficient Operation by Stanford J. Lunstrum (USDA Forest Service)
The Disston Saw, Tool and File Book by Henry Disston & Sons'
Saws: Their Care and Treatment by Harry W. Durham
The Mill and Lumbermans Success: A Treatise on the Care of All Kinds of Saws by J.H. Miner
Lumber: Manufacture, Condition, Grading and Use by Nelson C. Brown
Saw Filing and the Management of Saw by Robert Grimshaw PH. D
Lumber Manufacture in the Douglas Fir Region by H.B. Oakleaf (USDA Forest Service)
Logging and Sawmill Operation by United States Department of the Army
Sawmills Their Arrangement and Management and the Economical Conversion of Timber by M. Powis Bale
RECOMMENDED BOOKS (COMMERCIAL)
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Saw Trades Apprenticeship Program Saw Filer Level 1 by SkilledTradesBC
Saw Trades Apprenticeship Program Saw Filer Level 2 : Circular Saw Filer by SkilledTradesBC
Saw Trades Apprenticeship Program Saw Filer Level 3: Benchperson by SkilledTradesBC
The Bandmill Book (Complete Guide to Your Industrial Bandmill and Bandsaw) by Ralph Wijesinghe
Armstrong Stellite and Carbide Filer's Handbook by Jeff Hewitt
Springer Handbook of Wood Science and Technology by Springer
Saws: Design, Selection, Operation, Maintenance by Ed M. Williston
Lumber Manufacturing: The Design and Operation of Sawmills and Planer Mill by Ed M. Williston
Value-Added Wood Products by Ed M. Williston
Armstrong Feeds and Speeds by Phil S. Quelch
SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES
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