Timber is the term used for trees that have been cut down whereas logs means a processed version of the timber whereby the tree's skin has been removed and the heart has been removed. The heart of the tree is worthless as it's too soft and not sturdy enough.
Tree bark...
This is the biggest timber that Mr. Loo has on his plant now. It's a total of 59 inches in circumference...almost 5 ft wide! The white marker actually reads 59 inches.
The timber is as tall as Samantha..!
My failed attempt at trying to climb to the 59 inch timber...got scared halfway...
Mr. Loo and Sun Shan. Thanks Sun Shan and Mr. Loo!
We past by this interested structure on the way to Mr. Loo's storage area. This is an abandoned drying oven which was used in the olden days to smoke dry the timbers that were transported using rivers back in the olden days. The timber would go in there for a few days in order to be completely dried before being processed. I love the colors of the bricks.
A section of the logs after being cut by machine. Sun pointed this out that there was one which was excatly a half half in color.
The crab pincer tractor that is used to transport timber from the storage to the cutting machines to produce logs. Mr. Loo has two...this is the smaller one.
As Mr. Loo's plant has many tractors, lorries, forklifts that uses diesel, he has his own diesel tank supply.
Mr. Loo brought us to attention with his green colored wood which was actually chemically treated to prevent termites, ants and other insects from eating it. This is done by request of their customers.
Wooden separators are used to enable easier transportation of the planks and easier to pack according to order.
I bet this would look even more interesting if I had cropped it...
A very big thank you to Mr. Loo for treating us lunch and a visit to your sawmill. Next up, Bentong ice cream and Chamang Waterfalls.
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