After Debarking, a Log Is Sawn to Required Lengths and Required

question 59

Essay

After debarking, a log is sawn to required lengths and required cross- sectional sizes. Sawing renders lumber members rough to touch, which can hurt a carpenter's hands. Therefore, the sawn lumber is subsequently surfaced smooth with planing machines. Is surfacing done after the seasoning of lumber or before? Give reason for your answer.

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Definitions:

Mutually Exclusive

Situations or events that cannot occur at the same time; choosing one option excludes the choice of another.

Cash Flows

The total sum of money transfers both incoming and outgoing in a firm, majorly affecting its financial readiness.

Profitability Index (PI)

The present value of an investment’s future cash flows divided by its initial cost; also benefit/cost ratio.

Straight-Line Depreciation

A framework for spreading out the cost of a physical asset across its useful lifespan in identical yearly contributions.