Cooks Sawdust Journal

Small Parts That Help Protect Every Cut A sharp bandsaw blade matters, but it is only one part of a good cut. The blade also needs steady support as it moves through the log, and its tooth profile nee … read more

Portable Sawmills for Sale: Save Up to $5,000 This July If you have been waiting for the right time to put a portable sawmill to work, three Cook’s sawmills are in stock and specially priced thr … read more

Why Bi-Metal Bandsaw Blades Are Built for Pallet Dismantling The pallet recycling industry is hard on blades. Hidden nails, staples, reclaimed hardwoods, dirt, and constant production pressure can wea … read more

Cut Faster. Earn More. If you’re running a pallet operation, you already know every cant matters. Every cut matters. And every slowdown costs you money. The difference between an average setup a … read more

Every now and then a log comes along that doesn’t look like much when you start cutting it. Several weeks ago I was running some logs through our AC-44 sawmill, and one of them was an old red oa … read more

If you run a sawmill long enough, you’re going to break blades. It’s not a matter of if, it’s when. Heat, tension, feed rate, log stress, metal fatigue, and operator v … read more