Not just any yellow pine makes the Southern Lumber cut. View Movie Windows Media Quicktime Every year, our sawmill produces more than 80 million board feet of pine lumber. View Movie Windows Media Quicktime Ours is one of the few mills that can produce lumber up to 26 feet in length. View Movie Windows Media Quicktime Every part of the tree is used, from the chips to the saw dust and bark. View Movie Windows Media Quicktime The gangsaw cuts along the curve of each log, so a maximum amount of lumber is produced. View Movie Windows Media Quicktime Computer-controlled optimizers make the trimming and edging decisions for each control center. View Movie Windows Media Quicktime One-inch sticks are laid between the boards to create airflow for faster drying. View Movie Windows Media Quicktime Heated to 240°, a load of lumber takes 18-19 hours to dry. View Movie Windows Media Quicktime The planer mill is the final phase of a five-year renovation to fully automate the sawmill complex. View Movie Windows Media Quicktime Lumber can be wrapped in paper protectors so it arrives just as it was finished. View Movie Windows Media Quicktime ©2010 Southern Lumber Co.