Observed arrival · 2026-10-17
Sawmill Planner: from log dimensions to shift report
A set of free sawmill calculators and an iPhone/iPad app for planning cuts, estimating lumber, and tracking a mill shift.
- For
- Band-sawmill operators and working sawyers
- Worth noticing
- Its cutting plan lists blade height for each cut, while the shift report tracks lumber by size and compares it with the plan.
Field notes
Browser calculators accept board dimensions, log-scale inputs, truckload tallies, or a log’s small-end diameter and length. The cutting workflow also uses mill setup such as kerf and requested lumber sizes, then lists cut order and blade height; the app description says users can confirm output and produce a shift report comparing plan with actual. The site says units can be inches, in 1/16-inch steps, or millimetres, and that results are estimates to check before buying or selling.
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