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S4S Surfaced four sides.

Sanded Wood smoothed to remove saw or lathe marks and other imperfections.

Scarf jointing Chamfering or beveling the ends of two pieces of lumber or plywood to be joined flush. Surfaced Lumber that has been planed on one or more sides or edges to attain uniform size or a smooth surface.

Tapered A log or piece of lumber with a gradually diminishing thickness, diameter or width.

Tenoning Producing projections (tenons) in a piece of wood designed to be inserted into slots (mortises) of another member to form a mortise and tenon joint.

Other milling services include bevel sawing, boring, chipping, dog earing, drilling, edge filling, flaking, pallet/box/crate construction, shredding, slicing, stake pointing, truss fabrication, and special patterns.

In addition, different remanufacturers also offer varying extra services, such as custom sorting, antistain treating, insect fogging, waterrepellent treating, incising, pressure treating, kiln drying, lamination, overlays, priming, machine prefinishing, painting, screen printing, grade stamping, paper/poly/shrink wrapping, custom packaging, delivery, container loading, custom car and van reloading, and computerized engineering, design and testing.

A working knowledge of remanufacturing terminology puts you and your milling house on an even plane.