Sunday, September 9, 2012

Appalachain Timber Services-Sutton, West Virginia

Our second trip on Thursday was to Appalachian Timber Services in Sutton, West Virginia. They primarily make railroad ties, wooden bridge timbers and mine timber systems. Their largest railroad tie buyer is the New York City Metro. Their mine timber supports are patented systems using technology originally pioneered in South Africa.
Timbers that are already kiln dried and milled arrive at Appalachian
Timber Services. They are then graded and sent on for processing.
One of the problems with natural wood is it splits as it continues
to dry over time. To control the the splitting, the stack of blades
pictured above cut slits the length of the railroad timber.
Timbers then have metal screens tacked over the ends to further
prevent and control splitting. From here the timbers go into a chemical
bath that pressure treats the timbers to prevent rot and decay.
Here workers custom shape a timber for a bridge replacement project.
Saws and knifes are used to mortise the timber to exact specifications.

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