At our Planer Mill, we take rough-sawn Southern Yellow Pine 8x8 heavy timbers and transform them into smooth, finished timbers planed on all four sides. The process starts by loading the rough 8x8s onto the package deck, which feeds them down to our planer operator. From there, each timber is guided onto the end-feed table, where it’s pulled steadily through the planer to create a clean, smooth surface. Once planed, the timbers exit onto a conveyor that carries them to the st