Milling Process

Trees averaging 40-50 years old are cut from the 10,000 acres of land that Ray White Owns or from timber deeds purchased from other landowners. The Logs are then hauled to the lumber mill in Sparkman, Arkansas.

After the logs arrive at the mill they are loaded onto the cutup deck.

The logs then go up onto the Carriage (Head Rig) where they are broken down and cut into cants before they are sent to the resaw or the gangsaw.

The resaw cuts 1X12 and the gangsaw cuts 1X4 through 1X10 boards. After the logs are cut, the lumber is sent to the trimmer where more precision cutting takes place.

After the lumber is cut, it goes into the sorter which sorts by widths and lengths and is then sent to the stacker for preparation to go into the kiln for drying.

After being stacked, the lumber is slow dried in our low temperature kiln at 180 degrees.

When the lumber is dry, it is set out for 2-3 days and cooled.

After cooling, the lumber is dressed into the finished product at the planer mill and given finished edges on both sides so that it is completely smooth and ready for shipment.