[HungLikeJesus]

I'm interested in seeing some industrial photos - both for the artistic aspect and for the educational value. There are many processes about which I'm fairly ignorant, and I imagine that a lot of others are, also. So, please post!

I'll start. Here are some pictures from a plywood/veneer plant which I visited last week for a work project.

The first picture shows the logs going in to the lathe. They are first measured (automatically) for shape and size, then they are spun on the big lathe, which reduces the diameter of the raw log to about four inches in just a few seconds. This turns the round wood into a long, continuous sheet, as shown in the second picture.

The remaining core is sold to a post and pole manufacturer.