Sawmills

Five workmen stand at various stations in an unidentified sawmill in China. An unidentified machine stands in the middle of the room. Various materials are arranged on wheeled carts and low platforms before the machine, including sheets of thin wooden laminate, rectangular plastic bags, and panes of reflective glass. Empty tables stand at the rear of the room to the right of the machine. Faint sunlight shines in through windows on the rear and left walls.

In a brick building at an unidentified sawmill in China, Herb Doman converses with three other businessmen standing near a wagon laden with long, straight wooden boards. Herb and the businessman to his right are both gesturing at something off-camera. The floor is covered in wood shavings. A crowd of onlookers stands at the edge of the room, gathered near a garage door leading outside. Another building and a short tree can be seen in the background.

In an unidentified sawmill in China, a worker holds a handful of wooden floor tiles above a larger stack of tiles while Herb Doman looks on. Another worker looks on from across the room. Pipes, boilers, switchboards and valves can be seen in the background. Faint sunlight shines in through windows on the rear wall.

A workman sits behind a large, unidentified machine in an unidentified sawmill in China. Two other workmen can be seen sitting in the background. Storage lockers about the rear wall of the room. Faint sunlight shines in through windows on the rear wall.

In an unidentified sawmill in China, a workman feeds a long strip of lumber into a bandsaw while another workman holds the opposite end of the strip on the other side. Another workman looks on in the extreme foreground. Thin strips of lumber and tree bark sit stacked in a large pile to the left of the bandsaw. More workmen can be seen in the background. Faint sunlight shines in through windows on the left wall.

In a dusty lumber yard at an unidentified sawmill in China, a workman driving a small construction vehicle uses a crane to suspend a bundle of roughly-cut logs in mid-air above a small wheeled cart. Two other workmen observe while a third adjusts the bundle of logs using a billhook on a long pole. The periphery of the lumber yard is crowded with stacks of roughly-cut logs. Trees and utility poles under a clear sky can be seen in the background.

In a brick building at an unidentified sawmill in China, Herb Doman converses with two other businessmen standing near a wagon laden with long, straight wooden boards. Smaller boards sit piled near the periphery of the room. The floor is covered in wood shavings. A crowd of onlookers stands at the edge of the room gathered near a garage door leading outside. Another building and a short tree can be seen in the background.

In an unidentified sawmill in China, a workman feeds a long strip of lumber into a bandsaw. Thin strips of lumber and tree bark sit stacked in a large pile to the right of the bandsaw. Another workman can be seen in the background. Faint sunlight shines in through a window on the right wall.

In an indoor area at an unidentified sawmill in China, Herb Doman speaks with an unidentified businessman. Stacks of small wooden palettes are arranged in the centre of the room. Workmen and businessmen can be seen standing around the room.

In a dusty lumber yard at a sawmill in China, three workmen look on while another workman driving a small construction vehicle uses a crane to lift a bundle of roughly-cut logs above of a small wheeled cart. The periphery of the lumber yard is crowded with stacks of roughly-cut logs. Trees and utility poles under a clear sky can be seen in the background.