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planing mill, final processing plant for lumber. After the lumber has been through the sawmill and seasoned, it comes to the planing mill. The principal machine there, the planer and matcher, dresses (finishes) the lumber and with the aid of a profile attachment patterns the wood into different stocks, as furniture components. Other equipment in the planing mill includes molding machines (to cut molding to size) and varieties of saws.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Robert Curley.