This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5cB.2ACI/620.1 Message Board Post: Hi Sue: A pony sawyer-edger operates a sawing machine to straighten the edges of rough cut lumber. He places the boards on the edger and pushes the boards onto the rolls which force the board between the saws which produce a straight edge. Hope this makes sense to you!!! If not-when my husband comes home I'll ask him to put it into laymans terms! Laura