Our facility

Boda Sawmill is in Boda, just outside Svärdsjö in Dalarna, central Sweden. Timber has been sawn here since 1891, and today’s line is built for small-diameter spruce and pine logs. We produce around 40,000 m³ of sawn timber a year, mainly spruce in 4.0 m and pine in 4.2 m.

From log to package

A sawmill is essentially a flow: the log goes in at one end and a finished package leaves the other. This is how it works at our mill, step by step.

1. Log intake and log sorting

The timber lorries unload in the log yard. Every log is measured and sorted into 16–18 diameter classes by top diameter, so that logs of the same size are sawn together. This is the first step towards uniform sawn timber: the more precise the sorting, the better each log fits the size it will become.

The logs are spruce with a top diameter of 13–21 cm and pine with 14–21 cm, in lengths of 4.10 m for spruce and 4.30 m for pine. Note that the log length is not the same as the finished length – the log carries an allowance so that the timber can be trimmed cleanly later on.

2. The saw line

The saw line is a HewSaw R200 from Veisto, in operation since 1991. The line has been given a new control system with recipe handling and dimension control, which has modernised the whole sawing process. It profiles and saws each log in a single pass, producing both centre boards and side boards, with a capacity of around 22 m³ of sawn timber per hour. The log goes in at one end and comes out as pieces of the right thickness and width at the other. Bark and dry chips from production fire our own boiler, which heats the kilns.

3. Kiln drying

Freshly sawn timber holds a lot of water and has to be dried before it can be used. We dry in six kilns with a capacity of around 60,000 m³ a year. Drying takes 3–5 days depending on the size.

We dry to the moisture content you need: KD 18%, 16%, 14%, 12% or 10%. The right moisture content means the timber is stable and ready to use on arrival. The heat comes from our own boiler, fired with bark and dry chips from our own production.

4. Trimming and grading

In the trimming line the timber is cut to finished length and graded visually, around 22 pieces per minute. Every piece is assessed according to the Nordic rulebook Commercial Grading of Timber (2020) and placed in the right grade: O/S–V, O/S–VI, VI, VII or sawfalling. Pieces that do not meet the standard are taken out here, so that what goes into the package is uniform in both grade and size.

Finished lengths are 4.0 m for spruce and 4.2 m for pine, with a trim length of 3.6 m in both species.

5. Packaging and loading

Graded and dried timber is packaged, marked and wrapped in plastic with binding sticks, three plastic bands and two forklift bearers, so that the package withstands transport and storage. Packages are loaded onto lorries from our finished-goods store Monday to Friday. Hours and practical details are on the page Collection & loading.

The facility in numbers

The key figures at a glance.

What	Boda Sawmill
Sawmill on this site since	1891
Current saw line	HewSaw R200 from Veisto, in operation since 1991
Saw line capacity	Around 22 m³ of sawn timber per hour
Log sorting	16–18 diameter classes
Logs	Spruce top diameter 13–21 cm, pine 14–21 cm, length 4.10 m spruce and 4.30 m pine
Kiln drying	Six kilns, around 60,000 m³ a year, 3–5 days per batch
Moisture content	KD 18%, 16%, 14%, 12% and 10%
Trimmer line	Visual grading, around 22 pieces per minute
Grades	O/S–V, O/S–VI, VI, VII and sawfalling (SF)
Finished lengths	4.0 m spruce, 4.2 m pine, trim length 3.6 m
Annual volume	Around 40,000 m³ of sawn timber
Employees	15
Certification	PEFC and FSC® Chain of Custody

The raw material

The logs come from forests nearby, at most around 120 km away and on average 55–65 km. We buy spruce and pine through purchasing organisations and timber traders. As of 2026 we also run our own timber terminal in Linghed.

Details of what we buy are on the Swedish page Råvara. Questions in English: sales at bodasag dot se.

Certification

Boda Sawmill is PEFC and FSC® Chain of Custody certified. The certificates are shared with Ljungträ, and the whole range can be supplied as certified timber. The certificates are on the page Certificates.