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by hinkley 1540 days ago
Taken to the other extreme, as the value of sawdust goes up the incentive to reduce sawdust goes down, decreasing the number of board feet per tree, increasing trees cut for lumber.

If you find a better use for sawdust, great. But if you could invent a new saw blade with a smaller kerf, you’d be helping more.