LOGAN WELLS, wood sciences program director at Northcentral Technical College’s Antigo, Wis., campus, takes a freshly milled board from a conveyor belt at the college’s newly opened commercial-scale sawmill. (Rob Mentzer/Wisconsin Public Radio)

LOGAN WELLS SHOWS glued wood pieces in Northcentral Technical College’s wood shop. (Rob Mentzer/Wisconsin Public Radio)

INSTRUCTOR LOGAN WELLS uses a scanner at Northcentral Technical College’s Antigo, Wis., sawmill to determine the best cuts to make lumber out of a basswood log. (Rob Mentzer/Wisconsin Public Radio)

INSTRUCTOR LOGAN WELLS positions a board, using lasers to guide the cuts to its edges at Northcentral Technical College’s Antigo campus. (Rob Mentzer/Wisconsin Public Radio)

LOGAN WELLS, wood sciences program director at Northcentral

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