Watch as a very old ironwood tree meets modern engineering in this massive sawmill. The giant sawing machine effortlessly slices through the centuries-old wood, revealing its dense, durable nature.

This tour of the sawmill is a nifty peek at a technology that, at one point, ruled the roost. Watch it in action in the video, just under the page break. If that leaves you hungry to know more ...

The Forest Department conducted a major operation against illegal sawmills in Vadhu Khurd and Tulapur, seizing unauthorised machinery and registering a case under the Indian Forest Act, 1927, and ...