Method and apparatus for cutting a cant into boards

Details Method and apparatus for cutting a cant into boards Method and apparatus for cutting a cant into boards

1996-04-19

1998-03-03

Bray, W. Donald

Woodworking

Process

Including monitoring of operation

144 31, 144 39, 144378, 14425023, 83368, B27B 100

Patent

active

057224749

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for detecting dimensional information of a workpiece such as a canted log is used to control a gang saw mounted on a pivot axis to cut the log into substantially even thickness boards while moving the log past the cutting device and pivoting the gang saw to accommodate curvature in the log.

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