Chapter XXXV.—Wood Working Machinery

The machines employed in wood working may be divided into 7 classes as follows:

1. Those driving circular saws.

2. Those driving ribbon or band saws.

3. Those driving boring or piercing tools.

4. Those employing knives having straight edges for surfacing purposes and cutting the work to thickness.

5. Those employing knives or cutters for producing irregular surfaces upon the edges of the work.

6. Those employed to produce irregular surfaces on the broad surface of work.

7. Those employed to finish surfaces after they have been acted upon by the ordinary steel cutting tools.