Patent ID: 6772809
Filing Date: 2004-08-10
Classification: B27L

Abstract:
A knife assembly for a veneer lathe for peeling veneer from a log rotated in the lathe about an essentially central longitudinal axis of the log, wherein the lathe comprises means for advancing said knife assembly towards the essentially central longitudinal axis of the log in compliance with the progress of veneer peeling, wherein the knife assembly comprises:assembly heads; a knife beam mounted on said assembly heads, wherein said knife beam supports a peeling knife; and a nose bar beam mounted on said assembly heads, wherein said nose bar beam supports a solid nose bar, and wherein said assembly heads are able to be turned on the lathe in compliance with the progress of veneer peeling about an axis aligned parallel to the essentially central axis of the log; and means for controlling the turning position of the nose bar beam about said axis during the peeling operation irrespective of the turning position of the peeling knife beam.