The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-07-13
WORKER IN WOOD

The ground we will say is wood, pop
lar, pine, ash and linn These are brought
from Michigan, Indiana and Ohio, con-
tributing a portion ofthe consumed. These
are laid at the door of the dry houses,
PLANNED by the Superintendent, Mr.. J.
Allonas) dried and made ready for the
workshop. Let US follow it. Here is a
pile of boards fresh from the dry house.
There stands an improved planer, put
MANS patentl which planes 1900 feet
per day on an average. Here is q cut off
saw near the planer, which saws the stuff
into the required lengths at a speed even
more remarkable. Between the cutoff
saw and planer is novelty, combining in
one solid frame, occupying a trifing space,
a c~ross-cut and rip saw. The table is
polished iron. Bysimply turning a crank,
the workman projects thro' the opening
either the eross-cut OF rip saw. And what
is the difference, asks the uniformed
reader. The one cuts with, the other
across the grain. Next the wall their is
another planer, Daniels PATENT which
planes a piece IS feet long by "a inches
wide, n of the best tools of its class
made. There at one end of the room we
stand IN Is a boring tool which will bore
anything from a quarter inch to a three
inch hole, or larger if necessary. Some
idea of the facilities to be found in the
wood working departments (of which there
are several) may be obtained from the
statement that the tools already enumer-
ated accomplish the work of100 men. In
addition to these are morticing and boring
machines of the latest and most improved
style, in this department..
Passing into the next department We
ind an axle lathe in operation which turns
an axle out of the rough every ten min
utes, or at the rate Of sixty per day I
Rather more than an old styh wagon
maker would contract to perform in ten
days. The stuff is cut square atthe mill.
so that the operative has only H. feed the
lathe, The cutting off saw in this room
cuts the axles into proper lengths, and
prepares the stuff for the saw employed to
saw levers and the greater portion of the
long work. The table connected with
this saw is supplied with a carriage, which
traverses it, enabling the operative to get
out an enormous amount Of stuff.
Above the planning room we find tools
expressly devised to work up light wood,
among which we observed a cross cut and
rip saw combined, with an adjustable
| guide which enables the workman to cut
his stuff at any angle or bevel required, an
lnNdludD1C IOOl III us way. here also IS q
band saw-steel in lieu of a leather belt,
with teeth, running over two pulleys-a
saw that cuts but one way, and finishes
up its edges smoothly. Here is another
cross cut and rip saw in line with the band
saw, a Jig saw for scroll work, and a shap-
ing or champering machine that enables
one man to do the work of one hundred.
Here also is a molding machine or Stick
er," machine that planes four sides at
once. and does il infinitely better than it
could possibly be done by hand. This
tooldoes the heavy ehamperingI a~ndshapes
the tongue. holsters for the truck, &c. 81
We began on the second floor ola single
building. Let US mount to the third floor.
Here we find the wood workers divided
into three separate departments, in one of
which a certain amount of work that must
be accomplished by hand, is performed.
This, we may explain, is the construction