Improvements in or connected with Ornamenting Wood.
Year: 1896

page_text: Improvements in or connected with Ornamenting Wood.
I, EDWARD PIM of Brookfield, Maghull, in the County of Lancaster, Hide and
Leather Factor, do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to be as follows:-
This Invention has reference to the production of mechanically ornamented
wood or wood articles, such as imitations of wood carvings, or products or articles
resembling them; and it has mainly for its object to provide a more simple method
or manner of preparing and producing the wood blanks on which the ornamentation
is mechanically impressed, than those at present practiced, for effecting the same
or similar ends; and at the same time to produce a result in the way of ornamented
wood articles or wood surfaces, which shall be of high technical and artistic merit;
that is, at least equal to those hitherto accomplished by mechanical processes and
means.
According to the present invention, as to the wood which I employ, I use, in
the first place a slab or blank of wood cut across the grain (that is with its fibres
at right angles to its face), and the face of this slab is scarified, that is, wrought
upon by tools with small teeth or depths of tools, by which the surface is
somewhat loosened by the incisions or workings of the tools, upon it; and when the
slab has been thus treated, a veneer, or like strip of wood (say of an ornamental
kind), cut in the ordinary way with the grain running lengthwise of it, is secured
or the face of the block or slab by glue. Thus, wood blanks so made comprise
worden slabs cut across the grain having one (or both) of their surfaces scarified
or treated as described, and an upper surface or veneer of a suitable character and
quality, cut in the direction of the length of the grain, and adhered or glued to
the slab as described, the grain therefore being at right angles to those of the slab
or part below. Upon the surface of this veneer and blank the ornamentations
are to be produced.; and these are impressed upon it by pressing or stamping tools
or dies, which possess the required form as regards ornamentation and shape, to
give the desired impression and ornamentation upon the wood.
In some cases, the blocks are first allowed to dry and set, before being impressed
with or receiving the ornamentations; while in other cases, the impressions or
ornamentations are imparted before the glue joint between the veneer and the
other part of the blank has become hard and dry.
By this mode of making up or preparing the wood blanks, they receive well
impressions or ornamentations of various and severe kinds, having considerable
depth, and sharp edged surfaces and recesses, without breaking or damaging the
veneer surface, and retain them fully; and the articles or products are without
imperfections.
In some cases, the wood is made up with double veneer surfaces, with a slab
of wood cut across the grain between them; and both these surfaces may be im-
pressed with the ornamentations as above described.
Dated this 28th day of September 1896.
CHEESBROUGH & ROYSTON,
15 Water Street, Liverpool, Applicant's Patent Agents.

page_text: I, EDWARD PIM of Brookfield, Maghull, in the County of Lancaster, Hide and
Leather Factor, do hereby declare the nature of this Invention, and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
This Invention has reference to the production of mechanically ornamented
wood or wood articles, such as imitations of wood carvings, or products or articles
resembling them; and it has mainly for its object to provide a more simple method
or manner of preparing and producing the woou blanks on which the ornamentation
is mechanically impressed, than those at present practiced, for effecting the same
or similar ends; and at the same time to produce a result in the way of ornamented
wood articles or wood surfaces, which shall be of high technical and artistic merit;
that is, at least equal to those hitherto accomplished by mechanical processes and
means,
According to the present Invention, as to the wood which I employ, I use, in
the first place a slab or blank of wood cut across the grain (that is with its fibre
at right angles to its face), and the face of this slab is scarified, that is, wrought
upon by tools with small teeth or depths of tools, by which the surface is
scored" and somewhat loosened by the incisions or workings of the tools upon it;
and when the slab has been thus treated, a veneer, or like strip of wood (say of an
ornamental kind), cut in the ordinary way with the, grain running lengthwise
of it, is secured on the face or faces of the block or slab by glue, or otherwise
adhered; and the block so produced is then dried. Thus, wood blanks so made
comprise wooden slabs cut across the grain having one (or both) of their surfaces
scarified or treated as described, and an upper surface or veneer of a suitable
character and quality, cut in the direction of the length of the grain, and adhered
or glued to the slab as described, the grain therefore being at right angles to that
of the slab or part below. Upon the surface of this veneer and blank the ornamenta-
tions are to be produced; and these are impressed upon it by pressing or stamp-
ing tools or dies, which possess the required form as regards ornamentation and
shape, to give the desired impression and ornamentation upon the wood.
Respecting the scarified surface of the base or slabs referred to, and to the pro-
duction of the surface, it may be produced by "scoring" the surface with a "comb
tool" or any other suitable tool, by which the surface would be grooved, the depths
of the grooves being only small, say from 1/64th to 1/16th of an inch, and pro-
portionately wide, and close together, not more than 1/8th of an inch apart. These
grooves may extend across the surface in one direction only, or they may be carried
across in two or more directions, so that the scarifications cross each other.
The base slabs will, according to the size of the ornamental article to be produced,
either consist of a single piece of wood cut across the grain, or of several pieces,
glued or suitably cemented together, and cut across the grain.
In some cases, the impressions or ornamentations are imparted to the blocks before
the glue joint which say is comparatively a thick joint-between the veneer and
the other part of the blank has become hard and dry. In all cases, however, the
mode of production of the blocks or articles is a "dry" one; that is, none of the
wood used is damped or steamed at any stage of the manufacture, but all stuff
used is thoroughly dried.
By this mode of making up or preparing the wood blanks, they are such that
they receive well impressions or ornamentations of various and severe kinds, having
considerable depth, and sharply edged surfaces and recesses, without breaking or

page_text: damaging the veneer surface, and they retain them fully; and the articles or
products are without imperfections.
In some cases, the wood is made up with double veneer surfaces, with a slab
of wood cut across the grain between them; and both these surfaces may be im-
pressed with the ornamentations as above described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this Invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is:-
1. The herein described improvement connected with ornamenting wood, namely,
the manufacture or production of wood blanks or blocks comprising a base or slab
of wood cut across the grain, and a surface of wood veneer cut in the direction of
the grain and adhered to the base by glue or equivalent adhesive, and wherein the
surface or surfaces of the slab or base to which the veneer is adhered, is or are
scarified or wrought upon as described: for the purposes set forth.
2. The manufacture of mechanically ornamented wood, or wood articles, in
the manner substantially as herein set forth.
Dotad this 21st day of June 1897
CHEESBROUGH & ROYSTON,
15 Water Street, Liverpool, Applicant's Patent Agents.