Quirking Wood and the like.
Year: 1886

page_text: Quirking Wood and the like.
I EDWARD PRESTON of No. 23 Whittall Street Birmingham in the County of
Warwick Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to a class of Tools operated similarly, to a Spoke shave, but
with the cutting iron in a vertical position and known as "routers" and has for its
object the construction of such tools so as to be applicable to a great variety of work
and in which the cutting irons are more efficiently secured.
A Tool shave or router constructed in accordance with my Invention has a frame or
handle preferably of metal and similar in general shape to that of a Spoke-shave. The
middle part or face for about a third of its length. In the middle of the face is the
usual oblong opening for the cutting iron with an arm or bracket called the bed on
one side rising upwards for carrying the supports and adjustments for the cutting iron
now to be described. The cutting iron may be of any width and this Invention
allows of one, two, three, four, or more beads reeds quirks or moulds being worked at
one time, and the lower or cutting edge of the iron is formed to any pattern required
for this purpose. The cutting iron bas a long slot through which pass the following.
adjustments. About the middle of the cutting iron in height is a clip or socket with a
long rectangular slot through which the cutting iron passes and this secured to the
arm or bracket called the bed above-mentioned by a bolt or bolts cast to or attached to
the middle of the said clip or socket and secured by a milled nut or nuts at the back
of the bed. One side of the said clip or socket passes into a recess in the said bed to
a depth equal to its thickness so that the cutting iron can be flat against it. But in
order more thoroughly to secure the said cutting iron from any vibration I construct
the front of the clip or socket with a short arm vertically in front carrying a thumb
screw the point of which passes freely through the slot in the iron and acts against
the said bed towards its top. The under side of the said socket or clip is prolonged
on its front side into a plafe like lip reaching nearly to the bottom of cutting iron and
rounded or tapered off at its lower edge. The action is that the socket or clip

page_text: carrying the cutting iron is capable of a slight rocking motion in setting and when
screwed to the bed by the main screw in the middle it is set tightly and firmly at its
bottom against the bed by the top thumb screw at the front pushing off the top end
a little, the clip or socket acting as a lever.
This Tool is applicable to straight work or curved with equal facility and is
furnished with guage or guide plates or fences underneath the face and attached
thereto by screws so as to be easily changed according to the class of work required.
These guide plates or fences are formed with faces of a straight shape or with concave
or convex curved faces as may be required. Instead of a variety of separate guide
plates for different curves the straight ones may be easily adapted for carrying
separate slips of wood formed to any desired curve. These guide plates or fences
have long slots in the flanges by which they are attached to face so as to be capable
of side adjustment and leave recesses against face in a line with cutting iron so as to
freely pass over the same when it is required to use only a portion of the cutting iron,
or when it is required to work upon the edge of the material. These guide plates or
fences are reversible so that they can be used either to the right or left hand. To
prevent any movement of the said guide plates or fences when set they are provided
with two longitudinal ribs engaging with corresponding grooves running the whole
length of face.
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T1000
MILLWARD & THOMAS,
13, Lincoln's Inn, Birmingham,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Tools or Shaves for Beading, Reeding, and
Quirking Wood and the like.
I EDWARD PRESTON of No. 23 Whittall Street Birmingham in the County of
Warwick Manufacturer 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 :-
My Invention relates to a class of Tools operated similarly to a spoke shave but with
the cutting iron in a vertical position and known as "routers" and has for its object
the construction of such Tools so as to be applicable to a great variety of work and in
which the cutting irons are more efficiently secured.
A Tool, shave, or router, constructed in accordance with my invention has a frame
or handle preferably of metal and similar in general shape to that of a spoke shave.
The middle part or face is flat for about a third of its length.
In the middle of the face is the usual oblong opening for the cutting iron with an
arm or bracket called the bed on one side rising upwards for carrying the supports
and adjustments for the cutting iron now to be described.

page_text: The cutting iron may be of any width and this Invention allows of one two three
four or more beads reeds quirks or moulds being worked at one time and the lower or
cutting edge of the iron is formed to any pattern required for this purpose.-The
cutting iron has a long slot through which pass the following adjustments. About the
middle of the cutting iron in height is a clip or socket with a long rectangular slot
through which the cutting iron passes and this is secured to the arm or bracket called
the bed above mentioned by a bolt or bolts cast to or attached to the middle of the
said clip or socket and secured by a milled nut or nuts at the back of the bed.-One
side of the said clip or socket passes into a recess in the said bed to a depth equal to
its thickness so that the cutting iron can lie flat against it. But in order more
thoroughly to secure the said cutting iron from any vibration I construct the front of
the clip or socket with a short arm vertically in front carrying a thumb screw the point
of which passes freely through the slot in the iron and acts against the said bed
towards its top. The underside of the said socket or clip is prolonged on its front
side into a plate like lip reaching nearly to the bottom of cutting iron and rounded or
tapered off at its lower edge.
The action is that the socket or clip carrying the cutting iron is capable of a slight
rocking motion in setting and when screwed to the bed by the main screw in the
middle it is set tightly and firmly at its bottom against the bed by the top
thumb screw at the front pushing off the top end a little, the clip or socket acting
as a lever.
This tool is applicable to straight work or curved with equal facility and is furnished
with guage or guide plates or fences underneath the face and attached thereto
by screws so as to be easily changed according to the class of work required.
These guide plates or fences are formed with faces of a straight shape or with
concave or convex curved faces as may be required. Instead of a variety of separate
guide plates for different curves the straight ones may be easily adapted for carrying
separate slips of wood formed to any desired curve. These guide plates or fences
have long slots in the flanges by which they are attached to face so as to be capable of
side adjustment and have recesses against face in a line with the cutting iron so as to
freely pass over the same when it is required to use only a portion of the cutting iron
or when it is required to work upon the edge of the material.
These guide plates or fences are reversible so that they can be used either to the
right or left hand.-To prevent any movement of the said guide plates or fences
when set they are provided with two longitudinal ribs engaging with corresponding
grooves running the whole length of face.
I now proceed to particularly describe and ascertain the said Invention, reference
being had to the accompanying sheet of Drawings.
Figures 1. and 2. shew respectively a side elevation and a plan of a Tool constructed
in accordance with this Invention.
Figure 3. is a cross-section through middle.
Figure 4. is a cross-section through one of the guide plates or fences.
Figure 5. is a part clevation shewing the adjustment of the guide plates or fences.
Similar letters of reference refer to corresponding parts throughout the whole of
the figures.
A. A. is the frame or handle shewn as made in Iron with the face a a which is
smoothly ground or polished.-A Bracket a² is cast on one side of the frame and
forms the bed for the cutting iron and mountings. The Bracket has a recess a³ for
purpose afterwards described. B is the cutting iron which passes through the
opening as usual. The iron is pierced with the slot 6 and is secured to the bed
mainly by a slot shaped clip or socket C, through which it slips as shewn, with
bolt attached, operated by the milled nut c². The back of the socket passes into
the recess a³ so that the cutting Iron can be drawn freely to the bed and fixed in any
desired position. The front side of the socket C is prolonged above and below as
shown at c. the former carrying the thumb or set screw and the latter forming
a plate like lip reaching nearly to the bottom of the opening b.
By setting up the screw the cutting iron is fixed rigidly, the bolt c forming a

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fulcrum and the front of the clip.C a lever by which a specially firm grip is given to
the cutting iron at its working edge. The face a a of the tool is provided with tho
guide plates or fences D D with slight longitudinal ribs d d running in grooves d² d²
the whole length of the face. These fences are cast with recesses as shewn and with
long slot through which passes the set screw or screws which may be inserted in
any of the tapped holes d' d provided in the frame.
By these means the fences are reversible and may be used on either side and in any
position.
Figure 5.shews the fence in a position for operating only a portion of the cutting
iron as this is useful in some cases when it is wide and carries a number of beads or
mouldings.
The wings of the fences may be prolonged or shaped as desired for either straight
work or inner or outer curves and the working faces of the fences ground or
polished.
Similar tools may be constructed' of iron bodies with. wood handles but I prefer to
construct them wholly of metal.
The set screws may be duplicated for wide irons and several variations in details
may obviously be made without departing from the nature of my Invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim, is.:―
1. The construction of Tools known as routers and operated. after the manner of a
Spokeshave in which the cutting irons are adjusted and firmly gripped by the clip
Socket C. bolt c. and thumb screw c³ or by equivalent devices substantially as and, for
the purposes hereinbefore described.
2. The construction in. connection with tools of this class of adjustable guide plates
or fences with recesses to pass over the cutting iron and ribs and grooves d., d²
substantially as and for the purposes herein before described.
Dated this 22nd day of March 1887.
MILLWARD & THOMAS,
Agents for the Applicant.