requiring Hard Wood.
Year: 1885

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requiring Hard Wood.
I, THOMAS PICKLES, of Burnley, Lancashire, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the
nature of my invention for " IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR THE COMPRESSING
OF TIMBER, TO BE USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF TOOLS AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS
REQUIRING HARD WOOD" to be as follows:-
The improvements relate to the compressing of soft or other timber for the
purpose of producing a material of suitable density for the manufacture of joiners
tools, tool bandles, beetling machine tappets, wipers, and keys; rollers for skates,
mortice and other wheel teeth, carriage wheels, shuttle races for looms, lattices or
lags and pegs for dobbies, and other such like objects requiring a hard tough wood;
and the improvements constitute an extension of an invention for which Letters
Patent have already been granted to myself and Benjamin Blakey, numbered 15125
and dated November 18th 1884, and have for objects, the compressing of soft wood
for the purposes now named in a similar manner to what is therein set forth and
described.
To accomplish this and to effect my present improvements; I cut the soft or
other wood, to be formed into the articles named, into suitably shaped blocks, strips,
or other forms most convenient for the end in view. Moulds or dies are prepared
of similar shapes and sizes to the wood to be compressed and are fitted into a
frame of requisite strength which is operated upon by one or more rams or pistons
actuated by hydraulic, steam, or other power, whereby the desired pressure is given.
to the blocks or strips of timber within the apparatus, for the purpose of condensing
the same to the required density or size. In place of a piston action being employed
the timber may be compressed by means of rollers.
The treatment is identical in principle to that described in the patent herein-
before alluded to, and is in no way analagous to the process of steaming and
compression in connection with glue, as has already been pointed out in that said
specification of Thomas Pickles and Benjamin Blakey; but consists of an extension
of the method therein described to the objects and purposes hereinbefore set forth."
Deted this 14th day of November 1885

page_text: Improvements in Apparatus for the Compressing of Timber to
be Used in the Construction of Tools and other Instruments
requiring Hard Wood.
I, THOMAS PICKLES, of Burnley, Lancashire, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the
nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR THE COMPRESSING
OF TIMBER, TO BE USED IN. THE CONSTRUCTION OF TOOLS AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS
REQUIRING HARD WOOD and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The improvements relate to the compressing of soft or other timber for the
purpose of producing a material of suitable density for the manufacture of joiners
tools, tool handles, beetling machine tappets wipers and keys; rollers for skates,
mortice and other wheel teeth, carriage wheels shuttle races for looms, lattices or
lags and pegs for dobbies, and other such like objects requiring a hard tough wood;
and the improvements constitute an extension of an invention for which Letters
Patent have already been granted to myself and Benjamin Blakey, numbered 15125
and dated November 18th 1884, and have for objects the compressing of soft wood
for the purposes now named in a similar manner to what is therein set forth and
described.
To accomplish this and to effect my present improvements, I cut the soft or other
wood, to be formed into the articles named, into suitably shaped blocks, strips, or
other forms most convenient for the end in view. Moulds or dies are prepared of
similar shapes and sizes to the wood to be compressed and are fitted into a frame
of requisite strength which is operated upon by one or more rams or pistons
actuated by hydraulic, steam, or other power, whereby the desired pressure is given
to the blocks or strips of timber within the apparatus, for the purpose of condensing
the same to the required density or size. In place of a piston action being
employed the timber may be compressed by means of rollers.
The treatment is identical in principle to that described in the patent herein-
before alluded to, and is in no way analagous to the process of steaming and
compression in connection with glue, as has already been pointed out in that said
specification of Thomas Pickles and Benjamin Blakey, but consists of an extension
of the method therein described,
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
1. The preparing by the process of compression, under suffiently high pressure,
of soft or other woods of the requisite dryness, by any convenient mechanical
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page_text: means such as have herein been described, for the purpose of manufacturing from
such woods so compressed, the kind of articles hereinbefore named, in manner
substantially as described.
2. The manufacture of such like articles hereinbefore named, from wood which
has been previously prepared by drying and compression, by convenient mechanism,
in manner substantially as described.