Patent ID: 7967043

Claim:
A method for retaining a flitch on a vertical reciprocating slicer for slicing veneer from the flitch, the slicer having a length and a plurality of expandable wedge-clamp dogs, comprising the steps of: providing a flitch having a length and a plurality of dados cut perpendicular to the length of the flitch for receiving a plurality of wedge-clamp dogs that are arranged perpendicular to the length of the slicer, wherein each wedge-clamp dog includes a wedge, which when activated causes a right and a left hand clamp plate of the wedge-clamp dog to expand; positioning the plurality of wedge-clamp dogs within the plurality of dados cut in the flitch; and expanding the right and left hand clamp plates of each wedge-clamp dogs with the wedges to secure the flitch to the slicer.