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of the teetb. He then took a rip saw and split 

 one of the nails lengthwise, without damage to 

 the saw teeth. 



Another remarkable demonstration was made 

 bj' a representative oi: E. C. Atkins & Co., In one 

 of the large stores of Baltimore, Md.. in whleu 

 he successfully cut through four ten-penny nails 

 with an ordinary Silver Steel hand saw and not 

 having affected the points, he repeated the oper- 

 ation with similar results. The steel used In 

 these saws was of a quality whereby bad the 

 teeth been properly beveled, the nail-cutting op- 

 eration might have been continued indefinitely. 

 These teeth, however, were beveled to a ver.v 

 sharp point, and it is remarkable that under 

 these trying conditions the saws retained any 

 appreciable degree of edge. 



The Atkins people are now publishing a letter 

 received from a Cleveland carpenter in which be 

 tells of having cut through forty-seven twenty- 

 penny nails and so many ten-pennies that he 

 did not count them, without materially affecting 

 his Atkins saw. An employe of the eompauy 

 has made affidavit to having successfully cut 

 through twenty-six ten-penny nails with an ordi- 

 nary nine-point hand saw. 



For further infurmation in regard to these 

 saws apply to E. C. Atkins & Co., Indianapolis, 

 Ind. 



value as a treatise on the sub.iect. aside from 

 the fact that it puts the lumbermeu in touch 

 with a means of doing away with a great deal of 

 trouble, and should be obtained for the informa- 

 tion it contains, if for no other reason. 



Interesting Facts About Drying 



The Grand Uapids Veneer Company of Grand 

 Rapids, Mich., recently issued a folder interest- 

 ingly illustrated with cuts of cross sections and 

 microscopic sections of wood, for the purpose of 

 putting before the trade in an Intelligent and 

 interesting manner, the advisability of employ- 

 ing modern methods based on scientific knowl 

 edge, in the drying of the various types of lum- 

 ber. This company has for some time been ex- 

 ploiting the merits of the <.irand Rapids Veneer 

 Works' vapor process and of various kinds of 

 dry kiln equipment turned out by the company, 

 and has now gotten that process down to a 

 point where a thorough etficiency based on scien- 

 tific exactness can be guaranteed. 



The pamphlet goes into the subject of the 

 physics of wood in a thorough and comprehen- 

 sive manner, and tells in a way which can be 

 easily understood without any technical knowl- 

 edge of the subject, just why the old fashioned 

 methods of kiln drying are detrimental. It 

 shows the causes and results of case hardening, 

 checking, warping, shrinking, etc., and then goes 

 on to prove just why the new process will elim- 

 inate these had results. The pamphlet is of 



New Hermance 1910 Moulder 



It is seldom that a machine meets with such 

 instant and positive success as has the new 

 Hermance 1910 •'Double-quick Wide-open" 

 moulder shown In the accompanying engraving. 

 While this machine has been on the market since 

 last .lanuary, it has not been extensively adver- 

 tised, because of the Inability of the manufac- 

 turers to build them fast enough to meet the 

 demand. They have now greatly increased the 

 capacity of their shops, and by running extra 

 time are catching up with orders and getting in 

 shape to make prompt deliveries. 



Realizing that this is an age of specialization 

 I be Hermance Machine Company has concen- 

 trated its eft'orts to the perfecting of its now 

 famous moulders that are "wide-open" and 

 "double-quick." with the result that this 1910 

 model seems to be far above anything previ- 

 ously offered, and every well-posted moulder user 

 knows this concern has brought out some mighty 

 good outside moulders in the past. 



Briefiy mentioned, some of the distinctive fea- 

 tures of this machine are : 



Whitney patent clamp boxes for all cutter 

 head spindles. Exactly the same kind of boxes 

 as are used on the Whitney patent planers. 



Instantaneous locking devices for top and side 

 beads. 



Improved teed gearing. 



Feed levers at both in-feeding and out feed- 

 ing ends of machine. 



Bed cut down Vs inch to center of second 

 in-feed roll to eliminate friction between stack 

 and bed. • 



"Double-quick" adjustments tor side heads. 



V-shaped cross bars hold side head stocks 

 absolutely rigid : consequently side heads do as 

 smooth work as top head. 



Self-adjusting weighted chip-breaker for out- 

 side head. 



Independent adjustment, vertical aud angular, 

 lor shoes on pressure bar arms. 



Dove-tailed throat plate in bed under top 

 head. 



Removable bridge between side heads to sup- 

 port thin stock. 



Brass sleeve and ball bearings for screw that 

 raises bed. 



THE NEW HEK.MANCE lUlii DOCBLE-QUICK VVIliEnl'EN Mol l.l>i:i! 



Self-oiling loose pulley with brass bushing. 



"Wide-open" feature. 



Further information, descriptive matter and 

 price will be furnished on application to the 

 manufacturer, Hermance Machine Company, 

 Willlamsport, Pa. 



An Accurate Heavy Edger 



Because they have been making a specialty of 

 edgers for portable and small stationary mills, 

 and their prices are so low, some of our readers 

 may perhaps overlook the fact that the Gordon 

 Hollow Blast (irate Company of Greenville, 

 Mich., who manufacture the Gordon Hollow Blast 

 Grate and the Tower line of edgers and trimmer.?, 

 also build extremely accurate large and heavy 

 edgers. 



The following letter from the Varner Land & 

 Lumber Company, of Pine Bluff, Ark., gives a 

 good idea as to what the Gordon Hollow Blast 

 Grate Company can furnish in this line : 



We want an edger for heavy work — one that 

 will take through a piece of naU 6 inches thick 

 and at the same time one that will allow us to 

 edge off strips as narrow as 2Vi inches — one that 

 will show our edgerman just where the saw is 

 i,o;ng t'j take hold, so as to enable iis to run 

 stock through and cut it down accurately to 14 

 inch, as, for example, 2x5'V4 inches. We have 

 a pretty good edger now, but we find that it is 

 not fitted for this class of work. We make lots 

 of car material, and must have an edger that 

 will stand up under heavy work and cut accu- 

 rately, and at the same time take through 1-inch 

 boards with the same degree of efficiency as a 

 lighter machine. Have you such an edger, or 

 can you build us one'^ We are advised by one of 

 your competitors that you do not make a ma- 

 chine which will do the work we specify, but no 

 doubt his desire to make a sale himself preju- 

 diced him. We had a mill man tell us yesterday 

 that your edger was the "only one," and he ad- 

 vised us strongly to buy one, as he is using one 

 with great success, and we trust we will be as 

 pleased with ours as he seems to be with his. 



The result was the placing of an order by the 

 Varner people with the Gordon Hollow Blast 

 Grate Company for a No. 48C Tower 48-inch 4- 

 saw edger, with hand wheels to shift the three 

 movable saws. This machine has now been in 

 use for some time, and the Varner Land & Lum- 

 ber Company pronounce it "entirely satisfactory." 



The Gordon Hollow Blast Grate Company also 

 makes 54, 60 and 06-inch edgers, in addition, of 

 course, to smaller machines. 



Miscellaneous Notes 



The Live Oak Manufacturing Company of Live 

 Oak, Fla., recently filed a petition in bankruptcy. 



The Big Six Chair Company, manufacturer of 

 chairs, recently began business at Evansville, Ind. 



A new concern for Winchester, O., is the B. F. 

 McCormich Lumber Company, capitalized at 

 .$50,000. 



The Carolina Lumber Company was recently 

 incorporated at Huntdale, X. (^. with a capital 

 stock of $150,000. 



The Herculaneum Lumber Company of Hercu- ' 

 laneum. Mo., was recently incorporated with a 

 capital stock of $10,000. 



The New Wapakoneta Wheel Company was re- 

 cently incorporated at Wapakoneta. O.. with a 

 capital stock of .fTS.OOO. 



Little Itock, Ark., is the location for the new 

 Little Rock Handle Factory, incorporated with 

 a capital stock of $25,000. 



A new concern for Knoxville. Tenn., is the 

 Miltimore Lumber Company. It will deal in 

 wholesale hardwood lumber. 



The Unionville Lumber Company is a new con- 

 cern for Unionville, X. C.. incorporated with an 

 authorized capital of $125,000. 



The Franklin Woodworking Company, of 

 Franklin, Pa., was recently chartered with an 

 authorized capitalization of $10,000. 



