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Box. See " Packing Case." 



Box, or " Armstrong " Dovetailing Machine. A machine used 

 for cutting dovetails on the edge of boards by means of saws. 

 The saws are fixed to discs set at an angle with the board, 

 one cutting one taper of the dovetail and part of the end, and 

 the second saw completing the work. The work is rapid and 

 automatic. The dovetails are accurate. Armstrong was 

 the original inventor and patentee. The patent has run out 

 some years, and the machine is made by most woodworking 

 engineering firms. 



Boxboards, Caseboards or Shooks. Thin boards cut to sizes for 

 parts of boxes, imported in bundles. 



Sox Board Printing Machines. Used for printing names, trade 

 marks, etc., on box boards by means of large rollers driven 

 by gearing. The type or design is fixed to one of the rollers. 

 One or more coloured printing inks can be used simul- 

 taneously. 



Box Board Branding Machines. In which box boards, cask ends 

 and other goods are branded by heated plates. The brand 

 may consist of special designs, trade marks, names, etc. 



3ox Board Trimming Machines. Consist of two revolving cutter- 

 blocks adjusted so as to trim box boards exactly to one 

 length or width, as the boards are passed between the cutters. 



3ox the Heart. To cut boards from all sides of the heart, leaving 

 the latter as a piece of timber. 



Jox Wood. ( 1) Deal, batten or board-ends, largely used for cutting 

 up for making boxes ; a variant term is " Case wood " at 

 some of the ports. See " Firewood." (2) A valuable and 

 well-known tree, the Buxus semper virens, of Linnseus, that 

 produces one of the hardest and most compact woods known 

 to man. Used by the instrument-maker for pipes, flutes, 

 wheels, parts of violins ; for combs, knife-handles, shuttles, 

 etc. ; also used by turners and engravers. 



Eoxing. A system of tapping pine trees in order to obtain 

 the resin or crude turpentine. (2) The hollow part of t-ho 

 " stiles " or " jambs " or " sides " of a " sash-frame " (which 

 see). (3) The recess into which "folding" or "boxing 

 shutters " (which see) are placed. 



Oxiilg Shutters. A descriptive term for inside folding window 

 shutters; when not in use turned into "wall" are kindred 

 ; ' boxes." See " Shutter." " Boxing shutters " may 

 variantly be termed " folding shutters," and consist of many 

 parts hinged together ; those least seen are " back-folds " or 

 _| back-flaps." The latter a common term to such hinges. 

 Shutters are for other purposes, as cupboards and shops, the 

 latter often working on the revolving system. 



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