cm 



SAW-MILLS, &C. 



Sf.ction IV. — Other "Wood-Wokkixg Machinks. 



Besides saw-mills, other wood-workinjj^ machines oonsist of 



veneer-saws, and machines for veneer-cuttinfr, planing, borinp;, 



mortising, moulding, &c., by means of which all the finer kinds 



of joiner's work may be effected. It would, however, take the 



Fio. 308. 



forester too far, to give full descriptions of these machines, and 

 a short sketch only will be here attempted. 



1. Sairs, dr., for cuttinfj Veiuwr and tJilii Boanh. 



Veneer-saws difl"er from other frame-saws by woiking horizon- 

 tally with their teeth pointed downwards. The wood to be 

 sawn is fixed in a vertical frame, the f('(>d being of an ordinary 

 nature, except that it is from Ix^low upwards. 



