288 FARMERS AND MECHANICS' JOURNAL. 



ITOTiaSS. 



GREAT INVENT70N. 



BURNAP'S VENEER CUTTEP. 



It is with pleasure we announce Mr. C. B Burnap^s new me- 

 thod of cutting Veneers. His machine is now in succes?f';l opera- 

 tion in this village, where it can he exa:i!ineci by those who wish 

 to see one more new thing under the sun. It is so constructed 

 that any log of wood, after being turned round and smooth in the 

 lathe, can be converttid into one single sheet of Veneer from one- 

 twentieth to one-quarter of an inch in thickness, according to your 

 wish. — A log of any kind, — Mahogany, Bird's-eye Maple, Ea>s 

 Wood, &c. &LC., can thus be unrolled like a piece of cloth, and 

 any particular number of yards or feet cut oiF that may be de- 

 sired. The advantages of such a machine can be easily imagined, 

 and we hope the inventor will reap a rich reward, for the time, 

 trouble and money which he has expended in bringing his machine 

 to perfection. It is certainly the most ingenious and useful ma- 

 chine that has been produced in New-{.inglarid for a number of 

 years. Mr. Burnap calculates that a log, 13 inches diameter and 

 4 feet long, will give 800 square feet of Veneer l-20th of an inch 

 thick. 



P. S. — A Patent is secured, and Mr. Burnap will be ready to 

 dispose of Rights and Machines in the spring. 



CAUTION. 



In page 46, we inserted a Recipe for a lute to put around Grafts. 

 It was selected from good authority, and it has also been recom- 

 mended by other writers, as an excellent preparation. Some com- 

 plaints have been made, however, by those in this vicinity who 

 have tried it, that it did not answer the expectation, and was rather 

 an injury than otherwise. We mention this, to caution those who 

 are disposed to try it, not to apply it too freely, until they have as- 

 certained its true quality. 



