1810.) 
described and represented in the speci- 
fication. The cutter may be made 
of a single piece; though, in_ the 
figures attached to the legal instrument, 
it is represented as being composed of 
several pieces or plates of steel, held to- 
gether and fastened by means of screws. 
These pieces or plates of steel: can be 
pushed out im proportion as they are 
wort down. The frame forms a slider 
which moves along two strong raiis, ex- 
tended by means of brackets along each 
side of a pipe, with which they form a 
solid body. This pipe, having a flanch 
at each extremity, is fastened to two 
stangards, which are strongly  boited 
through their base toa platform. The 
frame or slider is connected by means of 
a rod to the machinery, by wich it is to 
‘be put and kept in motion.. ‘The part of 
the engine which carries the wood, is 
composed, (1) of a cast-iron bed bolted 
to the platform ; the upper edge of each 
side of this bed terminates into a project- 
ang angalar rail: (2) a cast-iron frame, 
or carriage, intended to slide on the bed 
by the assistance ef a screw and rack, 
This sliding motion of the carriage, guided 
by two clamps, is to propel the wood 
towards the cutter. When the veneer 
or thin board has been separated from 
the piece of wood, by the operation of 
the cutter, the carriage is removed back, 
in order to clear the wood from under 
the cutter. The piece of wood is then: 
to be elevated, proportionally to the 
thickness of the veneer which is next to 
be cut, by means of a parallel motion, 
The patentee gives a description of the 
structure of the table, and observes, it 
is obvious that the cutter, whether long 
or short, requires to be kept perfectly 
flat and true, with respect to the propel- 
Jing motion of the carriage, and. the pa- 
allel motion of the slider, and: also very 
sharp. 
added to the engine, upon which the 
cutter isto be ground when requisite. 
The frame of the lap is supported by 
means of twosteady pins let into uprights : 
it is elevated or lowered at pleasure, by 
the assistance of screws: the lap is 
brought under the cutter by sliding back 
_ the carriage as much asis necessary. The 
engine is thus managed :—The pieces of 
wood to be cut into vencers are placed or 
fastened on the table by means of cement 
or glue. The slider being supposed in 
motion, the workman attending the en- 
gine, adjusts at first the table to a proper 
degree of elevation, and propels the car- 
rage by the assistance ofa whcel: guided 
by the apparent effect of the cpiter, he 
Patents lately Enroiléd. 
To obtain these points a lap is 
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continues to force the carriage until the 
veneer Is entirely separated; he. then 
moves back the carriage with the assist= 
ance of the: same wheel, and prepares 
tor another cut by elevating the table as 
much as possible. This is accomplished 
by turning a spindle with ahe requisite 
handles. 
et 
MR. D,M. RANDOLPH’S (FEATHERSTONE- 
BUILDINGS, HOLBORN), for Improve- 
ments in the Construction of Wheed- 
Carriages of all kinds. 
Lhe specification explanatory of this 
invention, is exceedingly minute and 
jong; drawings are given to facilitate 
the understanding of the objects which 
the patentee means to accomplish, and 
which are applicable to the construction 
of wheel-carriages of every description, 
from the mail-coach to the waggon. We 
have also a description of a “ road-scra- 
per and earth-porter,” for the purposes 
of scraping loose matter, and removing 
the loose earth after having been prepared 
for the purpose by ploughing or digving, 
in both cases made to collect and carry 
off the same. The edge of the scraper 
is connected with a lever bebind, which 
serves to prevént it from being stopped 
or obstructed in its progress. That end 
of the lever projected béhind the front 
axle, is furnished» with a hook, an’ 4 
otherwise so contrived, that when tne 
pole is pulled back to its proper level, 
the scraper is lifted up and contains the 
eartly and other matter to be removed. 
To make the edge pass more freely over 
stubborn unevennesses in the road, when 
scraping up any liquid or semi liquid 
matter, there are friction rollers on which 
the instrument moves. The upper and 
back part of the scraper is firmly attached 
to the hind axle-tree, upon which as a 
fulcrum the lever rests; this aids the 
operation ef lifting up the lead, which 
is kept lifted up by simply resting a 
common hand-spike .upon the tongue 
lever across the union angle, and laying 
the chains passing near the points over 
each end of it: thus the load will have 
been simply collected. by one persan ems 
ployed at the lever, and another driving 
the cattle, and is preserved sufficiently 
‘elevated, and ready to be railed away 
and discharged, The floor of the scraper 
is of cast iron, leaving channels and holes 
in the same fur the passage of water or 
ether liquid matter. The wheels and 
axles of this machine are to be of certain 
proportions as described in: the specifi- 
caudnw The. sides of the scraper are. of 
woud, raised in like manner as any oihcr 
sides, 
