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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7377044 | Articulated iron cap for a hand plane This invention relates to an articulated iron cap for a hand plane. The iron cap pivotally mounts to a hand plane. The iron cap for the hand plane mates to either a beveled down iron or a bevel up iron. One embodiment of the invention has a chip breaker for engaging... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7268281 | Apparatus for abrading a reed used in a musical instrument An apparatus for abrading a reed for a musical instrument comprises: a base having two top surfaces tilted toward each other and having tapered parallel tracks in its side edge surfaces; and a carriage slidable on the tracks. The carriage includes an abrasive surfac... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7228631 | Contouring shave The invention is directed to a hand tool for cutting shavings from the surface of a workpiece of wood (or other workable material) to shape and make smooth any three-dimensional surface having concave, flat, and/or convex contours. The thickness of the shavings is m... | 06/12/2007 |
| 6926050 | Cutting tool holder and method for using the same A cutting tool holder for holding a cutting member, which is attached to a drive unit for driving the cutting member. A first elastic member is elastically deformable in a first direction. A second elastic member is elastically deformable in a second direction diffe... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6494773 | Border planing machine for wood floors A border planing machine for wood floors comprising a footing provided with wheels and a handle, a structure which is hinged to the footing so as to rotate about a longitudinal axis and adapted to support abrasive disks on either side with respect to the ... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6470932 | Automatic centering system for finishing machine A method and apparatus for improved centering of a workpiece in a surfacing machine includes centering assembly having a plurality of individually movable biasing element sets, comprising an upper element and a lower element. Each element set is operative... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6296029 | Centering sectional shoe assembly A method and apparatus for improved centering of a workpiece in a planer machine includes centering sectional shoe assembly positioned in close proximity to opposed cutting heads, between the cutting heads and a centering feed assembly. The shoe assembly ... | 10/02/2001 |
| 5979520 | Device for smoothing panels or battens An apparatus for smoothing a workpiece has a housing that is displaced relative to the workpiece in a direction and that carries a pair of augers provided with respective screwthreads having outer edges in contact with the workpiece. These augers are rota... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5459928 | Cabinet scraper holder A holder for conventional rectangular cabinet scrapers having a body shaped like an open scroll, pivoting structures within each scroll-like end of the body to grasp a scraper blade along a substantial portion of its entire end, and a centrally located pa... | 10/24/1995 |
| 4844134 | Apparatus for making rough-sided lumber from surfaced lumber An apparatus for creating a rough-sawn texture on all four sides of surfaced lumber has two pair of sleds which carry endless loop chains having roughening teeth projecting outwardly therefrom. The sleds have planar faces with slots extending across them ... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4827994 | Barrel shaver A wooden wine barrel has one end removed, and is supported by and rotated by power driven support wheels. A router type cutter head extends into the barrel on an inner end of an arm which is pivoted at its outer end so that the cutter head can follow the ... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4813464 | Rotary resurfacing blade A rotary blade for a resurfacing tool. The blade has two or more sets of teeth extending essentially perpendicular to the plane of the main disk of the blade. The teeth of varying rows are configured to perform either a rough first cut or a smooth finish ... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4732184 | Lumber saw-sizing machine There is disclosed a machine for saw-sizing of lumber and a method for its use. The machine has a frame and a work table surface which supports at least one and, preferably four, bandsaws. The bandsaws are each positioned at an incident angle from 20° to... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4708182 | Reedmaking system, methodology, and component tools A reedmaking system is disclosed that includes a device for thickness sizing by sliding a cane segment along a guide surface past a cutting edge that is spaced apart from the guide surface a distance slightly greater than the thickness of a conventional f... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4669515 | Apparatus for manufacturing musician's reed assemblies A profiling apparatus for manufacturing musicians' reed assemblies to individual preference includes a rotating drum, to which is attached reed cane material, and a profiling blade for shaping the reed along with a supporting base and sides. The blade is ... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4664447 | Apparatus for removing roofing material An apparatus for removing roofing material from a roof includes a framework with driven roof contact rollers and support wheels attached thereto so that the apparatus will roll on the roof. The apparatus further includes driven roof material cutters drum ... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4595041 | Portable log peeling apparatus having a draw knife Portable apparatus for peeling logs has a powered draw knife mounted on a frame. The draw knife is swivably mounted on a cutter fork attached to a cutter rod, which is slidably mounted in a hydraulically or pneumatically powered cylinder. A cutter cradle ... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4572257 | Apparatus for profiling reeds for double-reed musical instruments A hand-operated precision profiling tool for use in fabricating double-reed mouthpieces for double-reed musical instruments employs a reed support that is rotatably mounted on a base adjacent a manually-operated cutting assembly. The reed support holds a ... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4554957 | Rotary resurfacing tool A tool for simultaneously resurfacing by cutting the face and overlying butt portions of shingles or clapboards forming the outside surface of a house or the like. The tool includes a housing in which a rotatable cutting disc is mounted for rotation such ... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4442636 | Dual head edge sharpening device for skis An edge sharpening device that simultaneously sharpens the edge faces on both sides of the skis has a hand-grippable support (31) capable of changing in length that carries a pair of opposed edge sharpening heads (32, 33). The heads are movable to a sprea... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4273170 | Precision reed trimming machine An apparatus trims woodwind instrument reed material for use in bassoons and the like in a precise and efficient manner. A cylindroid section of reed material is attached to the apparatus for rotation about its longitudinal axis. A cam, journalled in para... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4106193 | Rotary scraper with non-gouging finger array A rotary scraper including a spool with fingers integral therewith and projecting radially therefrom, with the fingers striking the work surface as the wheel rotates, thereby to impact the work surface; the fingers are arranged in a plurality of comb-like... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4069568 | Rotary rasping surface scarifying attachment with tilting base An attachment for a rotary rasping surface scarifying tool has a base member affixable on a rotary scraping tool and provided with a recess receiving a rotary blade of the tool in such a manner that the teeth of the blade are partially covered and partial... | 01/24/1978 |