Abstract: In a slicer having a table for supporting a workpiece from which a slice is to be sliced, a knife is linked at opposite end portions of the knife to cranks for moving the knife in strokes having components generally transverse and parallel to the knife. The table with supported workpiece moves toward the knife while the knife moves for making the slice.

Abstract: In a slicer having a table for supporting a workpiece from which a slice is to be sliced, a knife is linked at opposite end portions of the knife to cranks for moving the knife in strokes having components generally transverse and parallel to the knife. The table with supported workpiece moves toward the knife while the knife moves for making the slice.

Abstract: A wooden tile which is preferably used for floor covering is formed by a number of individual members which are bonded together. The wooden tile is made by knife cutting a sheet of wood from a substantially stressless piece of timber and then cutting the individual members from the wooden sheet. Adhesive such as ureaformaldehyde is applied to the edges of the members to bond them together. Alternatively, the individual members are adhesively bonded onto a mesh and some adhesive seeps between the edges of the members. The tile so formed is flexible, durable and economic to manufacture.