Abstract: A coping bit capable of being easily modified to cut profiles having tenons of varying lengths is provided. The coping bit includes an axially extending primary drive shaft and a first cutting member fixed on the primary drive shaft. An axially extending secondary drive shaft having an upper and a lower portion is removably mounted on the primary drive shaft for rotation therewith, and a second cutting member is mounted on the secondary drive shaft in spaced relation to the first cutting member when the secondary drive shaft is mounted to the primary drive shaft.

Abstract: This invention provides joining methods of single veneer piece and a joining apparatus, which can produce more efficient, and effective joining process than the conventional method and apparatus produce. In the process of carrying a single veneer piece (T) in the orthogonal direction against the joining edge (Te) on the conveyor, the joining edges of the preceding and succeeding single veneer pieces come close together, the adhesive material (Sd) is supplied to the clearance between the joining edges, and then the adhesion enhancing action is supplied to the said adhesive material (Sd) to join each single veneer piece (T) successively. The adhesion enhancing action can be applied within the adhesion enhancing section as indicated by lines (Z1) and (Z2), provided on the farther side from the edge approaching position (U) via an adhesion enhancing component (6) to move back and forth at any time while the single veneer piece (T) is being carried or such a motion is halted.

Abstract: The invention relates to an wood-gluing system enabling the continuous production of glued pieces of lumber for panels and the like. The system includes a deck, a horizontal displacement system for an advancing lumber across the deck, a braking system, a one-way clamping system and an upstream pressure system. The system may be used in conjunction with finger-jointing processes or with single pieces of lumber and may be used for the production of both furniture grade and construction grade wood products.

Abstract: Machine for profile working of front surfaces on oblong wood workpieces resolves the problem of simple, accurate and fluent or continued working of workpieces front surfaces of various lengths and intersections, and the machine is of a compact construction. It is characteristic by the construction of the entrance turnover device transversely placed between longitudinal conveyors with carriers, which has on the periphery of rotating wheels constructed movable bearing couplings, and by them fixed guiding plates with the groove inside which there are movably inserted guided bearings of bearing couplings. In the area of the entrance turnover device there are placed under an optional angle the oblique roller conveyors, inside which there are flexibly and circularly movably inserted rolls.

Abstract: The process is used for making individual wood boards (52) from a plurality of wood pieces (10). In this process, wood pieces (10) of similar length and are joined side by side so as to form a panel (30). The panel (30) is then cut in a longitudinal direction with reference to the wood pieces (10) into panel sections (40) having a similar width. These panel sections (40) are jointed end to end to form a continuous wood board (50), which is then cut into individual wood boards (52). This process allows to manufacture wood boards (52) with a high degree of structural integrity and dimensional stability. It also allows to efficiently use small wood pieces (10) that could have been considered otherwise waste or low-grade materials, thereby increasing the yield of the sawmill.

Abstract: A process for the manufacturing of longitudinal profiles such and tongue and groove on boards wherein the process includes the steps; a) Moulding a substantial part of the profile cross-section by means of milling with a milling tool. b) Fine moulding undercuts in at least the groove of the board by means of broaching utilising at least one broaching tool.

Abstract: Machine for profile working of front surfaces on oblong wood workpieces resolves the problem of simple, accurate and fluent or continued working of workpieces front surfaces of various lengths and intersections, and the machine is of a compact construction. It is characteristic by the construction of the entrance turnover device transversely placed between longitudinal conveyors with carriers, which has on the periphery of rotating wheels constructed movable bearing couplings, and by them fixed guiding plates with the groove inside which there are movably inserted guided bearings of bearing couplings. In the area of the entrance turnover device there are placed under an optional angle the oblique roller conveyors, inside which there are flexibly and circularly movably inserted rolls.

Abstract: An adjustable bit for cutting tongues or grooves in a wooden workpiece that includes first and second cutter members adjustably mounted on a drive shaft, a plurality of spacer elements selectively mountable on the drive shaft to vary the axial spacing between the cutter members. At least some of the spacer elements preferably having varying thicknesses, and a ball bearing pilot member may be one of the spacer members. The cutter members may be formed for cutting a groove in the workpiece, or formed to cut a tongue in the workpiece.

Abstract: The subject basic method and its modifications are used to provide logs reconstituted from smaller diameter trees up to 12 inches diameter at their bases. The basic method is practiced using the following steps: 1. Cutting felled trees at cutting points into a plurality of segments which, naturally, are tapered, each segment having a length, a larger diameter end and a smaller diameter end, the length being in a range of random lengths such that the larger end diameter is in a range of 0.2 to 2.0 inches larger than the smaller end diameter, with 0.2 inch preferred; 2. selecting from the plurality of segments cut from one or more trees, a plurality of groups of segments which have smaller end diameters no more than ½ inch different; 3. joining segments from each group end-to-end to form reconstituted logs of optimum lengths for processing into wooden structural units. In one modification of the basic method, flawed portions are removed from the logs prior to cutting them into segments.

Abstract: A method for processing of workpieces, which are supplied to a processing station, in which the workpieces are processed on one side, are moved out of the processing station, and are turned and again supplied to the processing station for processing the second side. In particular, a workpiece or workpiece package is individually supplied to the processing station, is processed there and individually moved on following the processing of both sides. The first side of one workpiece, whose second side has not yet been processed, and the second side of another workpiece whose first side had already been processed in the previous processing operation, are processed in one processing operation in the processing station, so that during each processing operation a workpiece processed on both sides is created together with a workpiece processed only on one side.

Abstract: The present invention provides an automatic lug loader to place blocks on each lug on a lug conveyor in a finger jointing machine. The lug loader includes a support structure with a control station and a feed table. A powered loading conveyor overlies the support structure with an infeed end disposed over the control station. The loading conveyor extends downstream to an outfeed end which is disposed over the upstream end of the lug conveyor. A powered adjuster is connected to the loading conveyor and shifts the loading conveyor toward and away from the control station to selectively grip a block.

Abstract: When scarfing the end portion of a plate-like material with irregular deformations or undulations, such as distortions, undulations and warps, the undulations are successively corrected flat and the flattened end portion is scarfed by a rotary cutter to form a highly precise scarfed surface. When the end portion of the plate-like material 3 is scarfed by the rotary cutter 5, the pressing member 11 presses, while the cutting operation proceeds, at least a part of the surface of at least that portion of the plate-like material 3 which is to be cut away as a chip 17 at a position near the blades 5b of the rotary cutter 5 on a downstream side of the rotary cutter with respect to a rotary cutter movement direction, the surface of the plate-like material 3 pressed by the pressing member 11 being opposite the other surface held in contact with the cutter receiving table 7.

Abstract: An automated finger jointer for milling finger joint profiles into the ends of short blocks of wood, assembling the blocks and compressing the blocks together to provide a long pieces of wood.

Abstract: An automated system and process for managing building materials which requires a minimal amount of manual labor and supervision. The automated system and method are especially suited for precutting lumber used for building trusses and frames having predetermined specifications.

Abstract: A matched pair of two rotatable cutting tools (bits) is adapted to be individually chucked into a common router. Each of these two cutting tools includes a shaft with a removable nut, two or three cutters, one or two bearings, and suitable shims. A first bit has cutters shaped to remove material from the edge of a planar wooden article such as plywood that requires a finished appearance, to form a preferably rounded concave dado in the plywood edge. A second bit has cutters shaped to form a mating wood insert having a preferably rounded convex shape that matches the contour of the concave dado in the plywood edge. The mating wood insert is glued into the dado in the plywood to complete the finished edging.

Abstract: An automated system and process for managing building materials which requires a minimal amount of manual labor and supervision. The automated system and method are especially suited for precutting lumber used for building trusses and frames having predetermined specifications.

Abstract: A system and method is designed to recover and recycle waste lumber wood scrap products from construction sites and process this waste scrap lumber into lengths of recycled, usable lumber. The system processes "2.times.4" and to "2.times.6" lumber scraps from one or more construction sites and processes such material into recycled construction material in the form of finger jointed "2.times.4" and "2.times.6" lumber. The method and system accepts and utilizes random lengths of different species with different moisture contents. After the construction waste wood scrap products are delivered to a recovery site, unusable wood scrap products are removed. The usable products are processed by squaring the ends and cutting out defects; and the "2.times.4" sizes are separated from the "2.times.6" sizes.

Abstract: The present invention provides an automatic lug loader to place blocks on each lug on a lug conveyor in a finger jointing machine. The lug loader includes a support structure with a control station and a feed table. A powered loading conveyor overlies the support structure with an infeed end disposed over the control station. The loading conveyor extends downstream to an outfeed end which is disposed over the upstream end of the lug conveyor. A powered adjuster is connected to the loading conveyor and shifts the loading conveyor toward and away from the control station to selectively grip a block. The invention also encompasses an automatic cornering apparatus to transfer blocks from a side-to-side relationship on the lug conveyor to an end-to-end arrangement on a transverse conveyor. The cornering apparatus includes a first conveyor with an upstream end and a downstream end.

Abstract: A one-piece cutting tool having a cutting profile designed to cut both a rail and stile. The top portion of the tool cuts the rail while the lower portion of the device cuts the stile. The stile is cut with dimensions which fit into the mating alignment with the rail. The tool is also provided with a pair of bearings to guide a workpiece along the cutting tool regardless of whether the tool is being used to cut a rail or a stile. Additionally, no portion of the tool is designed to cut both the rail and the stile, which allows the tool to wear evenly and which prevents premature wear on the tool.

Abstract: A thin plate cutting/joining apparatus includes a cutting apparatus for pressing the front end of a following thin plate and the rear end of a preceding thin plate together and cutting the pressed front and rear ends of the thin plates in stepped scarf shapes; an adhesive coating apparatus for coating an adhesive on the cut surfaces of the end portions of the thin plates; and a joining apparatus for pushing the thin plates coated with the adhesive against each other and vertically pressing them, so as to joining the end portions of the thin plates.

Abstract: An apparatus for cutting and splicing sheets of wood veneer includes two pairs of dies is in opposed cooperating relationship with spacing between the pairs of dies sufficient to receive at least two sheets of wood veneer in an overlapping relation therebetween. In each pair of dies, one die in opposed cooperating relationship with the other die, and one die in each pair is transversely moveable, serving as a holding die, and the other die in each pair is stationary in relation thereto and serves as a cutting die. Means are also provided to move the dies so that upon movement of the dies the overlapping sheets of material are cut and spliced in one operation.

Abstract: A woodworking machine for end machining for frame timbers comprises a work table (2), a saw unit (7) with a horizontal saw axis and a moulding unit (8) with vertical moulding spindle. These two units (7, 8) are movable relative to the work table (2) in the direction (S) of the saw plane. A graduated fence (12) is provided, pivotal relative to the work table (2) and adapted to be fixed, with a length stop (22) adjustable by means of a millimeter scale (23). A pivotal bearing (15) containing the vertical pivot axis (13) of the graduated fence (12) is arranged on a support frame (14) connected to the work table (2) above the working region of the circular saw blade (9) and the moulding cutters (11). This pivot axis (13) is arranged in the vicinity of the line of intersection of the saw plane (S) and the vertical plane running through a vertical fence surface (12a) of the graduated fence ( 12).

Abstract: A dovetail jointing press for the manufacture of dovetail joints of boards, having respective dovetailings at their faces that are pasted with glue, is provided. The press comprises two tables that are disposed on common tracks and receive continuously fed boards. The tables are slidable on the tracks towards one another and away from one another via respective working cylinders. The respective presses that are disposed above each one of the tables are closed by working cylinders and released when the tables are moved away from one another. All the moving functions of the dovetail jointing press may be performed by working cylinders or by threaded spindles driven by electric motors. Computer programming may be used to coordinate the individual movements, so that the press may be operated automatically.

Abstract: A dovetail cutting device and a method for the manufacture of dovetailings on the faces or ends of boards that are to be jointed face to face, in a continuous manner or individually, is provided. The dovetail cutting device comprises two tables that are facing one another and are slidable relative to one another for receiving and transporting boards that are stacked on edge. A pivotable abutment for aligning the boards when the tables are moved toward one another is disposed at each one of the tables on a side facing one another. A dovetail cutter is mounted between the tables in a slidable manner in a direction transverse to the direction of movement of the tables. It comprises, for example, a circular saw for cutting to size the faces or ends of the boards, a cutter for cutting the dovetailings, and a pasting device for providing the dovetailings with glue. Hydraulic working cylinders are provided for moving the tables and the dovetail cutter.

Abstract: Finger jointed lumber is produced from discrete green lumber pieces each formed with a first set of fingers on one end and a second set of fingers at the other end. The first set of fingers is dried by rapidly applying heat substantially solely through the first set of fingers in a first drying station. The second set of fingers is then rapidly dried in a second drying station. A thermo-setting adhesive is applied to the second set of fingers of each lumber piece while still hot and the second set of fingers on one piece and the first fingers on an adjacent lumber piece are mated and crowded together to form a joint. The adhesive is significantly cured by residual heat in the mating ends before significant moisture migrates back to the fingers from the bodies of the mating lumber pieces and interferes with the curing of the adhesive.

Abstract: A method of preparing truck floor boards of a desired standard length from floor boards having differing, initial standard lengths. For the case wherein the desired standard length is less than initial standard length, one may begin with severing, by saw-cutting, from a board having at least one initial standard length, as many desired length-boards as are available; this leaves a remainder board. One may also begin with such a remainder board, as an end product of a previous execution of the method, or of a cycle of the method. A finger joint profile is cut in the trailing end surface of the remainder board, and a mating finger joint profile is cut into the leading end surface of an initial-standard-length board. By gluing, the finger jointing is completed, and from the resultant composite board, severed out by saw-cut are as many desired length boards as are available. This may leave a new remainder board of sufficient length to warrant its inclusion in a new cycle of the method.

Abstract: The machine is suitable for working wood, materials derived from wood, etc. A rotary cutter (10) is movable past tables (12, 14, 16) for supporting workpieces. The cutter (10) comprises a number of cutting discs set coaxially and separated by spacers. On each table (12, 14, 16) a workpiece can be set at a different level. Movement of the cutter along the ends of the workpieces on a single pass can cut a different joint in each workpiece. The thickness and diameter respectively of the cutting discs determine the width and depth of the slots cut in the workpieces for the formation of joints. The thickness of the spacers determines the spacing of the slots, not only in an individual workpiece but also on a number of workpieces set on the various tables (12, 14, 16).

Abstract: This invention relates to a method and an apparatus for the cutting of dressed lumber to achieve the optimum valve of cut pieces based upon the specific structural and surface defect characteristics of each board, as well as upon historical demand, business inventory and market factors. The invention includes the use of a Modulous of Elasticity test and photo-electric surface scanners in order to determine these specific structural and surface defect characteristics.

Abstract: The method of the present invention comprises scanning a piece of lumber proximate its end to determine which side of its longitudinal center line its fibers are oriented toward. The piece of lumber then is oriented such that the tangent of the cutting circle of a rotary cutter, which is used to machine finger joints in its end, is offset from the fiber direction by at least 90.degree.. Finger joints then are machined in the end of the piece of lumber by the cutter. The apparatus includes a conveyor which transports a plurality of pieces of lumber normal to their longitudinal axes. A scanner, which determines the fiber direction of each piece of lumber, transmits this information along with the location of the piece of lumber on the conveyor to a microprocessor. An orienter then is annunciated by the microprocessor to rotate those pieces of lumber having fiber direction which is oriented improperly before they are fed through a finger jointer.

Abstract: Apparatus is described for continuously producing finger jointed lumber from individual elongated boards. Each board includes opposed end faces with elongated parallel fingers that will mate with complementary fingers of a following board to form end-jointed lumber. A reciprocating ram engages one end of successive individual boards, pushing the board longitudinally along a path to a confining box. The ram retracts to engage a successive board along its end face to push it longitudinally into engagement with the board held by the confining box. The fingers of the engaging board ends mate within the confining box and are pressed together to complete a joint. The ram includes a ram face that is complementary to the finger configuration of the board ends to mate intimately with the board end. The ram face may be heated to apply heat to the successive board ends for glue curing purposes.

Abstract: Method and means, including a trim saw structure, for assembling finger jointing lumber by an impression finger joining process wherein the ends of two pieces of lumber are placed in spaced apart position and held securely by clamps. A movable section of the machine trims and shapes the ends of the lumber into fingers which are then engaged by a hot die for further impression forming and heating of the fingers. The die moves out of position and a movable applicator applies glue to the outer half of the matching ends of the lumber. The ends are then pressed together and the joined pieces of lumber are advanced away from the work station. The process is a continuous such that incoming random lengths of lumber are joined to form a continuous outgoing length of lumber for cutting into desired lengths. One or more lines of lumber may be advanced through the finger jointing work station during a machine cycle.

Abstract: An infeed assembly or mechanism for advancing wood sticks of random length through an end shaping machine or woodworking apparatus that has at least one end shaper and means for holding the sticks against displacement, while permitting travel thereof through the machine, in coaction with an underlying table that supports said sticks during the shaping of their ends as well as throughout the advancement thereof; said infeed assembly is composed of a feed shuttle mounted for reciprocal movement in a generally elliptical path or rhombic orbit longitudinally of the table and having upstanding means for projection above said table and engagement with said sticks during the feed stroke and for retraction below said table during the return stroke of said shuttle.

Abstract: A finger jointing machine in which timber is fed on a horizontal support table and is clamped against this table and against a vertical guide fence adjacent the table. The timber is clamped with the rear end of one piece of timber spaced from the front end of a second piece of timber at a defined spacing.A cutting and gluing unit is movable vertically through the space and carries two rotatable cutters, rotatable about horizontal axes, each cutter having axially spaced teeth, the teeth of one cutter being axially spaced from those of the other by half the spacing between the teeth. The cutters are caused to rotate in opposite directions so that the teeth of one cutter engaging the rear end of the one piece of timber and the teeth of the other cutter engaging the front end of the other piece of timber are both moving upwardly as the cutting and gluing unit is caused to move upwardly.

Abstract: An apparatus for forming serrated edges in wooden panels for interengagement with abutting panels in a wooden I-beam assembly comprises opposed sets of broaches operable for cutting a toothed serration pattern cleanly and accurately in opposed edges of a stack of up to 40 such panels simultaneously. The panels are loaded in infeed means of the apparatus which transports the stack into position for broaching. The stack of panels is aligned laterally by lateral stack alignment means upon placement of the panels in the infeed means. Longitudinal stack alignment means aligns the stack longitudinally when it is transported by the infeed means to a position for broaching. During broaching the stack is supported on opposed anvils in a manner for forming the serrations symmetrically with respect to each end of the stack, hold down means clamps the stack on the anvils, and actuation means drives the broaches downwardly.

Abstract: A method of joining pieces of timber which comprises cutting arcuate grooves in the ends of two pieces of timber to be joined, adjacent grooves being separated by arcuate fingers, and adhering together the pieces of timber with the fingers of each piece being received in the grooves of the other piece. Also apparatus for carrying out the above method is disclosed.

Abstract: A cutting head for forming finger joints in the ends of successively presented boards moved into engagement therewith, is slidably mounted for vertical reciprocation between two preselected cutting positions. The movement is imparted by a pressure fluid actuator which is cyclically actuated to urge the cutting head alternately into the preselected positions after each cutting operation. The apparatus facilitates shaping consecutive work pieces respectively into left and right hand mating finger joints with a single cutting head, requiring no manual effort or set-up between pieces.

Abstract: This invention provides joining methods of single veneer piece and a joining apparatus, which can produce more efficient, and effective joining process than the conventional method and apparatus produce. In the process of carrying a single veneer piece (T) in the orthogonal direction against the joining edge (Te) on the conveyor, the joining edges of the preceding and succeeding single veneer pieces come close together, the adhesive material (Sd) is supplied to the clearance between the joining edges, and then the adhesion enhancing action is supplied to the said adhesive material (Sd) to join each single veneer piece (T) successively. The adhesion enhancing action can be applied within the adhesion enhancing section as indicated by lines (Z1) and (Z2), provided on the farther side from the edge approaching position (U) via an adhesion enhancing component (6) to move back and forth at any time while the single veneer piece (T) is being carried or such a motion is halted.