Machines for drilling and mortising wood
A historical overview of drills and chain mortisers, their technical characteristics, productivity and tools.
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Parquet machines, productivity and cutting tools — part II
A historical overview of combined parquet machines, productivity calculations and cutting tools for planers and milling machines.
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Machines for planing, milling, tongues and grooves — part I
A historical overview of machines for planing, thicknessing, fine profiling and making tenons and slots in woodworking.
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Band saws
Archival expert review of band saws for woodworking: division according to purpose, characteristics of the LC-80 model, blade dimensions, tooth profiles, tension and swagger.
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Circular-saw machines
A historical overview of circular saws, their uses, productivity, blades, tooth profiles and adjustment.
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Technical characteristics of frame saws
A historical overview of blade tensioning, frame-saw specifications, productivity calculations and frame-saw blade dimensions.
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Frame-saw characteristics
A historical overview of log feed, saw-blade inclination, saw settings and drying allowances for timber cut on a frame saw.
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Frame-saw stroke length
A historical overview of frame stroke, shaft speed, log feed and their influence on frame-saw productivity.
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Machines and tools for woodworking
An archival technical overview of woodworking machines and hand tools: processing methods, blade geometry, cutting directions in relation to the grain, and sharpening.
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Protection of wood against decay
An archival technical overview of the conditions in which wood decay develops, protection measures and traditional impregnation procedures.
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Drying wood in petrolatum
A historical overview of the material, equipment, drying times and limitations of drying sawn timber in petrolatum.
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Drying wood in a high-frequency electric field
A historical overview of high-frequency wood drying, drying regimes, applications by wood species and protective conditions.
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