Cutter, Wood

Poplar cutter, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:
1957.8582.1
Community:
New York, Mount Lebanon
Description

Cast iron poplar cutter head with a knife spacer assembly held in a machined slot in the head by a 1/4" thumb screw threaded through a tapped hole in the head. Half the knife blades are spaced 1/32" apart; the other half are 1/16" apart.

Notes

Used to cut poplar veneer into strips for weaving into fabric for poplarware goods.

New York Mount Lebanon

New York Mount Lebanon

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