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.
Used to cut poplar veneer into strips for weaving into fabric for poplarware goods.
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Shaker Museum Cutter, Wood. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=24489. Accessed on November 17, 2024
