Salt Lake Herald | 1891-12-06 | Page 5 | Logs Cut with a Knife

Lots Cut With a Knife There was exhibited at Greenpoint LI a machine which is expected to revolutionize revolution-ize the lumber business This machine cuts lumber without any waste and there is no sawdust whatever In cutting lumber lum-ber with a saw there is a great loss which goes into sawdust The new invention which is called the Bradley drawcutting machine is designed to cut thin boards and planks and will cut in different thicknesses varying from one thirtysecond of an inch to an Inch The inventor is Thomas S Crane and he and Dr E Bradley who is the principal owner have been at work on I it for five years Yesterday the machine ran for the first time in four months It out cherry ash birch and maple in thicknesses from a six teenih to a half inch The machine Is intended In-tended to be placed in the woods and to cut the tree as soon at they are felled Green wood is cut more easily than seasoned sea-soned wood but logs were cut up yester day that had lain in the yard ten years I The machine weighs forty tons