Wonderful Gross-Cut Saw.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XIX, Issue 3229, 20 September 1892, Page 2

Wonderful Gross-Cut Saw.

The New Zealand Times BavB:-At Beaget s Foundary there was a public trial ot a new patent crosacut saw. A large number of gentlemen interested in sawmilling and forest clearing were present, and Bpoke of the invention i n highest termi of commendation. The principle of the patent is that of a orank worked by a band-turnea flywheel, which drive* an ordinary oross-oot saw ac qoiok sdkeerl ' backwards ana forwards through the log. Any sized log may be sawn through by tbe labor of one man in a thira of tbe time in which it now takes two men to do it. The Baw may also be used, for falling tha largest trees ; tbe front scarf may be our out quioker than by the smartest bußhman teat ever swung an axe. Then it may be reversed, and can be baoked-up by ro»ll and wedge in the usual way. A long or . short saw may be used to suit tbe olbbb of * timber to be operated upon. Tbe machine may be profitably used at private bouses, on farms, on stations, and in woodyarda, - and if tbe wood is light a boy oan out up - more wood io the same time than could « be sawn by two men. The machine itself is light, handy ftn a portable, ana tha inventor informs ua that it oan bejmt in S e rk^ for or £Q - The paten*". Mr. oie OJsen, of Wainni, sawmiller (t young New Zealander) is now in WeHing. ton making arrangements for tbe "maiia* ' faotare and sale of this very important labor-saving invention.