Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 41
enchof wood about eight inches deep and two feetwide at the top, so hollowed out that the »8 THE STORY OF A PINE BOARD. [Nov. largest log will lie in it securely as it is beingdrawn up the incline by the stout chains withwhich the slit is equipped. Projecting piecesof steel on this chain serve to… … THE CIRCULAR SAW AT WORK, SHOWING THE CARRIAGE BEARING THE LOG. steady, its great weight causing it to sink uponthese pieces of steel, which are like sharpteeth. A workman, standing at the side of theslit, by means of a lever throws up two power-ful steel-pointed arms which lift the logs outof the…
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