Fair, cool, nasty, day. Arose 10 A.M. Fooled around house. To S.S. Good turn out. Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Stewart to dinner. Called on Norris's and Finch's in P.M. Lunch at latters. To Epworth League and Church. Out for walk alone. Home. To bed 11 P.M.
This invention relates to a device for use in pushing a board over a jointer or the like.
In the use of jointers, Shapers and other woodworking machines, the manual pressing and moving of a small piece of wood over the table and past the rotating cutters involves a very great risk to the hands of the operators. While pusher devices have been developed which include a plate with an abutment at one end to engage the rear end of the board, these pusher devices cannot be used when the wood is disposed on an edge or when the end of the wood extends beyond the table.
It is, therefore, an object of this invention to provide a device for use in pushing a piece of wood over the table of a jointer which can be used for pushing a long or short piece of wood, either atwise or edgewise.
Another object of this invention is to provide a device of this kind which will eliminate any danger to the hands of the operator in using the jointer and will provide for the smooth and proper cutting of the wood and to lessen the Vibration felt by the operator.
With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in the arrangement, combination and details of construction disclosed in the drawings and specification, and then more particularly pointed out in the appended claim.
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I was unable to find Mr. & Mrs. Stewart in Schenectady. There was a couple who lived in Gloversville at the time, Clyde and Phoebe Stewart, but since it's not clear whether Stanford's couple is visiting from another town, I can't say it was they.
Russell Norris and Merlin Finch are still close friends at this point.
Russell Norris ultimately married and moved to Endicott, NY where he worked as a shop teacher at Union-Endicott High School. This picture of him was taken from the school's 1948 Yearbook.
Norris secured a patent in 1954 for a push stick, to be used with a jointer or similar machine. Below is a drawing of the invention and a description provided by Russell Norris.
In the use of jointers, Shapers and other woodworking machines, the manual pressing and moving of a small piece of wood over the table and past the rotating cutters involves a very great risk to the hands of the operators. While pusher devices have been developed which include a plate with an abutment at one end to engage the rear end of the board, these pusher devices cannot be used when the wood is disposed on an edge or when the end of the wood extends beyond the table.
It is, therefore, an object of this invention to provide a device for use in pushing a piece of wood over the table of a jointer which can be used for pushing a long or short piece of wood, either atwise or edgewise.
Another object of this invention is to provide a device of this kind which will eliminate any danger to the hands of the operator in using the jointer and will provide for the smooth and proper cutting of the wood and to lessen the Vibration felt by the operator.
With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in the arrangement, combination and details of construction disclosed in the drawings and specification, and then more particularly pointed out in the appended claim.
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