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Northrop, E. B.; Chittenden, H. A., Jr. (ed.) / The Wisconsin lumberman, devoted to the lumbering interests of the northwest
(July, 1874)
E. Andrews' saw works, Williamsport, Pa., p. 368
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The7 Wisconsin Lumberman. the use of the manufacturing com- panies; but finding they had suffici- ent capacity, large quantities of llun- ber have been prepared there for other parties. The points of advantage gained by burnettizing timber and lumber may be, briefly stated. It hardens and improves its texture. It preserves it from the adherence of animal or vegetable parasites and also from the attacks of insects. It completely preserves wood from wet and dry rot and renders it less inflammable. It is free from any odor, and is cheap. E. ANDREWS' SAW WORKS, WILLIAMSPORT, PA. The art of manufacturing circular, gang and mulay saws for lumber mills, has reached, in this country, such absolute perfection that in qual- ity of material, shape and finish, it seems as if nothing further could be desired. All the different saw fac- tories have their customers who pre- fer the saws that they have tried to their satisfaction, and are loth to be- lieve that any other than their favor- ite brand is of equal value. We find, for instance, that in the great lumber manufacturing centres of the Susque- hanna, the sawsr manufactured at Williamsport, Pa., by E. Andrews, are especial favorites, and that for perfection of finish manufacturers of lumber speak of them with unusual praise. Indeed, as these saws be- come known by use in other locali- ties, their merits are speedily recog- nized and their popularity is assured. Mr. Andrews is a man eminently practical both in his labors and his views; therefore he has built up at Williamsport a saw manufacturing establishment in which nearly all the machinery used is that of his own in- vention, and is calculated to assist in every particular whereby the saws may be made absolutely perfect in all respects. It would be impossible to give, in so brief an article as this, an adequate idea, by description, of the various ingenious devices patented by Mr. Andrews that tend to make the saws from his shop marvels of ex- actness and finish. Nor have we space to even enumerate the many valuable machines which Mr. An- drews' inventive genius hascreated and which are invaluable to all man- ufactures of lumber. We can only advise our readers to send for circu- lars that will fully explain and de- scribe the machines built by Mr. An- drews. One of the recent novelties in the saw line is a circular con- structed on an entirely new princi- ple, and is one which will soon be brought to the attention of lumber- men. At present we cannot give a description of the new saw for the reason that it is not yet to be placed on the market. When Mr. Andrews is ready to make public the peculiarities of his new invention,the Wiscoxsu LuWxnxAN will give its readers the benefit of an illustration and full description of the saw. We mention, however, that the saw is so constructed that the strain of the saw is relieved twice during each revolu- tion by the saw itself. Mr. Andrews' advertisement will be found in this issue of the WIscoNsMn LvxEmxN. Subscribe for the WIscoNsiN LumB=- xAN--only $2.00 a year. 368
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