Ernest E Harper

US Patent:

62899546, Sep 18, 2001

Filed:

Jun 5, 2000

Appl. No.:

9/586758

Inventors:

Ernest V. Harper - Port Charlotte FL

International Classification:

B27C 100

US Classification:

144180

Abstract:

A system for converting wood products into viable base construction materials consisting of a support structure, a central structure consisting of a low speed, high torque, hydraulic motor which drives a central drive shaft to which a planing table is rotatably attached. Four or more feed chutes are radially attached to the outer supports and the logs are sliced over eight blades arranged on the planing table. An alternative embodiment consists of a rotary cutting device where logs are fed to cutting blades rotating below.