摘要 |
<p>Within the scope of the invention, there is an apparatus for cutting an article of wood, comprising a ring assembly (30) comprising two end plates (32a,32b) and a plurality of knife assemblies (34). Each knife assembly (34) comprises a knife (36), a base (40), and a clamp (38) for clamping the knife to the base. The assemblies are provided for installation between the end plates. According to one aspect of the invention, the bases (40) include one or more first apertures (50) and at least one of the end plates (32) includes a corresponding set of one or more second apertures (51) therethrough for receiving respective dowel pins (48). The first apertures are adapted to snugly slidingly receive the respective dowel pins. According to another aspect of the invention, for each knife assembly, the clamp includes an upper clamping member (38a) that is mounted to the base (40) so that a portion of the upper clamping member is cantilevered from the base. <IMAGE></p> |