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Manufactured/Badged by:
Jaro Industries, Inc.
Memphis, TN

True Manufacturer:
Palmer D. Weeks (Barton), Portland, OR
Machine Specifications
Machine Class: Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type: Jointer
Machine Size: 6" x 42"
Submitted By: john crain
Machine Specifications
Description/Model: jointer
Date of Manufacturer: late 1940s
Serial Number:
Last Updated 1/15/2019 12:06:07 AM

Comments:
This was originally in a friends scrap heap.




Originally posted 05/03/2004; moved by admin from Davis & Wells column due to positive ID as a Barton jointer. (06-02-2012/RD)
And moved yet again, to Jaro.
Jaro jointers appear identical to Palmer Weeks/Barton machines, but for one trait which is a narrowing of the rabbit ledge thickness as it passes the cutterhead bearing. Those Jaro jointers still featuring the original pork chop have those painted red.

Photo 1:

Comments: Davis & Wells 6" x 42" jointer
Source: self, Olympus Digital
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