Photo Index - Bend Iron Works - The Lumberman 6"

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Bend Iron Works
Bend, OR

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Jointer
Machine Size:	6"
Submitted By:	Reuben Deumling

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	The Lumberman 6"
Date of Manufacturer:	late forties
Serial Number:	540
Last Updated	5/4/2013 11:23:45 AM

Comments:

Discussion of this machine here: http://owwm.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=128515
This was my first sighting of a Bend Iron Works jointer with intact labels. I do not own this machine. These jointers have been mistaken for Palmer D. Weeks jointers for a simple reason.
Palmer D. Weeks models were furnished with metal badges whereas the Bend Iron Works models had a decal affixed but no badges or tags. Over the decades they often were repainted, and so even though they all originated at the Bend Iron Works foundry, the asymmetry in labeling of these two brands obscured the true heritage of the BIW version. Knowing what I do I am inclined to identify all of these jointers that lack badges or holes where badges once may have been as Bend Iron Works machines.

Photo 1:

Comments: 3/4 front view
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Photo 2:

Comments: rear view showing the ears on the outfeed table supporting the fence
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Comments: fence showing some characteristic features
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Comments: infeed end
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Comments: label
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