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Manufactured/Badged by:
Parks Woodworking Machine Co.
Cincinnati, OH.

True Manufacturer:
Parks Woodworking Machine Co., Cincinnati, OH.

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Planer, Wood
Machine Size:
Submitted By:	Brian Kachadurian

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	OEM crate for 12" planer
Date of Manufacturer:	1950s
Serial Number:
Last Updated	1/6/2022 9:58:38 AM

Comments:

This entry is to document the construction of a factory original Parks planer shipping crate.
The wood appears to be Douglas Fir or Southern Yellow Pine.

(4) vertical corner sides: 3/4" x 3-1/2" x 26"
(8) horizontal sides: 3/4" x 3-1/2" x 22" (spacing inconsistent-approximately 4")
(8) horizontal ends: 3/4" x 3-1/2" x 34-1/4" (spacing inconsistent-approximately 4")
(2) end diagonals: 3/4" x 3-5/8" x 38-3/4"
(4) top slats: 3/4" x 3-1/2" x 34-1/4" (spacing approximately 3-3/16")
(1) top support (missing from crate) in middle under 4 slats: 1-5/8" x 3-5/8" x 22"
(2) planer mounting boards: 1-5/8" x 3-5/8" x 30-5/8" (5-1/4" space between boards)
(2) bottom skids: 1-5/8" x 3-5/8" x 21-1/2"
8d common nails: all horizontal slats into 2x boards
6d sinker nails: all 1x to 1x joints
Planer mounted to boards: (4) 5/16-18 x 2-1/4" carriage bolts and (4) square nuts (carriage bolt heads on bottom and nuts contact planer frame)
Bottom horizontal side slats nailed to ends of planer mounting boards.
Bottom horizontal end slats nailed to ends of bottom skids.

This particular planer (badged Craftsman) was shipped from a Detroit Sears location to the buyer in Wyandotte Michigan.

Photo 1:

Comments: Outfeed end
Source: iPhone 6S camera-existing light

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Photo 2:

Comments: Top of crate
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Comments: Infeed end
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Comments: Upper crate removed
Source: iPhone 4S camera-existing light

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