Photo Index - American Wood Working Machinery Co. - 12"/No.10 Buzz Planer & Jointer

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Manufactured/Badged by:
American Wood Working Machinery Co.
Rochester, NY; Williamsport, PA; Montgomery, PA

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Jointer
Machine Size:	12" cutterhead; 2' wide by 6'6" long
Submitted By:	Jeff Behan

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	12"/No.10 Buzz Planer & Jointer
Date of Manufacturer:	Between 1905 to 1925
Serial Number:	Shop No.301720 (View SN Registry Entry)
Last Updated	12/15/2010 2:34:13 AM

Comments:

I acquired this jointer from a fourth generation owned textile mill in New Hampshire. They bought the jointer new when they were located down in Massachusetts. Sometime since they owned it they converted it from babbit bearing to ballbearing. They also changed it from flat belt drive to direct drive. Who ever did this for them did a very professional job of it. The machine has a round gibbed safety head with two knives. It also has a tilting fence, rabbiting shelf and a Surtey blade guard. You don't see too many of these center pedestal design jointers from American as the three toed, wedge bed became their mainstay jointer. It still is a very nice jointer and was well built. This machine weighs in at about 1100 lbs. I didn't have the blade guard on when i took these pictures. This machine needs no work and is ready to use as the old owners took very good care of all of their machines.

Admin note: the entry was edited 12/15/2010 to update the machine size information (so that the entry would index correctly). The original entry date was 10/17/2007.

Photo 1:

Comments: front view
Source: myself

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Photo 2:

Comments: view of cutterhead & bearing
Source: myself

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Photo 3:

Comments: view of top and right end
Source: myself

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