An apparatus for separating a sawn timber package cut from a log into main and side products during longitudinal transport thereof, having at least one separating device positioned such that, during a feed motion of the sawn timber package, it engages in a sawing gap between single- or multi-cut main product and side product and deflects the side product in a direction leading away from the main product. Two rotatably mounted conical rollers form the separating device, each having a circumferential separating edge formed by two surfaces of revolution enclosing an acute angle, and the two conical rollers are arranged on both sides of the sawn timber package and oriented such that they engage laterally into the sawing gap with respective separating edges and roll on the main product with their first surface of revolution, while deflecting the side product from the main product with their second surface of revolution.

The veneer lathe comprises rotatable spindles for engaging the ends of a block, a centering device for measuring dimensions of the block for determining optimal centering of the block, the centering device comprising centering spindles for engaging each end of the block, transfer arms moveable in the axial direction of the spindles for engaging the ends of the block and in a direction that is perpendicular to the axial direction for transferring the block from the centering device to a peeling position, a knife assembly comprising a knife and a nose bar, which is in the form of a rotatable roll, and a support device comprising a lower roll and an upper roll at a distance from the lower roll for supporting the block during peeling.

A cutting apparatus is disclosed herein. The cutting apparatus includes a workpiece support assembly, the workpiece support assembly configured to hold a workpiece in position by means of one or more rotational attachment points, the workpiece support assembly allowing generally single degree of freedom rotation while the workpiece is being cut, and the workpiece support assembly generally fixing the workpiece in the other directions of movement during the cutting thereof; and a cutting assembly having a cutting blade, the cutting blade configured to engage the workpiece, and circumferentially cut a portion of material from the workpiece. In some embodiments, the cutting blade may comprise a rotary cutting blade or a linearly displaceable cutting blade configured to tangentially engage the workpiece. A method for forming cylindrical, conical, and/or annular stock materials, which utilizes the cutting apparatus, is also disclosed herein.

The veneer lathe comprises rotatable spindles for engaging the ends of a block, a centering device for measuring dimensions of the block for determining optimal centering of the block, the centering device comprising centering spindles for engaging each end of the block, transfer arms moveable in the axial direction of the spindles for engaging the ends of the block and in a direction that is perpendicular to the axial direction for transferring the block from the centering device to a peeling position, a knife assembly comprising a knife and a nose bar, which is in the form of a rotatable roll, and a support device comprising a lower roll and an upper roll at a distance from the lower roll for supporting the block during peeling.

An apparatus for separating a sawn timber package cut from a log into main and side products during longitudinal transport thereof, having at least one separating device positioned such that, during a feed motion of the sawn timber package, it engages in a sawing gap between single- or multi-cut main product and side product and deflects the side product in a direction leading away from the main product. Two rotatably mounted conical rollers form the separating device, each having a circumferential separating edge formed by two surfaces of revolution enclosing an acute angle, and the two conical rollers are arranged on both sides of the sawn timber package and oriented such that they engage laterally into the sawing gap with respective separating edges and roll on the main product with their first surface of revolution, while deflecting the side product from the main product with their second surface of revolution.