Knife Marks Per Inch

It is suggested that the number of knife marks per inch be made the basis for establishing quality standards for surfacing various wood products, just as moisture content is now established. Regardless of the type or number of cutters on the head, rate of feed would be adjusted to revolutions per minute to result in the number of knife marks per inch predetermined as standard for the product being surfaced. With such standards set, the operator would be unable to reduce feed rates to conceal other operating deficiencies such as an unbalanced cutterhead assembly. Conversely, rate of feed would be speeded up where the operator was running too many knife marks per inch for the given product.

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