Wood carving with a CNC router. (computer numerical control): An article from: Wood & Wood Products
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From the supplier: Thermwood Corp. has developed computer numerical control (CNC) routers to automate production wood carving. The heart of the system is a programming system which automatically scans the part to be carved back and forth until a smoothing program is completed. Companies without skilled woodcarvers would benefit from the CNC routers' ability to accomplish three-dimensional wood carving.
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Title: Wood carving with a CNC router. (computer numerical control)
Publication: Wood & Wood Products (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 1995
Publisher: Vance Publishing Corp.
Volume: v100 Issue: n13 Page: p143(1)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
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