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  The History of the Chainsaw
Joseph Buford Cox invented what is now known as the chipper type chain for chain saws.
Joseph Buford Cox only reached the third grade in his formal education.
Logger/inventor Joseph Buford Cox was chopping firewood one chilly autumn day in 1946 when he paused for a moment to examine the curious activity in a tree stump.
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 Joseph Buford Cox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joseph Buford Cox invented what is now known as the chipper type chain for chain saws.
In time Oregon Saw Chain became a subsidiary of Omark Industries which was in turn acquired in 1985 by Blount, Inc., of Montgomery, Alabama.
The company is known today as the Oregon Cutting Systems Division of Blount, Inc. Most chainsaws, with the exception of Stihl saws use an Oregon chain based on the invention of Joseph Buford Cox.
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 Joseph Buford Cox   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
He based his design on the C-shaped jaws of the larva of the timber beetle.
He and his wife, Violet founded "The Oregon Saw Chain Co." Cox later started a small casting company called OMARK now known as "Omark Industries".
Joseph Buford Cox only reached the third grade in his formal education.
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 Boone Newspapers, Inc.
The News was published by Boone's father, Buford Boone, a Pulitzer Prize winning editor, from 1947 until 1968 when he was succeeded by his son.
Beckner, senior vice president and group manager of Boone Newspapers since 2003, is active in BNI group management.
Beckner's prior experience includes group management of Cox Newspapers' North Carolina non-daily newspaper group, publisher of The Andalusia [Ala.] Star-News and group management for the Boone Newspapers organization along with group management and publishing for the Lancaster Management organization of Gadsden, Ala.
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 W. C. Tipton's Cox Ancestors
FRANKLIN BOFFMAN4 COX (ELISHA J.3, JESTER2, JESTER1) was born December 08, 1838 in Yoakum Station Township, Lee County Virginia, and died January 31, 1919 in Harlin County Kentucky.
CHAROLETTE5 COX (ELISHA ROBERT WYNN4, ELISHA J.3, JESTER2, JESTER1) was born February 15, 1851 in Owsley County Kentucky, and died June 13, 1924 in Bell County Kentucky.
HANNAH ALICE5 COX (ELISHA ROBERT WYNN4, ELISHA J.3, JESTER2, JESTER1) was born December 05, 1867 in Owsley County Kentucky, and died July 24, 1908 in Crystal, Lee County Kentucky.
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 Joseph Buford Cox -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Joseph Buford Cox -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
Joseph Buford Cox invented what is now known as the chipper type chain for (Portable power saw; teeth linked to form an endless chain) chain saws.
In time Oregon Saw Chain became a subsidiary of Omark Industries which was in turn acquired in 1985 by Blount, Inc., of (Click link for more info and facts about Montgomery, Alabama) Montgomery, Alabama.
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 Encyclopedia: Joseph Buford Cox
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 Chainsaw - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Chainsaws are ungainly weapons and are thus used only very rarely, their only recommending factor being the terror they inspire.
The origin is debated, but two important contributors to the chainsaw as we know it are Joseph Buford Cox and Andreas Stihl; the latter patented and developed a chainsaw in 1926 and a gasoline-powered chainsaw in 1929, and founded a company to mass-produce them.
It was difficult for logging companies using unpowered saws to log forests faster than they could regrow.
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 The History and Evolution of Chainsaw Carving - Articles at Woodcraft
With those early, relatively lightweight chainsaws came increased maneuverability—enough so that some people began to experiment and discover other creative uses for the chainsaw.
In autumn of 1946, logger/inventor Joseph Buford Cox was chopping firewood when he noticed a timber beetle larva, about the size of a nickel, easily chomping its way through the wood, going both across and with the grain.
As an experienced operator of the gas-powered saws used in those days, Cox knew what a problem the cutting chain could be, requiring a lot of filing and maintenance.
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 List of Portlanders - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Couch, John H., sea captain and early merchant who platted the Alphabet District
Cox, Joseph Buford, inventor of the Cox Chipper Chain, which made chainsaws practical
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 Criminal Defense Lawyer Macon, Georgia: criminal defense attorneys.
883 Mulberry St, Macon, GA Boyd, T Joseph - Reynolds Mc Arthur & Horne
201 Spring St, Macon, GA Buford Jr, Floyd M - Buford & Buford
582 Mulberry St, Macon, GA Cox Jr, Charles E - Cox Jr Charles E
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 Catalog Report
Contains much information of Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce Campaign, Report of General Sheridan on the surrender of Crazy Horse at Camp Robinson, General Crook's report on Dull Knife, and the Powder River Expedition.
Letter From The Secretary Of War Transmitting The report of Major J. Barlow, who accompained a surveying party of the Northern Pacific Railroad, in relation to Indian interference with that road.
Cox was a sergeant in the 1st U.S. Infantry and knew many of the participants of the Little Big Horn Battle.
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 The Madison County Journal Obit Page
The family is at the home and was to have received friends from 7 to 9 p.m.
Survivors, in addition to her parents, include her husband, Cary Hull; children, Amy, Christopher, Mary Catherine, Jonathan, David, Rachel, Andrew and Joseph, Buford; brother and sister-in-law, David and Lisa Fields, Hull; one niece and two nephews.
Memorials may be made to the Hull Children Education Fund, c/o Cary Hull, 3481 Hamilton Mill Road, Buford, GA 30519.
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 GENUKI: Surname Index "H" to online transcriptions from Phillimore's, Gloucestershire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
John HARDING/ C 25 Nov 1632 Coaley HARDING Anne Walter BISHOP M 20 Dec 1649 Quedgeley HARDING Annah Joseph BENDALL M 11 Feb 1688/9 Cam HARDING Ann John JOBBINS M 25 Dec 1693 Cam HARDING Anne wife of Maurice HARDING/ S 18 Jul 1703 Coaley HARDING Katherine d.
John HARDING/:& Sarah h/w C 19 Aug 1642 Coaley HARDING Elizabeth S 27 May 1722 Coaley HARDING Elizabeth Joseph PRIDE M 06 May 1778 Cam HARDING Elizabeth Wm.
John HARDING/ C 13 Aug 1633 Coaley HARDING Joseph s.
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 Union Springs, Alabama Guest Registry
He was a soldier serving in WWII and was probably based on the South coast of England.
He met a lady called Mary Winiford (Cox) Her maiden name was Bettany.
I knew Fred Brown-Gosha (who attended Merritt High School in Midway), Willie Clarence Swanson, my cousin, and Buford Cox, who was a life-long friend.
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 Atlanta Mall 2000-City of Buford, Georgia Business Directory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Buford Dairy Queen 2295 Buford Hwy Buford 770-945-4643
Buford Southside Sewage Plant 1201 Chatham Rd Buford 770-932-7980
Hardees Of Buford 1520 Buford Hwy Buford 770-945-6397
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 The Log Scaler Web Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Log Scaling and Timber Cruising book - on Amazon.com
The History of the Chainsaw - Logger/inventor Joseph Buford Cox was chopping firewood one chilly autumn day in 1946 when he paused for a moment to examine the curious activity in a tree stump.
A timber-beetle larva, the size of a man's forefinger, was easily chewing its way through sound timber, going both across and with the wood grain at will...
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