Scarfing machine

A scarfing machine for machining a scarf face on a first edge of a veneer in the fiber direction of the veneer while transporting the veneer, the scarfing machine comprising:

• a frame;
• a holding-transporting unit including a holding unit for holding the veneer such that the first edge protrudes and the protruding first edge extends in a transporting direction of the veneer, wherein the holding-transporting unit is disposed on the frame to be movable in the transporting direction;
• a machining unit having a cutter for machining the scarf face, wherein the machining unit is positioned intermediate of a transport path of the veneer such that a projection of the first edge intersects with a projection of the cutter on a first virtual projection plane when viewed from one side of the transport direction;
• a first-edge transporting unit including a mount section for mounting the first edge at least at a contact position where the first edge and the cutter first come into contact, wherein the first-edge transporting unit is configured for transporting the first edge in the transport direction at least at the contact position and a pressing position that is upstream of and adjacent to the contact position in the transport direction;
• and
• a pressing unit disposed at least partially inside of a projection area of the mount section on a second virtual projection plane when viewed from one side in the vertical direction, such that the pressing unit presses the first edge toward the mount section at the pressing position.