Canter Head and Reversible Knife Therefor

A canter head comprising:

• a. a hub;
• b. at least one knife holder attached to the hub and including a finishing portion and a chipping portion, the finishing portion including a receptacle for receiving one finishing knife;
• c. at least one reversible finishing knife receivable in the receptacle of the at least one knife holder, the at least one reversible finishing knife including a leading edge and a trailing edge;
• d. at least one projection extending from one of the reversible finishing knife or the receptacle;
• e. at least one recess defined in the other of the reversible finishing knife or the receptacle, the at least one recess being configured to receive the at least one projection therein for preventing unwanted movement of the finishing knife relative to the knife holder during the operation of the canter head, the at least one projection and the corresponding at least one recess being configured to allow the leading edge and the trailing edge of the finishing knife to be in a forward operating position;
• f. at least one finishing knife clamp mountable to the finishing portion of the at least one knife holder, the at least one finishing knife clamp being configured for clamping the at least one finishing knife onto the finishing portion of the at least one knife holder;
• g. at least one chipping knife mountable to the chipping portion of the at least one knife holder;
• and
• h. at least one chipping knife clamp mountable to the chipping portion of the at least one knife holder, the at least one chipping knife clamp being configured for clamping the at least one chipping knife onto the chipping portion of the at least one knife holder.