text_original: They are made of very hard wood, and sometimes faced with iron; are thicker on the edge intended to form the groove than upon the edge that goes towards the foredge, so that the whole power of the lying press may be directed towards the back.
text_transcription: THEY ARE MADE OF VERY HARD WOOD AND SOMETIMES FACED WITH IRON OR THICKER ON THE EDGE INTENDED TO FORM THE GROOVE THAN UPON THE EDGE THAT GOES TOWARDS THE FORE EDGE SO THAT THE WHOLE POWER OF THE LYING PRESS MAY BE DIRECTED TOWARDS THE BACK
phonemes: ðeɪ ɑːɹ mˌeɪd ʌv vˈɛɹi hˈɑːɹd wˈʊd, ænd sˈʌmtaɪmz fˈeɪsd wɪð ˈaɪɚn; ɑːɹ θˈɪkɚɹ ɔnðɪ ˈɛdʒ ɪntˈɛndᵻd tə fˈɔːɹm ðə ɡɹˈuːv ðɐn əpˌɑːn ðɪ ˈɛdʒ ðæt ɡoʊz təwˈɔːɹdz ðə fˈɔːɹdʒ, sˌoʊ ðætðə hˈoʊl pˈaʊɚɹ ʌvðə lˈaɪɪŋ pɹˈɛs mˈeɪ biː dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd təwˈɔːɹdz ðə bˈæk.