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A Manual of the Hand Lathe: Comprising Concise Directions for Working Metals of all Kinds, Ivory, Bone and Precious Woods

A Manual of the Hand Lathe: Comprising Concise Directions for Working Metals of all Kinds, Ivory, Bone and Precious Woods

by Egbert P. Watson

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Author
Watson, Egbert P. (Egbert Pomeroy)
Title
A Manual of the Hand Lathe Comprising Concise Directions for Working Metals of All Kinds, Ivory, Bone and Precious Woods
Credits
Produced by deaurider, David Maranhao and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
TT: Technology: Handicrafts, Arts and crafts
Subject
Lathes
Category
Text
eBook-No.
48179
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48179
Release Date
February 6, 2015
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.A MANUAL OF THE HAND LATHE:
  2. 2.PREFACE.
  3. 3.CONTENTS. — CHAPTER I. — THE FOOT LATHE.
  4. 4.CHAPTER II. — TOOLS.
  5. 5.CHAPTER III. — SCRAPERS, ETC. — CHASING AND SCREW CUTTING.
  6. 6.CHAPTER IV. — CHASERS, ETC.
  7. 7.CHAPTER V. — CHUCKING.
  8. 8.CHAPTER VI. — METAL SPINNING.
  9. 9.CHAPTER VII. — ORNAMENTAL CUTTING. — To make a pair of solitaire sleeve buttons.
  10. 10.CHAPTER VIII. — CENTERS.
  11. 11.CHAPTER IX. — FANCY TURNING.
  12. 12.CHAPTER X. — ORNAMENTAL WOODS. — VARIETIES. — SNAKE WOOD. — TULIP WOOD. — GRANADILLA. — TAMARIND. — CAM WOOD. — BOX WOOD. — LAUREL ROOT. — WHITE HOLLY. — EBONY. — OLIVE WOOD. — SANDAL WOOD. — ROSE WOOD. — CURLED MAPLE. — BIRD’S EYE MAPLE. — TREATMENT.
  13. 13.CHAPTER XI. — WOOD TURNING.
  14. 14.CHAPTER XII. — TOOLS FOR WOOD TURNING.
  15. 15.CHAPTER XIII. — TOOL TEMPERING, ETC.
  16. 16.CHAPTER XIV. — ARTISTIC WOOD TURNING.
  17. 17.CHAPTER XV. — STAMP INLAYING.
  18. 18.CHAPTER XVI. — DESIGNS IN MOSAIC. — DESIGNS IN MOSAIC.
  19. 19.CHAPTER XVII. — FINISHING THE OUTSIDE.
  20. 20.CHAPTER XVIII. — INLAYING CONTINUED. — GLUING IN VENEERS. — IVORY. — POLISHING. — DYEING IVORY.
  21. 21.CHAPTER XIX. — ORNAMENTAL DESIGNS FOR INLAYING.
  22. 22.CHAPTER XX. — GENERAL SUMMARY. — LACQUERS. — SOLDERING. — VARNISHING AND POLISHING. — BRUSHES. — PEARL. — MISCELLANEOUS TOOLS. — CURVING MAPLE VENEERS. — CUTTING MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS.
  23. 23.INDEX.

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