Turning for Amateurs: Being Descriptions of the Lathe and Its Attachments and Tools - With Minute Instructions for Their Effective Use on Wood, Metal, Ivory, and Other Materials
Turning for Amateurs: Being Descriptions of the Lathe and Its Attachments and Tools - With Minute Instructions for Their Effective Use on Wood, Metal, Ivory, and Other Materials
This antique book contains a comprehensive treatise on turning, including descriptions of the lathe and its attachments and tools, and minute instructions for their effective use on wood, metal, ivory, and other materials. Complete with handy tips, step-by-step instructions and detailed illustrations, this text is perfect for the amateur and makes for a great addition to collections of woodworking literature. The chapters of this book include: 'The Lathe', 'Chucks', 'Eccentric and Elliptic Chucks and Cutters', 'Side-Rests ...
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This antique book contains a comprehensive treatise on turning, including descriptions of the lathe and its attachments and tools, and minute instructions for their effective use on wood, metal, ivory, and other materials. Complete with handy tips, step-by-step instructions and detailed illustrations, this text is perfect for the amateur and makes for a great addition to collections of woodworking literature. The chapters of this book include: 'The Lathe', 'Chucks', 'Eccentric and Elliptic Chucks and Cutters', 'Side-Rests and Miscellaneous Attachments', 'Remarks and Materials', 'Tools and Their Application', 'Ball and Ornamental Turning', 'Metal Turning', 'Screw Cutting and General Self-Acting Lathe', and more. Originally published in 1884, we are proud to republish this book now complete with a new introduction on woodworking and metalworking.
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Add this copy of Turning for Amateurs: Being Descriptions of the Lathe to cart. $139.99, good condition, Sold by Resource Books, LLC rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from East Granby, CT, UNITED STATES, published 1873 by The Bazaar Office.
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Good. London: The Bazaar Office, 1873. Undated, gift notation dated 1873, likely first edition. Illustrated with engravings. royal blue cloth printed in black, frontis engraving of a Screw Cutting and General Lathe, 120 page plus engraving of the Clarendon Lathe, three pages of advertisements. Covers rubbed, especially at the extremities, with fraying to spine ends, front hinge partially internally cracked but very secure, text block sound, endpapers unevenly age-toned, gift notation from 1873 on front free endpaper, more modern names stamps inside front cover, pages clean and otherwise unmarked. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
