John Jacob Holtzapffel · digital reprint by www.CircuitousRoot.com · leaf 502
s. All the five pieces, say for the base, were prepared as flat discs accurately surfaced on their one sides, the corner squares pierced with parallel holes to receive the pins of the shafts, and the large central square with a similar aperture some two inches in diameter. Hardwood plugs securely… … discs, and for greater security every piece was then lightly glued to its chuck. This preparation as before was made with the sliderest, that the annular surface of every chuck might be at the same distance from the mandrel, and after this the sliderest was placed across the lathe bearers to turn…
Ornamental turning
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