American horological journal, devoted to practical horology (1869)
Miller, George B · New York, G. B. Miller · leaf 233
side, as In Fig. 2. It will be seen, in Fig. 1,that the action of the wedge is the same,whether it is made with one or two bevels.This is the general action of wood tools. Fig.2 shows the action of paring tools, to whichclass lathe tools belong. … Tools are usually applied so that the pressureis greater on one edge than another, and theedge where the pressure is greatest will, in allcases, guide the course of the work. This edge AMERICAN HOROLOGICAL JOURNAL. 225 will always be the face next the surface of thework, as A B, Figs. 1 and 2. The…
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