The manual training school, comprising a full statement of its aims, methods, and results, with figured drawings of shop exercises in woods and metals (1887)
Woodward, C. M. (Calvin Milton), 1837-1914 · Boston, D.C. Heath · leaf 66
d stop his lathe. Let him beware getting his sleeve into the clutches of the spur-center. Flowing, or very loose, sleeves should not be worn. If properly shown, boys soon get the knack of shifting the belt to change the speed. The stock with which one’s wood-turning may begin should be about 2" X… … Fig. 36. Speed-Lathe. the wood. Pull the belt by hand, and see whether the piece and the rest are in proper position. A carpenter’s gouge is the first tool to be used ; it is always to be used in roughing out. Turning tools should be kept sharp and free from nicks, and the pupil should early learn…
Manual training
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