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The practice of hand-turning in wood, ivory, shell, etc. : with instructions for turning such works in metal as may be required in the practice of turning in wood, ivory, etc. : also, an appendix on ornamental turning : a book for beginners (1868)

Campin, Francis · London : E. & F.N. Spon · leaf 58

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46 THE PRACTICE OF HAND-TURNING. Fro. 29. … The chisel should be held tangentially to the work, as shown in fig. 29, but not at right angles to its axis; it should also be continually traversed along the work. By traversing the chisel thus obliquely along the work, its cutting action is rendered very smooth, and all risk of the corner of the…

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