Ornamental Turning, Vol. 1

Download or read book Ornamental Turning, Vol. 1 written by J. H. Evans and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Ornamental Turning, Vol. 1: A Work of Practical Instruction in the Above Art The art of decorative turning necessarily embodies many distinct classes of work, which may be applied to either the surface, cylinder, or to the shaping of compound solid forms, polygonal figures, and a variety of other and distinct shapes; the different instruments being applied in combination with almost equal facility for all and any of them. The decoration of the surface, by various groupings of fine lines, and the intersection of circles together with other curves, has been liberally treated in different works for some years past, and practically leaves little to be said; it has therefore been considered advisable to pass over this particular section, and to at once enter upon the descriptive analysis of the tools and apparatus used for the production of the numerous specimens illustrated. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.