A Course In Wood Turning

At high speed, a rough, off-center piece of wood can set the lathe vibrating—and may fly from it. What keeps the turning tool steady enough to shape it instead?

Written for students in the early twentieth century, Archie Seldon Milton and Otto K. Wohlers’s guide begins in the school workshop, where a lathe is both a machine to master and a lesson in motion, precision, and design. The learner must care for the lathe, choose and sharpen tools, and make each movement count: one slip can spoil the work, while careless speed can make it dangerous. From the first clean cuts toward graceful curves and finished forms, can skill and judgment turn a spinning block into something both useful and beautiful?

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