The turner's companion /

CONTAINING INSTRUCTIONS IN
CONCENTRIC, ELLIPTIC, AND ECCENTRIC TURNING;
ALSO VARIOUS
Plates of Chucks, Tools, and Instruments:
AND
DIRECTIONS FOR USING THE ECCENTRIC CUTTER, DRILL, VERTICAL
CUTTER, AND CIRCULAR REST;
WITH PATTERNS,
AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR WORKING THEM.
PHILADELPHIA: HENRY CAREY BAIRD, INDUSTRIAL PUBLISHER, No. 406 WALNUT STREET. 1868.
The primary object of the author, in offering The Turner’s Companion to the notice of the public, is the hope of explaining, in a clear, concise, and intelligible manner, the rudiments of this beautiful art; an art immortalized by the pen of Virgil, practised by the Greeks and Romans, and, as we are told, still existing in those exquisite chef-d’œuvres of former years, so much admired and sought after in our century.
A short treatise on this subject is much wanted, and the author has endeavoured to give such correct and comprehensive information as will, he hopes, render the following pages useful as a book of practical instruction to the beginner, and of reference to those already advanced in the study of this beautiful science. The activity of mind requisite for the attainment of perfect success in all the various branches of Turning, by exercising the inventive and reflective powers, cannot fail of producing a beneficial effect on the character of youth, which must prove a lasting advantage; and the minute accuracy necessary for handling the tools, serves to confirm a steadiness of sight and hand that must, in after years, and in other branches of science, be highly appreciated.