CONTENTS.

PAGE
CHAPTER I.
The Foot Lathe[13]
CHAPTER II.
Tools[22]
CHAPTER III.
Scrapers, etc[30]
Chasing and Screw Cutting[33]
CHAPTER IV.
Chasers, etc[35]
CHAPTER V.
Chucking[42]
CHAPTER VI.
Metal Spinning[51]
CHAPTER VII.
Ornamental Cutting[59]
To Make a Pair of Solitaire Sleeve Buttons[59]
CHAPTER VIII.
Centres[65]
CHAPTER IX.
Fancy Turning[71]
CHAPTER X.
Ornamental Woods[77]
Varieties[77]
Snake Wood[78]
Tulip Wood[79]
Granadilla[80]
Tamarind[80]
Cam Wood[81]
Box Wood[81]
Laurel Root[82]
White Holly[82]
Ebony[82]
Olive Wood[83]
Sandal Wood[83]
Rose Wood[84]
Curled Maple[84]
Birds’ Eye Maple[84]
Treatment[85]
CHAPTER XI.
Wood Turning[87]
CHAPTER XII.
Tools for Wood Turning[90]
CHAPTER XIII.
Tool Tempering, etc.[92]
CHAPTER XIV.
Artistic Wood Turning[96]
CHAPTER XV.
Stamp Inlaying[102]
CHAPTER XVI.
Designs in Mosaic[106]
CHAPTER XVII.
Finishing the Outside[110]
CHAPTER XVIII.
Inlaying Continued[114]
Gluing in Veneers[115]
Ivory[116]
Polishing[118]
Dyeing Ivory[118]
CHAPTER XIX.
Ornamental Designs for Inlaying[121]
CHAPTER XX.
General Summary[125]
Lacquers[126]
Soldering[127]
Varnishing and Polishing[129]
Brushes[131]
Pearl[131]
Miscellaneous Tools[131]
Curving Veneers[132]
Cutting Miscellaneous Materials[133]
Index[135]

MANUAL

OF THE HAND LATHE.