Fig. 1338.
Thus, in [Fig. 1338] is a taper plug fitting in a ring having a threaded taper bore, the threads matching, and having the thread sides in both cases at an equal angle to the surface, lengthways of the work, though the tops and bottoms of the thread are not parallel with the axial line of the work.
Wood Turning Tools.—Wood turning in the ordinary lathe is generally performed by hand tools, and of these the principal is the gouge, which in skillful hands may be used to finish as well as to rough out the work (although there are other more useful finishing tools to be hereafter described).
Fig. 1339.
It is used mainly, however, to rough out the work and to round out corners and sweeps. The proper form for this tool is shown in [Fig. 1339], the bevel on the end of the back or convex side being carried well round at the corners, so as to bring those corners up to a full sharp cutting edge on the convex or front side.