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Excerpt from The Lathe and Its Uses, Or Instruction in the Art of Turning Wood and Metal: Including a Description of the Most Modern Appliances for the Ornamentation of Plane and Curved Surfaces
It has ever been to the writer a matter Of surprise and regret, that although the art of turning has been so long and so successfully pursued in this country, both by artisans and amateurs, no work has appeared in the English language treating upon the subject, except one or two sketches and imperfect treatises.
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It has ever been to the writer a matter Of surprise and regret, that although the art of turning has been so long and so successfully pursued in this country, both by artisans and amateurs, no work has appeared in the English language treating upon the subject, except one or two sketches and imperfect treatises.
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.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - James Lukin
Hardback
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ISBN - 9780265887851
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Page Count - 301
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ISBN - 9781330492147
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm
Page Count - 303
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