The Lathe & Its UsesOr, 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. With an Appendix, In Which Is Described an Entirely Novel Form of Lathe For Eccentric and Rose Engine Turning; a Lathe and Planing Machine Combined; and Other Valuable Matter Relating to the Art. , has been considered an important book throughout the human history. So that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. The whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. This book is not made of scanned copies and hence the text is clear and readable.