Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Art of Polychromatic and Decorative Turning: A Practical Manual for the Professional and Amateur Turner
The present manual, devoted as it is to the full description of the practically new and certainly the most beautiful branch of the wood - turner's art. We trust the subject will be found written and illustrated in a manner calculated to attract and instruct all, and especially amateurs, who take an interest in the fascinating art of ornamental turning. We have endeavoured to make every step in the processes described perfectly clear to the reader, and we think that the numerous illustrations will be.
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