Around the Woods

A Course in Woodturning
by Milton and Wohlers; 1919

PLATES B-V--3-a, B-V--3-a’. DOUBLE GROOVE SPIRAL. STRAIGHT SHAFT

To work out the double groove spiral for the magazine holder illustrated, proceed as follows:

1. Square up the stock to 1⅜". Center carefully and turn the design on both ends as shown, in the upper diagram (Plate B-V--3-a’). Turn the cylinder between the top and bottom, making it 5½" long and 1⅜" in diameter.

Fig. 26.
Fig. 26.

2. Divide the cylinder into two equal parts. Each part represents one revolution of the spiral.



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