Turning & Mechanical Manipulation VOLUME 1 Charles Holtzapffel HBDJ On The Lathe

By Charles Holtzapffel ~ First Published 1846 ~ THIS IS THE 1993 REPRINT. “The aim of this unique work was to describe all the materials known to man, the use of lathes and machines and processes and practices of finishing a chosen material.Just reading these works makes one marvel not only at Holtzapffel’s skill and knowledge but also the vastness of the work itself enabling us as it does to see the work of a genius of a past age.”.