lathed
Spun and carved
Lathed describes something that has been shaped on a lathe—a machine that rotates material against a cutting tool to produce symmetrical objects.
Wood, metal, and plastic can all be lathed into smooth cylindrical or rounded forms: The lathed wooden spindles gave the staircase an elegant look.
Table legs, baseball bats, and decorative bowls are commonly lathed.
Shaping rotating timber
- spindleRotating rod for thread
- chiselEdged carving implement
- gougeConcave carving blade
- bowlConcave food container
pen · baluster · finial · newel · dowel · banister · rosette · plinth
Act of rotating
- spindleRotating rod for thread
- chuckThrow carelessly or informally
- tailstockLathe component opposite headstock
- machinistMetal parts fabricator
boring · facing · knurling · threading · tapering · cutting · grinding · coolant
woodturning
Shaping rotating timber
bowl · pen · baluster · finial · newel · dowel · banister · rosette · plinth · sanding
turning
Act of rotating
- spindleRotating rod for thread
- chuckThrow carelessly or informally
- tailstockLathe component opposite headstock
machinist · boring · facing · knurling · threading · tapering · cutting · grinding · coolant · precision
cylindrical
Circular in cross-section
- roundCurved like circle
- concentricSharing one center
- balancedIn a state of equilibrium
uniform · tapered · contoured · profiled · smooth · even · circular · axial · rotational · centered
- madehandmade, crafted, built, constructed, assembled
- Milling termsflour, grain, ground, pulverized, crushed
lathedhand-carved
Sculpted manually from solid material
whittled · sculpted · chiseled · rough-cut · hand-crafted
- lather upCover with foam
- in a latherExtremely agitated state
- lathered upCovered in foam
- lath and plaster
- wood latheRotary tool for shaping timber
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