lathework
Rotary woodshaping art
Lathework is objects or decorative elements produced on a lathe—a machine that rotates material against a cutting tool to shape it.
The term covers both the process and its products: turned wooden legs, metal spindles, ornamental balusters.
The Victorian staircase featured elaborate lathework on every baluster.
Edged carving implement
- bowlConcave food container
- gobletStemmed drinking vessel
- spindleRotating rod for thread
- tailstockLathe component opposite headstock
headstock · faceplate · mandrel · roughing · beading · dead center · sanding · finishing
Throw carelessly or informally
- machiningSubtractive metalworking process
- boringFailing to engage interest
- facingDirected toward something
- knurlingMachined grip texture
threading · tapering · collet · feeds · speeds · cutting · milling · grinding
Millionth of a meter
- calipersAdjustable-jaw measuring device
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- accuracyDegree of correctness
measurement · dimensional · alignment · symmetry · roundness · sizing · fitting · machinist
Skilled manual tradesperson
- handiworkHandmade work product
- craftsmanSkilled manual worker
- sculptingShaping material into forms
- shapingGiving something its form
carver · ornamental · decorative · heirloom · bespoke · handcrafted · skill · technique
chisel
Edged carving implement
tailstock · headstock · faceplate · mandrel · roughing · beading · dead center · sanding · finishing · woodgrain
chuck
Throw carelessly or informally
- machiningSubtractive metalworking process
- boringFailing to engage interest
- facingDirected toward something
knurling · threading · tapering · collet · feeds · speeds · cutting · milling · grinding · drilling
micrometer
Millionth of a meter
- calipersAdjustable-jaw measuring device
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- gaugeStandard of measurement
accuracy · measurement · dimensional · alignment · symmetry · roundness · sizing · fitting · machinist · tooling
artisan
Skilled manual tradesperson
shaping · carver · ornamental · decorative · heirloom · bespoke · handcrafted · skill · technique · mastery
latheworkhand carving
Manual shaping of material
whittling · handwork · chisel work · milling · forging
work, lather, turner, lathe, woodworking, lathers, lathes, woodturning, lathing