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Another ancient skill is that of turning wood on a lathe, so that the waste wood can be cut evenly away to produce cyclindrical objects such as chair legs and backs, candlesticks, utensils, bowls and other items. All lathes have two points between which the piece of wood is tightly gripped. A foot treadle or...