Material

Poplar or pine, 3" x 3" x 8".

Exercise

To turn a plain cylinder 3 inches in diameter, and then to cut two angular grooves in it, as shown in Fig. 103.

Turn the cylinder and mark the divisions on it in the same manner that similar operations were performed in the regular first exercise, after which start a cut at the left-hand end and continue it through the first space. As the cut progresses, slightly raise the handle of the chisel and force the cutting edge deeper into the wood. The amount the cutting edge is forced into the wood ought to be small during any cut, and the necessary depth gotten by a succession of cuts. The operation is repeated in the opposite direction through the next space, and the two cuts made to meet at the centre. A second cut is started on the left side and is carried also to the centre, and this is met by one from the right side; the work is continued in this manner until the groove is 1/2 inch in depth, the sides being kept straight. The second groove is made in the same manner.

Fig. 103.