This section is from the "Elementary Turning" book, by Frank Henry Selden. Also available from Amazon: Elementary Turning.
Instead of screwing a blank on to a screw chuck, it may

Fig. 173. Napkin Ring.

Fig. 174. Napkin Ring Blank.

be placed on an arbor the same as the plain ring, Fig. 163. It is not necessary that the blank be cylindrical. Fig. 174 shows a blank in place. The tools must cut lightly to avoid causing the
Fig. 175. Outside of Napkin Ring Finished.
arbor to turn in the hole. Turn the piece to a cylinder, cut the ends square, and then shape the pattern;
Fig. 175 shows the outside of a ring finished, and the piece ready to be removed from the arbor and placed in a cup chuck. It is then finished the same as Fig. 169. Figs. 176 and 177 show other designs for napkin rings.

Fig. 177. Beaded Napkin Ring.

Fig. 176. Plain Napkin Ring.
 
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