wood turning

the forming of wood articles upon a lathe.

Origin of wood turning

First recorded in 1875–80

wood-turn·ing, adjective

It is a clear, practical and suggestive book on wood-turning.

Manual Training Toys for the Boy's Workshop |Harris W. Moore
The student in wheelwrighting receives instruction in wood-turning; the course is the same as that given to students in carpentry.

Tuskegee & Its People: Their Ideals and Achievements |Various
Sloyd, free-hand drawing, wood-turning, athletics and mental arithmetic.

A Plea for the Criminal |James Leslie Allan Kayll
In the second place it is a textbook on the science and art of wood-turning illustrated by fifty pen sketches.

Manual Training Toys for the Boy's Workshop |Harris W. Moore

Adjusting himself to this new environment, Mr. Richards opened a shop for wood-turning, painting and glazing.

The Journal of Negro History, Vol. I. Jan. 1916 |Various