The bulk of this fascinating book reprints two series of sequential articles from the 1880s, the first by Paul Hasluck, the second by James Lukin, on lathes, their constituent parts, and how the amateur could build his own machine. The third article is on building lathe chucks - not the three or four-jaw variety, but still with some useable information. However the real value of this modestly priced book lies in Lukin's article, which would combine well with either the Gingery or the Mason books to help you build your very own lathe. 109 very well illustrated pages. Paperback. Lindsay Publications