The Blanchard Lathe

Thomas Blanchard's 1819 copying lathe — the machine that turned gunstocks and seeded the American System.

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    Volumes

    1. Vol 1 Overview & Why This Machine Matters
    2. Vol 2 Thomas Blanchard & the Patent
    3. Vol 3 How It Works
    4. Vol 4 The Stocking Line — Fourteen Machines
    5. Vol 5 What It Made Beyond Gunstocks
    6. Vol 6 Historical Significance — What It Did and Did Not Do
    7. Vol 7 Why They Are No Longer Used
    8. Vol 8 A Detailed Operation Run-Through
    9. Vol 9 The Modern Equivalent & Cheatsheet