On Jan 29, 2015, at 5:20 PM, Don Schwartz  wrote:

> There is an interesting article on the TATHS site about the use of heel or
heeled tools for turning brass on a foot-powered lathe.
> 
> http://www.taths.org.uk/tools-and-trades/articles/237-heel-tools-an-
experiment-with-old-methods">http://www.taths.org.uk/tools-and-
trades/articles/237-heel-tools-an-experiment-with-old-methods
> 
> I know very little about metal work, and hadn't heard of these tools before
now.
> Don

WOW!! You have no idea how much I appreciate this information. I do brass
turning in my wood lathe, but it isn’t easy. Very soon I will have similar tools
to try out. I can hardly wait. Besides, now I have more tools to make.