Jerry wrote:

> I just picked up a book on the history of toys this weekend. Turned out
> to be just the history of toys in Germany, but still pretty interesting.
> Anyway, lots of animals, men, and other figures were made with lathes
> like those Tor posted. They lathed the wood so that, when it was chopped
> into 1 to 2 inch sections, each section had the shape of a man, horse,
> or whatever.

Sounds interesting.

Could you please try to describe better how they were made ?
I.e.: Were they torus-like or "pole"-like ?
And how were they cut ?

Tor Olav
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