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This is a drawing of a lathe dog for unusual workpieces. Thanks to 
AL <alicecurtis@worldnet.att.net>. AL provided the following description:

>This type of dog is easy to make for odd shapes or sizes and for
>situations where the right size dog is not available.
>When I first saw one of this type the shop where I was working
>had no other type. They claimed this type cut down on chatter.
>It did seem to do this to some degree.
>The bored hole needs to be a close fit as the cap screw will
>not be able to compress the bore a large amount, about 1/8 inch.
>
>1/2 inch or 3/4 inch aluminum works well for material.