Dice Carousel from Hunt & Co

This scary-looking object is an original production tool that was used by Hunt & Co in the making of precision shaved dice. This tool is unique and also quite historic, when one considers the fact that all the shaved dice ever sold by Hunt & Co were made with this particular tool.

This carousel holds a total of 18 dice, that can be shaved at the same time. The carousel is placed on a lathe and spun. A cutting tool makes several passes across the face of the carousel and each time shaves-off a small amount off of one side of the dice.

This tool is not essential in the making of shaved dice. However, the advantage of using this tool is that 18 dice can be shaved at once, in a single pass.