lathe{  // rotates a 2-D outline of points around the Y axis to create a 3-D shape
  cubic_spline // linear_spline | quadratic_spline | cubic_spline   
  9,           // number of points,
  <0.870,0.571>,  // list of <x,y> points,
  <1.325,0.623>,
  <1.579,0.404>,
  <1.412,0.069>,
  <0.709,0.011>,
  <0.593,0.236>,
  <0.853,0.357>,
  <1.124,0.184>,
  <1.274,0.149>

  rotate <0,0, 0>
  // sturm
  texture { Brass_Metal
            pigment{ color rgb<0.98,0.86,0.4>} 
             finish { phong 1 reflection{ 0.20 metallic 0.00} } 
          } // end of texture
  scale<1,1,1>*0.20
  rotate<0,0,0> 
  translate<0,0,0>
 } // ----------------------------------------------- end of lathe object