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This is an interesting idea but I think the metaphor doesn't hold up with wood. You can only really remove material when you turn wood on a lathe, but feminizing is about adding as much as it is about removing. I think something like the process for making brass instruments is more apt. They basically take a tube of metal and spin it on a lathe, then shape the material by bending it with various tools into the classic diverging nozzle shape, but generally don't remove material. I imagine it more just kind of pushing bits around to get the more feminine shape, like turning a tuba into a trombone or something.
that technique (and analogy) sounds super intriguing! i want to know more, but i wasn't able to find what you were talking about on the internet sadly. are there any articles/books/etc. you'd recommend?