foot lathe

In the early years, Walter fashioned chairs by hand, also using a foot lathe.

The parts were made with simple carpenter tools and a wooden foot lathe, using the methods of the cabinetmaker.

He rented a room in the top floor of an office building, bought a cot and an oil-stove, a foot lathe, and some tools.

Before the Industrial Revolution the foot lathe has been use for many years for turning both wood and metals (see image B).

Royalt continued into the machining area where the foot lathes, the drills, and the grinders were set on their mounts and benches.

Back Built in 1884 during Dorchester's great church building era, this building now houses blacksmiths' tools, a working foot lathe, carpenter's tools and unique hand tools as well as a look into the making of textiles in the late 1800's.