Restoration of an Early Baldwin Wood Lathe

This page follows a restoration of an early Baldwin “Celebrated Improved Foot Lathe.” Specifically, the #2 version shown in this ca 1877 and 1878 page image.

Baldwin Early Wood Lathe Catalog Page

Will be adding pictures of an original of these all wood lathe as well as progress in restoring what I found a number of years ago at a tool meeting.  7-20-2026  Pictures below are of a pattern i made for the headstock pulley from some info I obtained and below that is the finished casting after being turned to size on my metal lathe

 

Pattern for new headstock

 

 

New headstock pulley and its pattern