Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
Fitting the felloes together
Welding the tyre
Drawknife in use again.
A traveller in use on the wheel.
Shaping with a rasp
Tyre nearly in place
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Second tyre nearly in place
Using a rasp
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Field gun wheels
Drawknife in use
Still cooling off.
Hammering the tyre into place
A 12 spoked wheel
An interesting wheel!
Drawknife in use
Detail of the wheel
Using a press on the tyre join
Wheel awaiting a tyre
Marking out a felloe
Close up of the clamping
The first stage in shaping
Welding a hub band
Field gun wheels
Using a press on the tyre
Shaping with a rasp
Tail vice and dog
Letting off steam
The hot tyre in place
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
Boring a hub the traditional way
Checking the tyre circumference
Welding a tyre
Cleaning up the tyre
Dampening the flames
Sawing off the spoke ends
A few finishing taps
Cleaning up the tyre
Using a chipping hammer
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Spot welding
Boring a hub with a taper auger
Shaped handles just made.
Newly made wheel awaiting a tyre
Close up of the hub
Shaping an adze handle
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
Detail of a 12 spoked wheel
Sawing off the spoke ends
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
Cleaning up
Welding the tyre joint
Cleaning up
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Cooling down
Welding the tyre
Trimming the felloes to shape with a drawknife
Adzes awaiting handles
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
Cooling the hot tyre
Clamped in place for tyring
Clamping the wheel down
Drawknife in use shaping
Cooling the tyre down
Cleaning up with the drawknife
Initial shaping
Trimming with a drawknife
A pile of iron hubs
Cleaning up with an angle grinder
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
Cleaning up the felloes
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
An example of wheel making in the past
Drawknife in use on the felloes
Cleaning up the weld
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
Welding
Not just a wheelwright but a rakemaker too.
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
Using a rasp to shape a notch
Welding the tyre
A taper auger
Fitting the hot tyre
Welding a hub band
Applying a hot tyre
Wheel in position for the tyre
An example of the wheelwrights art
Drawknife in use
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
The second tyre being hammered in place
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