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