Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
Shaping with a drawknife
Using a chipping hammer
Clamped in place for tyring
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
Drawknife in use on the felloes
Welding a tyre
Drawknife in use
Wheel in position for the tyre
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
Cleaning up with the drawknife
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Applying a hot tyre
Using a rasp to shape a notch
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
Shaping with a rasp
There is a wheel somewhere under the steam
The hot tyre in place
Fitting the hot tyre
Using a press on the tyre join
Cleaning up the weld
Dampening the flames
An example of wheel making in the past
Welding the tyre
Clamping the wheel down
Trimming with a drawknife
A wheel in need of repair
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Wheel awaiting a tyre
Second tyre being hammered into place
Initial shaping
Sawing off the spoke ends
A traveller in use on the wheel.
Welding a hub band
Cleaning up with an angle grinder
Cooling the hot tyre
Cleaning up
Detail of a 12 spoked wheel
Using a rasp
Close up of the hub
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
Drawknife in use shaping
Cleaning up the felloes
Drawknife in use
Cooling the tyre down
Welding the tyre
Welding the tyre
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Marking out a felloe
Drawknife in use
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
An example of the wheelwrights art
Fitting the felloes together
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
Spot welding
Tyre nearly in place
Trimming the felloes to shape with a drawknife
Second tyre nearly in place
A pile of iron hubs
Welding a hub band
Sawing off the spoke ends
Trimming the felloes
Close up of the clamping
The first stage in shaping
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Adzes awaiting handles
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Shaping with a rasp
Shaped handles just made.
Boring a hub with a taper auger
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