European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
Using a press on the tyre join
Trimming the felloes to shape with a drawknife
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
Welding the tyre
Fitting the hot tyre
Fitting the felloes together
Spot welding
Detail of the wheel
Shaping with a drawknife
Drawknife in use
Sawing off the spoke ends
Drawknife in use on the felloes
Second tyre nearly in place
Wheel in position for the tyre
Clamping the wheel down
Initial shaping
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
Trimming with a drawknife
Cleaning up
Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Using a rasp to shape a notch
Welding the tyre
Drawknife in use
Welding a hub band
Welding
An interesting wheel!
Trimming the felloes
Dampening the flames
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
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