Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
Close up of the hub
Wheel awaiting a tyre
Cleaning up with the drawknife
A taper auger
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
Cleaning up
A pile of iron hubs
Welding a tyre
Cleaning up the felloes
Close up of the clamping
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
Welding
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Marking out a felloe
An interesting wheel!
Cooling down
Fitting the hot tyre
Welding the tyre
Field gun wheels
Cleaning up
Using a rasp to shape a notch
Hammering the tyre into place
Welding the tyre
The hot tyre in place
Tyre nearly in place
Clamping the wheel down
Wheel in position for the tyre
Cleaning up the tyre
There is a wheel somewhere under the steam
Shaping with a rasp
A few finishing taps
Second tyre being hammered into place
Drawknife in use
Dampening the flames
Trimming with a drawknife
Welding a hub band
Boring a hub the traditional way
Boring a hub with a taper auger
Shaped handles just made.
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
Detail of the wheel
Welding a hub band
An example of wheel making in the past
Field gun wheels
Shaping with a drawknife
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
Drawknife in use
A traveller in use on the wheel.
Shaping an adze handle
Sawing off the spoke ends
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
Clamped in place for tyring
Using a press on the tyre join
Drawknife in use on the felloes
Using a chipping hammer
Using a press on the tyre
Tail vice and dog
Trimming the felloes
The second tyre being hammered in place
Cooling the tyre down
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
Fitting the felloes together
Still cooling off.
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Cleaning up with an angle grinder
Cooling the hot tyre
Spot welding
Drawknife in use
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