Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Welding a hub band
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
An example of the wheelwrights art
Adzes awaiting handles
A 12 spoked wheel
Using a rasp
Welding the tyre joint
Field gun wheels
Using a rasp to shape a notch
Welding the tyre
Close up of the clamping
Clamping the wheel down
A taper auger
Using a press on the tyre
Tyre nearly in place
Fitting the felloes together
Sawing off the spoke ends
Tail vice and dog
Welding the tyre
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
Shaping an adze handle
The second tyre being hammered in place
Welding a tyre
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Drawknife in use
A few finishing taps
Cooling the hot tyre
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
The hot tyre in place
Boring a hub with a taper auger
A wheel in need of repair
Initial shaping
Fitting the hot tyre
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
Drawknife in use on the felloes
Checking the tyre circumference
Cleaning up with the drawknife
Cooling down
Shaping with a rasp
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
Shaping with a rasp
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
Second tyre being hammered into place
Using a chipping hammer
An interesting wheel!
A traveller in use on the wheel.
Welding the tyre
Cleaning up
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
Detail of a 12 spoked wheel
Drawknife in use shaping
Letting off steam
Marking out a felloe
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