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