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