Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Clamping the wheel down
A traveller in use on the wheel.
Initial shaping
Not just a wheelwright but a rakemaker too.
Drawknife in use
Letting off steam
Shaping with a drawknife
Hammering the tyre into place
Preparing the wheel for tyring
A 12 spoked wheel
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Close up of the hub
An interesting wheel!
Welding the tyre joint
Cleaning up
Wheel in position for the tyre
Cooling down
Detail of a 12 spoked wheel
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
A few finishing taps
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
The first stage in shaping
Welding
Detail of the wheel
A taper auger
Spot welding
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
Using a rasp to shape a notch
Cleaning up the weld
Cooling the tyre down
Second tyre being hammered into place
Cleaning up the felloes
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
Fitting the hot tyre
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
Welding the tyre
Trimming the felloes
Using a rasp
Shaping with a rasp
There is a wheel somewhere under the steam
The second tyre being hammered in place
Welding a hub band
Cooling the hot tyre
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Cleaning up with the drawknife
Cleaning up with an angle grinder
Fitting the felloes together
A pile of iron hubs
Drawknife in use
Field gun wheels
Wheel awaiting a tyre
Second tyre nearly in place
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
Using a press on the tyre join
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
Welding a hub band
Sawing off the spoke ends
Still cooling off.
Boring a hub with a taper auger
Boring a hub the traditional way
Close up of the clamping
Drawknife in use
Sawing off the spoke ends
Marking out a felloe
Adzes awaiting handles
Using a press on the tyre
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
Cleaning up the tyre
Newly made wheel awaiting a tyre
Shaped handles just made.
Cleaning up the tyre
The hot tyre in place
A wheel in need of repair
Shaping an adze handle
Cleaning up
Welding the tyre
Applying a hot tyre
Dampening the flames
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
Welding the tyre
Using a chipping hammer
An example of wheel making in the past
Tail vice and dog
Field gun wheels
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Trimming the felloes to shape with a drawknife
Checking the tyre circumference
Trimming with a drawknife
Drawknife in use on the felloes
Shaping with a rasp
Clamped in place for tyring
An example of the wheelwrights art
Drawknife in use again.
Tyre nearly in place
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
Drawknife in use shaping
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
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