Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Initial shaping
Trimming the felloes
Drawknife in use
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
Shaping an adze handle
Sawing off the spoke ends
The hot tyre in place
Second tyre nearly in place
Hammering the tyre into place
An example of wheel making in the past
Shaped handles just made.
A traveller in use on the wheel.
Cleaning up
Welding a tyre
Tyre nearly in place
Cleaning up the tyre
Trimming with a drawknife
An interesting wheel!
Cleaning up with an angle grinder
Detail of the wheel
Using a press on the tyre
The first stage in shaping
Not just a wheelwright but a rakemaker too.
A few finishing taps
Wheel in position for the tyre
Cooling the tyre down
Welding the tyre
Welding the tyre
Applying a hot tyre
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
Using a chipping hammer
Clamping the wheel down
A wheel in need of repair
Shaping with a rasp
Drawknife in use shaping
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
Boring a hub the traditional way
Field gun wheels
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Cleaning up the tyre
There is a wheel somewhere under the steam
Shaping with a drawknife
A taper auger
Using a rasp to shape a notch
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