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