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