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