European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Using a rasp
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
There is a wheel somewhere under the steam
The first stage in shaping
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
Cooling the tyre down
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
Using a press on the tyre
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
Spot welding
Close up of the hub
Welding the tyre
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Shaped handles just made.
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
The second tyre being hammered in place
Shaping with a rasp
Drawknife in use again.
Second tyre being hammered into place
Second tyre nearly in place
Cooling down
Newly made wheel awaiting a tyre
Using a chipping hammer
Welding the tyre joint
Dampening the flames
Shaping with a drawknife
Adzes awaiting handles
Clamped in place for tyring
A pile of iron hubs
A 12 spoked wheel
Boring a hub the traditional way
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
Drawknife in use on the felloes
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Welding a tyre
Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
An interesting wheel!
Wheel awaiting a tyre
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