European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
Close up of the clamping
Drawknife in use
Still cooling off.
Cooling down
Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Welding
A 12 spoked wheel
Shaping with a drawknife
The hot tyre in place
Clamping the wheel down
Close up of the hub
Cleaning up the weld
Not just a wheelwright but a rakemaker too.
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
Sawing off the spoke ends
Applying a hot tyre
Using a press on the tyre
Welding a hub band
A traveller in use on the wheel.
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
An interesting wheel!
A pile of iron hubs
Drawknife in use
Drawknife in use on the felloes
Field gun wheels
Shaping with a rasp
Cleaning up the tyre
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Letting off steam
Fitting the hot tyre
Spot welding
A taper auger
Wheel awaiting a tyre
Shaping an adze handle
Clamped in place for tyring
Using a rasp
Dampening the flames
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
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