Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
Cooling down
Shaping with a rasp
Second tyre being hammered into place
Using a press on the tyre
Cleaning up with the drawknife
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Drawknife in use shaping
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Initial shaping
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
A 12 spoked wheel
Welding the tyre
Welding the tyre joint
Sawing off the spoke ends
A few finishing taps
Welding
Shaping with a rasp
Using a rasp
Adzes awaiting handles
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Wheel awaiting a tyre
The second tyre being hammered in place
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
Spot welding
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
There is a wheel somewhere under the steam
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
Cleaning up the felloes
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
Fitting the felloes together
Drawknife in use on the felloes
A traveller in use on the wheel.
Checking the tyre circumference
Still cooling off.
Boring a hub with a taper auger
Tyre nearly in place
Applying a hot tyre
Welding a hub band
Close up of the clamping
A pile of iron hubs
Using a chipping hammer
Using a rasp to shape a notch
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
An example of the wheelwrights art
Dampening the flames
Welding the tyre
Letting off steam
Tail vice and dog
Cooling the tyre down
The first stage in shaping
Wheel in position for the tyre
The hot tyre in place
Trimming with a drawknife
Drawknife in use
Cleaning up
Using a press on the tyre join
Marking out a felloe
Field gun wheels
Drawknife in use again.
Trimming the felloes
Boring a hub the traditional way
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