Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Spot welding
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
Cleaning up with the drawknife
Shaping with a rasp
The hot tyre in place
Second tyre nearly in place
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
Close up of the hub
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
Welding a hub band
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Fitting the felloes together
A wheel in need of repair
Welding the tyre
An example of wheel making in the past
An example of the wheelwrights art
Cleaning up the weld
A 12 spoked wheel
An interesting wheel!
Sawing off the spoke ends
Trimming with a drawknife
Shaping with a rasp
Using a rasp to shape a notch
Adzes awaiting handles
Cleaning up
A pile of iron hubs
Drawknife in use
Drawknife in use on the felloes
Cleaning up the felloes
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
Cooling the hot tyre
Detail of a 12 spoked wheel
Welding a tyre
The first stage in shaping
Detail of the wheel
Applying a hot tyre
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Shaped handles just made.
Cleaning up
Field gun wheels
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
Field gun wheels
Using a press on the tyre
Wheel awaiting a tyre
A taper auger
Boring a hub with a taper auger
There is a wheel somewhere under the steam
Cooling down
Sawing off the spoke ends
Checking the tyre circumference
Using a rasp
Welding the tyre
Shaping with a drawknife
Using a chipping hammer
Second tyre being hammered into place
Cleaning up with an angle grinder
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
Cleaning up the tyre
Initial shaping
Tail vice and dog
Cleaning up the tyre
Dampening the flames
Welding the tyre
Tyre nearly in place
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