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