Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Clamping the wheel down
A taper auger
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
Second tyre nearly in place
Welding the tyre joint
Newly made wheel awaiting a tyre
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
Initial shaping
Welding a tyre
Cleaning up
A pile of iron hubs
Welding the tyre
Cooling down
Still cooling off.
An example of the wheelwrights art
Spot welding
Cleaning up the felloes
Cooling the hot tyre
Welding the tyre
Sawing off the spoke ends
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
Trimming the felloes
Wheel in position for the tyre
Drawknife in use shaping
There is a wheel somewhere under the steam
Letting off steam
Second tyre being hammered into place
Trimming with a drawknife
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Drawknife in use
Cooling the tyre down
Drawknife in use on the felloes
Tail vice and dog
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
An example of wheel making in the past
Using a rasp
Fitting the felloes together
Drawknife in use
A traveller in use on the wheel.
Cleaning up with the drawknife
Cleaning up
The second tyre being hammered in place
An interesting wheel!
A 12 spoked wheel
Tyre nearly in place
Wheel awaiting a tyre
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
Shaping with a rasp
The first stage in shaping
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
Shaped handles just made.
Detail of the wheel
Checking the tyre circumference
Welding
Cleaning up the weld
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
Drawknife in use
Clamped in place for tyring
Boring a hub the traditional way
Adzes awaiting handles
Field gun wheels
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
Cleaning up with an angle grinder
Using a press on the tyre join
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