European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Drawknife in use on the felloes
Initial shaping
Cleaning up with an angle grinder
Cooling the tyre down
Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
The first stage in shaping
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Second tyre nearly in place
An example of the wheelwrights art
Adzes awaiting handles
Sawing off the spoke ends
Drawknife in use
Cleaning up
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
Using a chipping hammer
Clamping the wheel down
Applying a hot tyre
Shaping with a rasp
Not just a wheelwright but a rakemaker too.
Cleaning up the weld
Clamped in place for tyring
Welding a hub band
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
A few finishing taps
Welding the tyre joint
Shaped handles just made.
Checking the tyre circumference
Close up of the clamping
Drawknife in use
Cleaning up with the drawknife
Fitting the hot tyre
Using a press on the tyre
Using a rasp to shape a notch
Shaping an adze handle
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
Cooling the hot tyre
Marking out a felloe
Cleaning up the felloes
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