Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Boring a hub with a taper auger
Welding
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Close up of the clamping
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
Second tyre being hammered into place
Newly made wheel awaiting a tyre
Drawknife in use on the felloes
Welding the tyre
Cleaning up the weld
Using a press on the tyre join
Cleaning up the felloes
Using a rasp
Trimming the felloes to shape with a drawknife
Detail of the wheel
Clamping the wheel down
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
An example of wheel making in the past
Cleaning up the tyre
A few finishing taps
Drawknife in use again.
Boring a hub the traditional way
Using a press on the tyre
Sawing off the spoke ends
Close up of the hub
Welding a hub band
Drawknife in use
Cooling the tyre down
Using a rasp to shape a notch
Cooling down
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Drawknife in use shaping
Shaping with a rasp
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Sawing off the spoke ends
Clamped in place for tyring
A traveller in use on the wheel.
A 12 spoked wheel
Cleaning up the tyre
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Cooling the hot tyre
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
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