Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
A traveller in use on the wheel.
Cooling down
Second tyre nearly in place
Welding the tyre joint
Drawknife in use shaping
Tail vice and dog
Welding
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
Marking out a felloe
Wheel in position for the tyre
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
Detail of the wheel
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
Hammering the tyre into place
The hot tyre in place
Newly made wheel awaiting a tyre
Welding a tyre
Trimming the felloes
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
Not just a wheelwright but a rakemaker too.
Detail of a 12 spoked wheel
Welding a hub band
Sawing off the spoke ends
Shaping with a rasp
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Initial shaping
Sawing off the spoke ends
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
Using a rasp
Cleaning up with an angle grinder
Cleaning up the weld
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Drawknife in use
A taper auger
An example of the wheelwrights art
Second tyre being hammered into place
Cleaning up the tyre
A wheel in need of repair
Shaping with a drawknife
Using a rasp to shape a notch
Trimming with a drawknife
Wheel awaiting a tyre
Spot welding
Using a press on the tyre
Fitting the felloes together
Field gun wheels
Welding the tyre
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Checking the tyre circumference
Drawknife in use
Clamping the wheel down
Dampening the flames
Letting off steam
A 12 spoked wheel
Boring a hub with a taper auger
Drawknife in use again.
Drawknife in use
Drawknife in use on the felloes
Cleaning up with the drawknife
Close up of the clamping
Boring a hub the traditional way
Close up of the hub
Still cooling off.
The second tyre being hammered in place
Cleaning up the tyre
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