Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Wheel awaiting a tyre
Drawknife in use
Detail of the wheel
A taper auger
Field gun wheels
Fitting the felloes together
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Letting off steam
Welding a hub band
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Newly made wheel awaiting a tyre
Cleaning up the felloes
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
A few finishing taps
The first stage in shaping
Drawknife in use
Welding
The hot tyre in place
Not just a wheelwright but a rakemaker too.
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
Drawknife in use
Cleaning up with an angle grinder
Fitting the hot tyre
Close up of the hub
Trimming with a drawknife
Cooling the tyre down
Cleaning up
Cooling down
Cleaning up
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Checking the tyre circumference
Shaping with a rasp
Applying a hot tyre
A wheel in need of repair
An interesting wheel!
Drawknife in use shaping
Shaped handles just made.
Spot welding
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
Welding the tyre
Field gun wheels
Tail vice and dog
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