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