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