European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Hammering the tyre into place
Not just a wheelwright but a rakemaker too.
Boring a hub with a taper auger
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
A wheel in need of repair
Cleaning up the tyre
Shaping with a drawknife
Using a press on the tyre join
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Shaping with a rasp
Clamping the wheel down
Cleaning up the tyre
Drawknife in use on the felloes
Trimming with a drawknife
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
Cooling down
The second tyre being hammered in place
Welding the tyre
Sawing off the spoke ends
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Drawknife in use shaping
Using a press on the tyre
Welding the tyre
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
Tyre nearly in place
Shaping an adze handle
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
An interesting wheel!
Cooling the hot tyre
Fitting the felloes together
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
Cleaning up with an angle grinder
Using a rasp to shape a notch
Drawknife in use
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