Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Close up of the clamping
Boring a hub the traditional way
Sawing off the spoke ends
Letting off steam
Checking the tyre circumference
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
Fitting the felloes together
Marking out a felloe
Drawknife in use again.
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
Trimming with a drawknife
Drawknife in use
Drawknife in use
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
Boring a hub with a taper auger
Drawknife in use shaping
Applying a hot tyre
Wheel in position for the tyre
Welding the tyre joint
Welding a hub band
Shaping an adze handle
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
Cooling the tyre down
A 12 spoked wheel
Trimming the felloes to shape with a drawknife
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
The second tyre being hammered in place
Field gun wheels
Second tyre nearly in place
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
Cleaning up the weld
Cleaning up the tyre
Fitting the hot tyre
Still cooling off.
Shaping with a drawknife
Tyre nearly in place
A pile of iron hubs
The first stage in shaping
An example of the wheelwrights art
Using a press on the tyre join
Wheel awaiting a tyre
A wheel in need of repair
Tail vice and dog
Shaping with a rasp
Cleaning up
Drawknife in use on the felloes
Dampening the flames
Field gun wheels
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Cleaning up
Sawing off the spoke ends
Clamped in place for tyring
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
Clamping the wheel down
Cleaning up with the drawknife
Welding a hub band
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
Welding the tyre
Detail of the wheel
Close up of the hub
Spot welding
Using a press on the tyre
A taper auger
Shaped handles just made.
Using a chipping hammer
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
An example of wheel making in the past
Using a rasp to shape a notch
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
The hot tyre in place
Drawknife in use
Trimming the felloes
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Cleaning up with an angle grinder
Cooling down
Cleaning up the tyre
Adzes awaiting handles
A traveller in use on the wheel.
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Welding
Detail of a 12 spoked wheel
Shaping with a rasp
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