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