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