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