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