Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Cooling the tyre down
Clamped in place for tyring
Welding the tyre joint
A 12 spoked wheel
Welding
An interesting wheel!
Second tyre being hammered into place
Letting off steam
Cooling down
Field gun wheels
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Initial shaping
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
Wheel in position for the tyre
Welding the tyre
Drawknife in use
Using a press on the tyre
Welding the tyre
Cleaning up the tyre
Sawing off the spoke ends
Shaping with a rasp
Wheel awaiting a tyre
Shaped handles just made.
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
A traveller in use on the wheel.
Boring a hub the traditional way
Welding the tyre
Shaping with a drawknife
Cleaning up with the drawknife
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Using a rasp
Welding a tyre
Shaping an adze handle
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