Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
Sawing off the spoke ends
Cleaning up the weld
Spot welding
Still cooling off.
Cooling down
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Wheel awaiting a tyre
Initial shaping
Clamped in place for tyring
Clamping the wheel down
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Dampening the flames
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
Shaping an adze handle
Close up of the hub
Close up of the clamping
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
Welding the tyre joint
A few finishing taps
Welding a hub band
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
Second tyre nearly in place
Welding the tyre
Drawknife in use on the felloes
Shaping with a rasp
Cleaning up
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
Using a press on the tyre
Tail vice and dog
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
Welding
Cleaning up the felloes
Cleaning up
Trimming the felloes
Sawing off the spoke ends
Drawknife in use shaping
The hot tyre in place
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
A 12 spoked wheel
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
Welding a hub band
An interesting wheel!
Wheel in position for the tyre
A taper auger
Shaped handles just made.
Cleaning up the tyre
Using a press on the tyre join
Applying a hot tyre
Letting off steam
A wheel in need of repair
An example of the wheelwrights art
Using a chipping hammer
Cleaning up with an angle grinder
Boring a hub with a taper auger
Using a rasp
Second tyre being hammered into place
Newly made wheel awaiting a tyre
Boring a hub the traditional way
Field gun wheels
Field gun wheels
Fitting the felloes together
Trimming with a drawknife
Cleaning up with the drawknife
Tyre nearly in place
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