Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Second tyre nearly in place
Newly made wheel awaiting a tyre
Cleaning up the tyre
Cleaning up the tyre
Drawknife in use shaping
Wheel awaiting a tyre
Close up of the hub
Field gun wheels
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
Dampening the flames
Welding a tyre
The second tyre being hammered in place
Close up of the clamping
Detail of a 12 spoked wheel
Shaping with a rasp
Checking the tyre circumference
Spot welding
Not just a wheelwright but a rakemaker too.
Trimming the felloes to shape with a drawknife
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
Cleaning up
Boring a hub the traditional way
Second tyre being hammered into place
A pile of iron hubs
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Welding the tyre joint
A wheel in need of repair
Boring a hub with a taper auger
Wheel in position for the tyre
There is a wheel somewhere under the steam
Using a rasp to shape a notch
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Using a press on the tyre
Applying a hot tyre
A 12 spoked wheel
Cooling down
Hammering the tyre into place
Drawknife in use on the felloes
Welding the tyre
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
Shaped handles just made.
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