European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
An example of the wheelwrights art
A wheel in need of repair
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
Shaping an adze handle
Drawknife in use again.
Shaping with a rasp
Clamping the wheel down
Sawing off the spoke ends
Hammering the tyre into place
Cleaning up the felloes
Using a press on the tyre
An interesting wheel!
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Field gun wheels
Welding a hub band
There is a wheel somewhere under the steam
Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Welding the tyre
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
Newly made wheel awaiting a tyre
Wheel in position for the tyre
Drawknife in use on the felloes
Trimming the felloes
Cooling the tyre down
Welding the tyre joint
Wheel awaiting a tyre
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Applying a hot tyre
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
Using a rasp
Drawknife in use
Welding
Cleaning up
Cleaning up with the drawknife
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