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