Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Cleaning up the felloes
Drawknife in use again.
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
Shaping with a rasp
Shaped handles just made.
Shaping an adze handle
Not just a wheelwright but a rakemaker too.
Trimming with a drawknife
Fitting the felloes together
Trimming the felloes to shape with a drawknife
Dampening the flames
Sawing off the spoke ends
The hot tyre in place
Tyre nearly in place
Using a press on the tyre
Cooling down
Using a press on the tyre join
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
Close up of the clamping
Cleaning up the tyre
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
The first stage in shaping
Field gun wheels
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Field gun wheels
Using a rasp to shape a notch
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
Sawing off the spoke ends
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
An interesting wheel!
Welding the tyre
Initial shaping
Cooling the tyre down
A 12 spoked wheel
Drawknife in use
Detail of the wheel
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
Hammering the tyre into place
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
Drawknife in use
Trimming the felloes
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