Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
An example of the wheelwrights art
Drawknife in use
Cleaning up
Cleaning up
Boring a hub with a taper auger
A pile of iron hubs
Shaping an adze handle
Field gun wheels
Trimming the felloes
Clamped in place for tyring
Checking the tyre circumference
There is a wheel somewhere under the steam
Fitting the felloes together
Cleaning up the tyre
Letting off steam
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Welding a hub band
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
Welding the tyre
Welding a hub band
Drawknife in use
Welding
Still cooling off.
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
Shaped handles just made.
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Not just a wheelwright but a rakemaker too.
Cleaning up the tyre
Detail of the wheel
Using a press on the tyre
Close up of the clamping
Drawknife in use
A 12 spoked wheel
Welding the tyre
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
Welding the tyre
Cleaning up the weld
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