Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Welding the tyre joint
Cleaning up with an angle grinder
Dampening the flames
An example of wheel making in the past
Tail vice and dog
A traveller in use on the wheel.
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
Cooling the hot tyre
Not just a wheelwright but a rakemaker too.
Clamped in place for tyring
Cleaning up the tyre
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
Close up of the clamping
Fitting the felloes together
There is a wheel somewhere under the steam
Welding the tyre
Drawknife in use on the felloes
Cleaning up
Still cooling off.
Spot welding
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Letting off steam
Hammering the tyre into place
Initial shaping
Boring a hub with a taper auger
Detail of a 12 spoked wheel
A pile of iron hubs
Drawknife in use
Second tyre nearly in place
Cleaning up with the drawknife
Checking the tyre circumference
Using a press on the tyre
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
Trimming the felloes
The second tyre being hammered in place
An interesting wheel!
Shaped handles just made.
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
Welding
Cleaning up the tyre
Detail of the wheel
Applying a hot tyre
Cooling the tyre down
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Shaping with a rasp
A taper auger
Shaping an adze handle
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Using a rasp to shape a notch
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Sawing off the spoke ends
Marking out a felloe
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