European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
Trimming the felloes to shape with a drawknife
Sawing off the spoke ends
There is a wheel somewhere under the steam
Close up of the hub
Drawknife in use on the felloes
Cleaning up
The second tyre being hammered in place
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
Field gun wheels
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
Welding a hub band
Checking the tyre circumference
Close up of the clamping
Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Spot welding
Initial shaping
Cooling the hot tyre
Wheel awaiting a tyre
Boring a hub the traditional way
Shaping an adze handle
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
The first stage in shaping
A traveller in use on the wheel.
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
Clamping the wheel down
Cleaning up the tyre
Not just a wheelwright but a rakemaker too.
Tyre nearly in place
Fitting the felloes together
Cleaning up the tyre
The hot tyre in place
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
Dampening the flames
Using a press on the tyre
Trimming with a drawknife
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
Wheel in position for the tyre
Applying a hot tyre
Newly made wheel awaiting a tyre
Drawknife in use
Using a press on the tyre join
Welding
Cooling the tyre down
A taper auger
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
Drawknife in use shaping
Cleaning up with the drawknife
Welding the tyre
Drawknife in use
Welding the tyre joint
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Hammering the tyre into place
A wheel in need of repair
Cooling down
Boring a hub with a taper auger
Marking out a felloe
A 12 spoked wheel
Detail of the wheel
Adzes awaiting handles
An example of wheel making in the past
Trimming the felloes
An interesting wheel!
Cleaning up
Still cooling off.
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
Welding a tyre
A few finishing taps
Welding a hub band
Welding the tyre
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Second tyre nearly in place
Sawing off the spoke ends
Letting off steam
Shaping with a drawknife
Using a chipping hammer
Fitting the hot tyre
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