Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Detail of a 12 spoked wheel
The hot tyre in place
Newly made wheel awaiting a tyre
Still cooling off.
Detail of the wheel
Cleaning up with the drawknife
An interesting wheel!
Cleaning up the tyre
Sawing off the spoke ends
Dampening the flames
Not just a wheelwright but a rakemaker too.
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
Drawknife in use again.
Boring a hub with a taper auger
Close up of the clamping
Welding a tyre
Field gun wheels
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
Welding the tyre joint
A taper auger
Using a rasp
Marking out a felloe
The first stage in shaping
Field gun wheels
Cleaning up the weld
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
Welding the tyre
A pile of iron hubs
Trimming with a drawknife
Trimming the felloes
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
Drawknife in use
Shaping with a drawknife
Clamping the wheel down
Cooling down
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Fitting the hot tyre
Drawknife in use shaping
Cooling the hot tyre
Initial shaping
Tail vice and dog
Welding
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Adzes awaiting handles
Shaped handles just made.
Drawknife in use
An example of the wheelwrights art
Cleaning up
Drawknife in use on the felloes
Wheel in position for the tyre
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
Fitting the felloes together
Cleaning up
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
Tyre nearly in place
Using a chipping hammer
Applying a hot tyre
Sawing off the spoke ends
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Welding a hub band
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Shaping with a rasp
Letting off steam
A traveller in use on the wheel.
Using a press on the tyre join
Welding the tyre
Trimming the felloes to shape with a drawknife
A 12 spoked wheel
Checking the tyre circumference
Welding the tyre
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