Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
An example of the wheelwrights art
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
Drawknife in use shaping
Shaping with a drawknife
Welding
Welding a tyre
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Detail of the wheel
Welding the tyre
Spot welding
Applying a hot tyre
An interesting wheel!
Shaping with a rasp
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Shaping with a rasp
A few finishing taps
Welding a hub band
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