Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Welding
Welding a hub band
The second tyre being hammered in place
Drawknife in use on the felloes
Sawing off the spoke ends
Cleaning up the tyre
Welding the tyre
Spot welding
Clamped in place for tyring
Boring a hub the traditional way
Close up of the clamping
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
Cleaning up the felloes
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
Cooling the tyre down
Cleaning up with the drawknife
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
Initial shaping
Cleaning up the tyre
Adzes awaiting handles
Cleaning up the weld
A 12 spoked wheel
Not just a wheelwright but a rakemaker too.
Drawknife in use
Hammering the tyre into place
Marking out a felloe
Close up of the hub
Still cooling off.
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
Shaping with a drawknife
Cooling down
Cleaning up with an angle grinder
Wheel awaiting a tyre
Checking the tyre circumference
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Using a rasp
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
A pile of iron hubs
Field gun wheels
Welding the tyre joint
A taper auger
Cleaning up
Newly made wheel awaiting a tyre
Clamping the wheel down
Shaping with a rasp
There is a wheel somewhere under the steam
Welding a tyre
Drawknife in use
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