European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Boring a hub with a taper auger
Drawknife in use on the felloes
Using a rasp to shape a notch
Letting off steam
Marking out a felloe
Clamping the wheel down
Welding
A 12 spoked wheel
An example of wheel making in the past
A few finishing taps
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
Welding the tyre
Field gun wheels
Clamped in place for tyring
Tail vice and dog
Shaping with a drawknife
Drawknife in use
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
Welding the tyre
Shaping an adze handle
Welding a hub band
Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Wheel in position for the tyre
Cleaning up the felloes
Cleaning up with an angle grinder
A wheel in need of repair
Using a rasp
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
Using a press on the tyre join
Welding a tyre
Trimming the felloes to shape with a drawknife
Drawknife in use shaping
Detail of a 12 spoked wheel
Using a chipping hammer
Drawknife in use
Boring a hub the traditional way
Spot welding
Cooling the tyre down
Cleaning up the tyre
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Shaped handles just made.
Cleaning up the weld
Second tyre nearly in place
Second tyre being hammered into place
Still cooling off.
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
Welding the tyre joint
Initial shaping
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
Trimming with a drawknife
Preparing the wheel for tyring
The hot tyre in place
An example of the wheelwrights art
Sawing off the spoke ends
Cooling the hot tyre
Close up of the clamping
Cleaning up with the drawknife
Dampening the flames
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