Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
A traveller in use on the wheel.
Tail vice and dog
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Drawknife in use
Drawknife in use again.
Welding a tyre
Drawknife in use
A 12 spoked wheel
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
Newly made wheel awaiting a tyre
Trimming the felloes
Field gun wheels
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Cleaning up the felloes
Field gun wheels
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
Wheel awaiting a tyre
Welding a hub band
Welding
Shaping with a rasp
Dampening the flames
Clamping the wheel down
Using a rasp to shape a notch
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
A few finishing taps
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Welding the tyre joint
Sawing off the spoke ends
Cleaning up the tyre
An example of wheel making in the past
The second tyre being hammered in place
Sawing off the spoke ends
Fitting the felloes together
Welding a hub band
A pile of iron hubs
Trimming with a drawknife
Detail of the wheel
There is a wheel somewhere under the steam
Drawknife in use shaping
Cleaning up the weld
An interesting wheel!
Spot welding
Boring a hub the traditional way
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Applying a hot tyre
Cleaning up the tyre
Drawknife in use
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Hammering the tyre into place
Not just a wheelwright but a rakemaker too.
Using a press on the tyre
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