Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Shaping with a drawknife
Fitting the felloes together
Welding a hub band
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Boring a hub with a taper auger
Dampening the flames
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Still cooling off.
Clamped in place for tyring
Cleaning up
Tyre nearly in place
Welding the tyre
The second tyre being hammered in place
Initial shaping
Welding a hub band
Trimming with a drawknife
Trimming the felloes
Welding the tyre joint
Welding the tyre
Shaping with a rasp
Not just a wheelwright but a rakemaker too.
Detail of a 12 spoked wheel
Shaping an adze handle
There is a wheel somewhere under the steam
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
Tail vice and dog
Using a rasp to shape a notch
Welding a tyre
Boring a hub the traditional way
Cleaning up the weld
Sawing off the spoke ends
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Field gun wheels
Close up of the clamping
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
Drawknife in use
Wheel awaiting a tyre
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
A taper auger
Shaped handles just made.
Sawing off the spoke ends
The first stage in shaping
Drawknife in use on the felloes
Drawknife in use shaping
Drawknife in use
Drawknife in use again.
A pile of iron hubs
Using a chipping hammer
Cooling the hot tyre
Marking out a felloe
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
Adzes awaiting handles
Cleaning up with the drawknife
An interesting wheel!
Close up of the hub
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