Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Adzes awaiting handles
Wheel awaiting a tyre
A pile of iron hubs
Detail of the wheel
Cooling the tyre down
Using a chipping hammer
A wheel in need of repair
Cleaning up with the drawknife
Detail of a 12 spoked wheel
Still cooling off.
Tyre nearly in place
Welding
Welding a hub band
Second tyre being hammered into place
Tail vice and dog
A traveller in use on the wheel.
Cleaning up the weld
Using a press on the tyre join
Boring a hub with a taper auger
Wheel in position for the tyre
Spot welding
An interesting wheel!
Drawknife in use on the felloes
Using a rasp
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
The second tyre being hammered in place
Shaping with a rasp
Welding the tyre
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
An example of the wheelwrights art
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Cleaning up
Marking out a felloe
Welding the tyre
Shaping with a rasp
Close up of the clamping
Newly made wheel awaiting a tyre
Sawing off the spoke ends
Initial shaping
Drawknife in use
Cleaning up with an angle grinder
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
The first stage in shaping
Applying a hot tyre
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Field gun wheels
Trimming with a drawknife
Sawing off the spoke ends
Cleaning up
Dampening the flames
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
Shaping with a drawknife
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
Field gun wheels
A taper auger
Fitting the hot tyre
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
Hammering the tyre into place
The hot tyre in place
Drawknife in use again.
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Fitting the felloes together
Drawknife in use shaping
A few finishing taps
Welding a tyre
Using a press on the tyre
Cleaning up the tyre
Trimming the felloes
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Shaping an adze handle
Not just a wheelwright but a rakemaker too.
Cleaning up the felloes
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Second tyre nearly in place
Close up of the hub
Welding the tyre
Trimming the felloes to shape with a drawknife
Checking the tyre circumference
Cooling down
Cooling the hot tyre
Boring a hub the traditional way
Shaped handles just made.
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