Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Field gun wheels
Wheel in position for the tyre
Drawknife in use shaping
Detail of the wheel
Boring a hub the traditional way
The second tyre being hammered in place
Drawknife in use again.
Shaped handles just made.
Field gun wheels
Cleaning up the weld
Applying a hot tyre
A wheel in need of repair
An interesting wheel!
Clamped in place for tyring
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
The hot tyre in place
Hammering the tyre into place
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Drawknife in use
Using a rasp to shape a notch
Checking the tyre circumference
Letting off steam
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Detail of a 12 spoked wheel
The first stage in shaping
Tail vice and dog
Shaping with a drawknife
Still cooling off.
An example of wheel making in the past
Cleaning up the tyre
Drawknife in use
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