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