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