European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
A 12 spoked wheel
Sawing off the spoke ends
Second tyre being hammered into place
Drawknife in use
Shaping with a rasp
Dampening the flames
Field gun wheels
Cleaning up
Cooling down
Using a press on the tyre
Welding a hub band
An example of the wheelwrights art
Wheel in position for the tyre
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
A taper auger
Checking the tyre circumference
Drawknife in use on the felloes
There is a wheel somewhere under the steam
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
Welding the tyre
Cleaning up with the drawknife
Trimming the felloes to shape with a drawknife
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
Shaping with a rasp
Tyre nearly in place
Applying a hot tyre
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
Cooling the tyre down
Cleaning up the weld
Welding
Tail vice and dog
Welding the tyre
Welding a hub band
Letting off steam
Cleaning up the tyre
Using a rasp to shape a notch
An interesting wheel!
Cooling the hot tyre
Cleaning up the felloes
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
Trimming with a drawknife
Using a chipping hammer
The second tyre being hammered in place
A few finishing taps
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Close up of the clamping
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
A pile of iron hubs
Not just a wheelwright but a rakemaker too.
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
Drawknife in use shaping
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Welding the tyre joint
Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
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