European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Shaping with a rasp
Welding a tyre
Detail of a 12 spoked wheel
An example of wheel making in the past
Cleaning up the tyre
Fitting the felloes together
Sawing off the spoke ends
Using a chipping hammer
Checking the tyre circumference
Trimming the felloes
Welding a hub band
A taper auger
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Cleaning up
There is a wheel somewhere under the steam
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
Second tyre nearly in place
Welding the tyre
A traveller in use on the wheel.
An example of the wheelwrights art
Dampening the flames
Field gun wheels
Hammering the tyre into place
Close up of the clamping
Using a rasp to shape a notch
Cooling the tyre down
Tail vice and dog
Close up of the hub
Cooling the hot tyre
Cooling down
Sawing off the spoke ends
Initial shaping
Drawknife in use
Detail of the wheel
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
Cleaning up with the drawknife
Shaping an adze handle
An interesting wheel!
A pile of iron hubs
Drawknife in use
Boring a hub the traditional way
Shaped handles just made.
Field gun wheels
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Clamped in place for tyring
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
Cleaning up the weld
Welding the tyre
Using a rasp
Wheel in position for the tyre
Using a press on the tyre join
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
Drawknife in use
Cleaning up the felloes
Fitting the hot tyre
Applying a hot tyre
Adzes awaiting handles
Spot welding
Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
The first stage in shaping
Wheel awaiting a tyre
Boring a hub with a taper auger
Shaping with a drawknife
Welding the tyre
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
Using a press on the tyre
A few finishing taps
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