European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Shaping with a drawknife
Welding the tyre
A traveller in use on the wheel.
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Using a press on the tyre
Close up of the hub
An example of the wheelwrights art
Trimming the felloes
Spot welding
Shaping an adze handle
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
The first stage in shaping
Cooling the hot tyre
Cleaning up the felloes
Wheel in position for the tyre
Cooling the tyre down
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Welding the tyre
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
Clamping the wheel down
Fitting the felloes together
Field gun wheels
Drawknife in use again.
Tail vice and dog
Welding the tyre
Hammering the tyre into place
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
Second tyre being hammered into place
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
An example of wheel making in the past
Detail of the wheel
Shaping with a rasp
Welding a hub band
Drawknife in use
Cooling down
Trimming with a drawknife
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
A pile of iron hubs
Tyre nearly in place
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
Cleaning up the weld
Letting off steam
Cleaning up the tyre
Welding a tyre
Detail of a 12 spoked wheel
A wheel in need of repair
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Dampening the flames
The hot tyre in place
Initial shaping
Wheel awaiting a tyre
Second tyre nearly in place
Shaped handles just made.
Drawknife in use
Welding a hub band
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