European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Second tyre being hammered into place
A traveller in use on the wheel.
Shaping with a rasp
Initial shaping
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
Clamping the wheel down
Using a press on the tyre join
Cleaning up the felloes
A few finishing taps
Marking out a felloe
Checking the tyre circumference
Welding a hub band
Welding the tyre
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Cleaning up the tyre
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Cooling the tyre down
Wheel in position for the tyre
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