Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
Using a press on the tyre
Initial shaping
Drawknife in use shaping
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
Cleaning up the tyre
Trimming the felloes
Close up of the hub
An example of the wheelwrights art
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
Second tyre being hammered into place
Detail of a 12 spoked wheel
Detail of the wheel
Tyre nearly in place
Using a rasp
Sawing off the spoke ends
The second tyre being hammered in place
Drawknife in use
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
A wheel in need of repair
The hot tyre in place
Cooling the tyre down
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Welding a hub band
Shaped handles just made.
Field gun wheels
Shaping an adze handle
Welding
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
Tail vice and dog
Cleaning up the tyre
Applying a hot tyre
Still cooling off.
Cooling down
Using a press on the tyre join
An example of wheel making in the past
A few finishing taps
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Cleaning up the weld
Close up of the clamping
Cleaning up with the drawknife
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Fitting the hot tyre
Clamped in place for tyring
Hammering the tyre into place
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
Cleaning up with an angle grinder
Wheel in position for the tyre
Field gun wheels
Spot welding
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Welding the tyre
Cleaning up
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