European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Using a chipping hammer
A taper auger
A 12 spoked wheel
Letting off steam
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
Adzes awaiting handles
Shaping with a rasp
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Tail vice and dog
Shaping with a drawknife
Checking the tyre circumference
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Shaping an adze handle
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
Cleaning up the tyre
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
Welding the tyre
Cooling down
Cooling the hot tyre
Using a press on the tyre
Field gun wheels
Hammering the tyre into place
Detail of the wheel
A traveller in use on the wheel.
Dampening the flames
Cleaning up the tyre
Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
An interesting wheel!
Not just a wheelwright but a rakemaker too.
An example of wheel making in the past
Trimming with a drawknife
Welding a hub band
Wheel awaiting a tyre
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