Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
A pile of iron hubs
The second tyre being hammered in place
An example of wheel making in the past
An interesting wheel!
A traveller in use on the wheel.
Welding the tyre joint
Cooling the tyre down
Boring a hub the traditional way
Marking out a felloe
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
Drawknife in use
Shaping with a drawknife
Initial shaping
Boring a hub with a taper auger
Trimming with a drawknife
Welding a hub band
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
Cleaning up the felloes
Adzes awaiting handles
Spot welding
Sawing off the spoke ends
Drawknife in use again.
Welding the tyre
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
A taper auger
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Clamped in place for tyring
Welding a hub band
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
The hot tyre in place
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Fitting the hot tyre
A wheel in need of repair
Field gun wheels
Drawknife in use shaping
Shaping with a rasp
Still cooling off.
Drawknife in use
Using a press on the tyre
Trimming the felloes to shape with a drawknife
Tyre nearly in place
Sawing off the spoke ends
Wheel in position for the tyre
Tail vice and dog
Detail of a 12 spoked wheel
Cleaning up the tyre
An example of the wheelwrights art
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
The first stage in shaping
Hammering the tyre into place
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Welding the tyre
Clamping the wheel down
Cooling the hot tyre
A 12 spoked wheel
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
Drawknife in use
Cleaning up the tyre
Checking the tyre circumference
Cleaning up
Second tyre being hammered into place
Cleaning up with the drawknife
Close up of the clamping
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
There is a wheel somewhere under the steam
Second tyre nearly in place
Fitting the felloes together
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
A few finishing taps
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