Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Sawing off the spoke ends
Welding the tyre
Not just a wheelwright but a rakemaker too.
Second tyre being hammered into place
Welding a tyre
The first stage in shaping
Using a press on the tyre join
Cleaning up
Detail of the wheel
An example of wheel making in the past
Welding the tyre
Cooling the hot tyre
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
Trimming the felloes to shape with a drawknife
Hammering the tyre into place
Boring a hub with a taper auger
Drawknife in use on the felloes
Tail vice and dog
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Shaping with a rasp
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
Boring a hub the traditional way
Clamped in place for tyring
A few finishing taps
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
A 12 spoked wheel
Field gun wheels
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
There is a wheel somewhere under the steam
Using a press on the tyre
The second tyre being hammered in place
Cleaning up the tyre
Cooling down
Sawing off the spoke ends
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
The hot tyre in place
Shaping an adze handle
Using a rasp
Checking the tyre circumference
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Fitting the hot tyre
Trimming the felloes
Drawknife in use shaping
Adzes awaiting handles
Close up of the hub
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