European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
The first stage in shaping
Cleaning up with the drawknife
The second tyre being hammered in place
Cleaning up
Drawknife in use
Spot welding
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Welding a hub band
Trimming the felloes to shape with a drawknife
Sawing off the spoke ends
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
Cooling the tyre down
Cleaning up the felloes
A wheel in need of repair
A few finishing taps
Using a press on the tyre
Initial shaping
Not just a wheelwright but a rakemaker too.
Detail of the wheel
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