European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
Initial shaping
Wheel awaiting a tyre
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Using a rasp
The second tyre being hammered in place
A few finishing taps
Clamping the wheel down
A wheel in need of repair
Drawknife in use shaping
An example of the wheelwrights art
Dampening the flames
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
Cleaning up the weld
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
Cooling the tyre down
Marking out a felloe
A taper auger
Trimming with a drawknife
An interesting wheel!
Drawknife in use
Cleaning up
Boring a hub with a taper auger
Drawknife in use again.
Shaping with a drawknife
Detail of a 12 spoked wheel
There is a wheel somewhere under the steam
Drawknife in use
Drawknife in use
Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Detail of the wheel
A traveller in use on the wheel.
Checking the tyre circumference
Using a chipping hammer
Welding a hub band
Shaping an adze handle
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Shaping with a rasp
Using a press on the tyre
Shaped handles just made.
Cleaning up with an angle grinder
Welding a tyre
Cooling down
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
Letting off steam
Close up of the hub
Not just a wheelwright but a rakemaker too.
Second tyre being hammered into place
Welding the tyre joint
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
A 12 spoked wheel
Boring a hub the traditional way
Second tyre nearly in place
Cleaning up with the drawknife
Close up of the clamping
Wheel in position for the tyre
Drawknife in use on the felloes
Cleaning up
Sawing off the spoke ends
Welding the tyre
Adzes awaiting handles
Welding the tyre
The hot tyre in place
Using a rasp to shape a notch
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Trimming the felloes
Welding a hub band
Trimming the felloes to shape with a drawknife
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
Spot welding
Field gun wheels
Applying a hot tyre
The first stage in shaping
Welding the tyre
Clamped in place for tyring
Newly made wheel awaiting a tyre
Cleaning up the felloes
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
Tyre nearly in place
Shaping with a rasp
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
Fitting the hot tyre
Cleaning up the tyre
Welding
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
Tail vice and dog
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Field gun wheels
Still cooling off.
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