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