European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
There is a wheel somewhere under the steam
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Drawknife in use
Close up of the hub
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
Boring a hub the traditional way
Cleaning up with an angle grinder
Cleaning up the felloes
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
An example of the wheelwrights art
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
Detail of the wheel
Trimming the felloes
The hot tyre in place
Welding the tyre
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