Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
Checking the tyre circumference
Welding
Shaping an adze handle
A wheel in need of repair
Fitting the hot tyre
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
A pile of iron hubs
Second tyre being hammered into place
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
Using a rasp
Wheel in position for the tyre
An interesting wheel!
Drawknife in use
Trimming with a drawknife
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Field gun wheels
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
Welding the tyre joint
Clamping the wheel down
Adzes awaiting handles
An example of wheel making in the past
A traveller in use on the wheel.
A taper auger
Shaped handles just made.
Detail of the wheel
Cooling the hot tyre
Boring a hub with a taper auger
Sawing off the spoke ends
Applying a hot tyre
Hammering the tyre into place
Cooling down
Using a chipping hammer
The first stage in shaping
Clamped in place for tyring
An example of the wheelwrights art
Close up of the hub
Using a rasp to shape a notch
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Fitting the felloes together
Welding the tyre
Drawknife in use
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
A few finishing taps
Welding a hub band
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