European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Drawknife in use shaping
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Newly made wheel awaiting a tyre
A 12 spoked wheel
Welding the tyre
Initial shaping
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
Not just a wheelwright but a rakemaker too.
The second tyre being hammered in place
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Applying a hot tyre
Wheel in position for the tyre
Shaped handles just made.
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
Checking the tyre circumference
Using a press on the tyre join
Drawknife in use
A wheel in need of repair
Trimming the felloes
Boring a hub the traditional way
Clamping the wheel down
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
Cooling down
Boring a hub with a taper auger
An example of the wheelwrights art
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
An example of wheel making in the past
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Letting off steam
Drawknife in use
Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Cleaning up the tyre
A taper auger
A traveller in use on the wheel.
Field gun wheels
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
Cleaning up
Detail of the wheel
Using a press on the tyre
Sawing off the spoke ends
Using a chipping hammer
Cleaning up the tyre
Welding the tyre joint
Tyre nearly in place
Cleaning up
Welding a hub band
Fitting the hot tyre
Welding
Cleaning up with the drawknife
The first stage in shaping
Welding a hub band
Welding the tyre
Shaping with a drawknife
Close up of the clamping
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