Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Cooling down
Cleaning up with an angle grinder
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
Sawing off the spoke ends
Sawing off the spoke ends
A few finishing taps
Welding the tyre joint
An interesting wheel!
Using a rasp
Cleaning up the weld
Using a rasp to shape a notch
Cleaning up
Initial shaping
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
Cooling the hot tyre
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
A taper auger
Tyre nearly in place
Second tyre nearly in place
A wheel in need of repair
An example of wheel making in the past
Cooling the tyre down
Cleaning up the felloes
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
The hot tyre in place
Fitting the hot tyre
Hammering the tyre into place
Close up of the hub
The second tyre being hammered in place
Fitting the felloes together
Dampening the flames
Clamping the wheel down
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Using a press on the tyre join
Still cooling off.
Adzes awaiting handles
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Checking the tyre circumference
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