Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
A traveller in use on the wheel.
Boring a hub the traditional way
Newly made wheel awaiting a tyre
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
Letting off steam
Field gun wheels
Clamped in place for tyring
Field gun wheels
An example of wheel making in the past
Detail of the wheel
Second tyre being hammered into place
Shaping an adze handle
Cleaning up
Cooling the tyre down
Welding the tyre
Tail vice and dog
An example of the wheelwrights art
Welding a hub band
Cooling the hot tyre
Drawknife in use on the felloes
Cleaning up with an angle grinder
Clamping the wheel down
Cooling down
Trimming with a drawknife
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Fitting the felloes together
Sawing off the spoke ends
Second tyre nearly in place
An interesting wheel!
Cleaning up
Initial shaping
Checking the tyre circumference
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
Cleaning up the weld
A pile of iron hubs
Drawknife in use
Fitting the hot tyre
Cleaning up the tyre
Boring a hub with a taper auger
Welding
A few finishing taps
Welding a tyre
Spot welding
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
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