Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Welding the tyre
Second tyre nearly in place
Shaping with a rasp
Letting off steam
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
Shaped handles just made.
Shaping with a rasp
Trimming the felloes
Boring a hub the traditional way
Wheel awaiting a tyre
A few finishing taps
Sawing off the spoke ends
Cleaning up
The first stage in shaping
Cleaning up the weld
Trimming the felloes to shape with a drawknife
Cooling the tyre down
Welding a hub band
Shaping an adze handle
Cooling the hot tyre
A pile of iron hubs
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Drawknife in use
Using a press on the tyre join
Using a rasp to shape a notch
Wheel in position for the tyre
Dampening the flames
An example of wheel making in the past
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
An example of the wheelwrights art
There is a wheel somewhere under the steam
Sawing off the spoke ends
Fitting the hot tyre
Welding a hub band
A 12 spoked wheel
Cleaning up the tyre
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
Tail vice and dog
Using a press on the tyre
Clamping the wheel down
Hammering the tyre into place
Adzes awaiting handles
Cleaning up with the drawknife
Boring a hub with a taper auger
Newly made wheel awaiting a tyre
Checking the tyre circumference
Marking out a felloe
Applying a hot tyre
Welding
The hot tyre in place
Still cooling off.
Trimming with a drawknife
Detail of the wheel
Using a rasp
Drawknife in use
Spot welding
Detail of a 12 spoked wheel
Fitting the felloes together
An interesting wheel!
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Cleaning up the tyre
Cleaning up with an angle grinder
Close up of the hub
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Initial shaping
Second tyre being hammered into place
Cleaning up the felloes
Drawknife in use
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