Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
Dampening the flames
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
Cleaning up
Cooling the tyre down
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
There is a wheel somewhere under the steam
Wheel in position for the tyre
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Sawing off the spoke ends
Cleaning up the tyre
Shaped handles just made.
Spot welding
The second tyre being hammered in place
Trimming with a drawknife
A 12 spoked wheel
Drawknife in use on the felloes
Using a press on the tyre join
Marking out a felloe
An example of the wheelwrights art
A pile of iron hubs
Cleaning up with the drawknife
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
The hot tyre in place
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
Shaping with a drawknife
Welding the tyre
Using a press on the tyre
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Checking the tyre circumference
Cooling down
Using a chipping hammer
Close up of the clamping
Detail of a 12 spoked wheel
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
Cleaning up with an angle grinder
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Drawknife in use
Applying a hot tyre
Drawknife in use again.
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