European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Trimming the felloes to shape with a drawknife
A pile of iron hubs
Drawknife in use
Drawknife in use again.
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
Field gun wheels
Trimming the felloes
Field gun wheels
Fitting the hot tyre
Letting off steam
Close up of the hub
Applying a hot tyre
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
The hot tyre in place
Welding the tyre joint
Cleaning up with the drawknife
Boring a hub with a taper auger
Sawing off the spoke ends
Close up of the clamping
Sawing off the spoke ends
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
An example of wheel making in the past
Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
A traveller in use on the wheel.
A taper auger
Detail of the wheel
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
Using a rasp to shape a notch
Dampening the flames
Clamping the wheel down
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
A few finishing taps
A 12 spoked wheel
Still cooling off.
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Shaped handles just made.
An example of the wheelwrights art
Initial shaping
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
Cleaning up with an angle grinder
Cooling the hot tyre
Second tyre being hammered into place
Cooling the tyre down
A wheel in need of repair
Shaping with a rasp
Fitting the felloes together
Drawknife in use on the felloes
Welding a hub band
Using a press on the tyre
Not just a wheelwright but a rakemaker too.
Checking the tyre circumference
Welding a tyre
Boring a hub the traditional way
Welding a hub band
Wheel in position for the tyre
Detail of a 12 spoked wheel
Shaping with a drawknife
Welding the tyre
Drawknife in use shaping
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Cooling down
Spot welding
Cleaning up the tyre
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
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