Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Using a press on the tyre
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
A traveller in use on the wheel.
Fitting the felloes together
Cooling the tyre down
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
Shaping an adze handle
Second tyre nearly in place
Welding the tyre
A few finishing taps
Cooling down
Clamped in place for tyring
Field gun wheels
Trimming the felloes to shape with a drawknife
Cleaning up the tyre
Cleaning up the tyre
The hot tyre in place
Using a chipping hammer
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Adzes awaiting handles
Drawknife in use
Using a rasp to shape a notch
Clamping the wheel down
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Drawknife in use
Fitting the hot tyre
Cleaning up
Wheel in position for the tyre
Shaping with a drawknife
Cleaning up the felloes
Not just a wheelwright but a rakemaker too.
Sawing off the spoke ends
Boring a hub with a taper auger
A pile of iron hubs
Using a rasp
Trimming with a drawknife
Detail of a 12 spoked wheel
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
Field gun wheels
An interesting wheel!
Sawing off the spoke ends
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Welding
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Tail vice and dog
Shaping with a rasp
Wheel awaiting a tyre
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
The first stage in shaping
Detail of the wheel
Cooling the hot tyre
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
Drawknife in use again.
Shaped handles just made.
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
Boring a hub the traditional way
Shaping with a rasp
Welding a hub band
An example of wheel making in the past
A 12 spoked wheel
Cleaning up with an angle grinder
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Trimming the felloes
Tyre nearly in place
Spot welding
Letting off steam
Marking out a felloe
Cleaning up the weld
Drawknife in use on the felloes
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