Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Letting off steam
Hammering the tyre into place
Not just a wheelwright but a rakemaker too.
The second tyre being hammered in place
A wheel in need of repair
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Wheel awaiting a tyre
Adzes awaiting handles
Boring a hub with a taper auger
Using a rasp
Still cooling off.
A few finishing taps
Tail vice and dog
Shaped handles just made.
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
Cleaning up with the drawknife
Wheel in position for the tyre
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
Detail of the wheel
Using a rasp to shape a notch
Drawknife in use on the felloes
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Cleaning up the tyre
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
An example of the wheelwrights art
Welding a tyre
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
Cleaning up the weld
Drawknife in use again.
Shaping with a rasp
Cleaning up the tyre
Shaping an adze handle
Spot welding
Welding
Second tyre being hammered into place
Tyre nearly in place
Shaping with a rasp
A traveller in use on the wheel.
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
A 12 spoked wheel
Welding the tyre
Marking out a felloe
Newly made wheel awaiting a tyre
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