Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
A wheel in need of repair
Trimming the felloes
Shaping an adze handle
Welding a hub band
Sawing off the spoke ends
Cooling down
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
Welding the tyre
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
A few finishing taps
Detail of the wheel
Welding
Field gun wheels
Clamping the wheel down
Fitting the felloes together
Drawknife in use
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
The hot tyre in place
Using a press on the tyre
Spot welding
Drawknife in use shaping
Shaping with a drawknife
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
Wheel in position for the tyre
A taper auger
Wheel awaiting a tyre
Cleaning up the tyre
Second tyre being hammered into place
Drawknife in use
Welding the tyre
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
Checking the tyre circumference
Tyre nearly in place
Drawknife in use again.
Using a rasp
Field gun wheels
A traveller in use on the wheel.
Drawknife in use
Welding a hub band
Close up of the hub
Cleaning up with the drawknife
Newly made wheel awaiting a tyre
Cleaning up
The first stage in shaping
Applying a hot tyre
Drawknife in use on the felloes
A pile of iron hubs
Adzes awaiting handles
Cleaning up the tyre
Boring a hub the traditional way
Close up of the clamping
Welding a tyre
Marking out a felloe
Fitting the hot tyre
Cleaning up the weld
Using a press on the tyre join
A 12 spoked wheel
Using a rasp to shape a notch
Cooling the hot tyre
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
Second tyre nearly in place
Dampening the flames
Initial shaping
The second tyre being hammered in place
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