Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Using a rasp
Newly made wheel awaiting a tyre
Drawknife in use on the felloes
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
Welding a hub band
Cleaning up
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Detail of a 12 spoked wheel
Checking the tyre circumference
Still cooling off.
Drawknife in use
Wheel awaiting a tyre
Shaping with a rasp
A wheel in need of repair
Shaped handles just made.
Spot welding
Close up of the clamping
Field gun wheels
Tail vice and dog
Cleaning up the felloes
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