European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
Shaping an adze handle
There is a wheel somewhere under the steam
Still cooling off.
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Detail of a 12 spoked wheel
Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
An example of wheel making in the past
The first stage in shaping
Cooling the tyre down
Tail vice and dog
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
Checking the tyre circumference
Applying a hot tyre
Not just a wheelwright but a rakemaker too.
An interesting wheel!
Using a rasp
Sawing off the spoke ends
Wheel awaiting a tyre
Using a chipping hammer
Cleaning up
Second tyre nearly in place
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
Close up of the hub
The second tyre being hammered in place
Cleaning up the weld
Welding a hub band
Welding a hub band
Welding the tyre
Dampening the flames
Shaping with a drawknife
Marking out a felloe
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
Fitting the hot tyre
Cleaning up the tyre
Boring a hub with a taper auger
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Cleaning up
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
Sawing off the spoke ends
Drawknife in use
Drawknife in use on the felloes
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