Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
A traveller in use on the wheel.
Using a rasp to shape a notch
Drawknife in use
Drawknife in use on the felloes
Shaping with a drawknife
Second tyre being hammered into place
Sawing off the spoke ends
Drawknife in use shaping
An interesting wheel!
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Cooling the hot tyre
There is a wheel somewhere under the steam
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Letting off steam
Drawknife in use
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
Shaping with a rasp
Fitting the hot tyre
Cleaning up the felloes
The second tyre being hammered in place
Welding a tyre
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
An example of the wheelwrights art
Tyre nearly in place
Clamped in place for tyring
Using a press on the tyre join
Still cooling off.
Cleaning up
Spot welding
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