Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Cleaning up the tyre
Trimming the felloes
Wheel in position for the tyre
Welding a hub band
Cleaning up
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
Boring a hub with a taper auger
A wheel in need of repair
Still cooling off.
Fitting the felloes together
Using a rasp
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
A taper auger
The first stage in shaping
Welding a tyre
An example of wheel making in the past
Letting off steam
Sawing off the spoke ends
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
Detail of a 12 spoked wheel
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Field gun wheels
Wheel awaiting a tyre
Clamped in place for tyring
A traveller in use on the wheel.
Hammering the tyre into place
Initial shaping
Welding the tyre
Trimming the felloes to shape with a drawknife
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
Cleaning up
Drawknife in use
An interesting wheel!
Welding the tyre
Shaped handles just made.
Using a rasp to shape a notch
Adzes awaiting handles
Fitting the hot tyre
Drawknife in use shaping
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
Shaping an adze handle
The hot tyre in place
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
Welding the tyre
A few finishing taps
The second tyre being hammered in place
Field gun wheels
Cleaning up the tyre
Close up of the clamping
Using a press on the tyre
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
Detail of the wheel
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
Drawknife in use
Shaping with a rasp
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
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