Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Drawknife in use again.
Cleaning up the felloes
Shaping with a drawknife
Using a press on the tyre
Welding a hub band
Cooling the hot tyre
Drawknife in use on the felloes
Welding the tyre joint
An example of wheel making in the past
Close up of the clamping
Drawknife in use
Trimming the felloes to shape with a drawknife
Spot welding
An interesting wheel!
Close up of the hub
Using a press on the tyre join
Sawing off the spoke ends
Drawknife in use shaping
Sawing off the spoke ends
Welding the tyre
Still cooling off.
A traveller in use on the wheel.
A taper auger
Boring a hub the traditional way
Fitting the hot tyre
Tyre nearly in place
Cooling down
Checking the tyre circumference
Welding a tyre
Adzes awaiting handles
Trimming the felloes
A wheel in need of repair
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
A pile of iron hubs
Dampening the flames
The first stage in shaping
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Second tyre being hammered into place
Shaping an adze handle
Cleaning up with an angle grinder
Marking out a felloe
The second tyre being hammered in place
Welding a hub band
The hot tyre in place
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
Newly made wheel awaiting a tyre
Wheel in position for the tyre
Detail of a 12 spoked wheel
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
Not just a wheelwright but a rakemaker too.
There is a wheel somewhere under the steam
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Cleaning up with the drawknife
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
Fitting the felloes together
Clamped in place for tyring
Cleaning up the tyre
Shaping with a rasp
Cleaning up
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
Welding the tyre
Detail of the wheel
Field gun wheels
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