Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Welding
Not just a wheelwright but a rakemaker too.
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
Hammering the tyre into place
Fitting the felloes together
A taper auger
A few finishing taps
Cooling down
Spot welding
Tail vice and dog
Shaping an adze handle
Using a press on the tyre
Tyre nearly in place
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Cleaning up
Cleaning up the weld
The first stage in shaping
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Newly made wheel awaiting a tyre
Drawknife in use on the felloes
Detail of the wheel
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
Wheel in position for the tyre
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
Cooling the hot tyre
Applying a hot tyre
Cleaning up the tyre
Cleaning up the tyre
Drawknife in use again.
Detail of a 12 spoked wheel
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
Using a rasp
Initial shaping
Sawing off the spoke ends
Adzes awaiting handles
An example of the wheelwrights art
Welding the tyre joint
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
Clamped in place for tyring
Welding a tyre
Close up of the hub
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
A 12 spoked wheel
Fitting the hot tyre
Shaping with a rasp
A wheel in need of repair
Shaped handles just made.
Drawknife in use
Marking out a felloe
Welding the tyre
Checking the tyre circumference
Close up of the clamping
Cleaning up the felloes
Boring a hub the traditional way
An interesting wheel!
Welding the tyre
Shaping with a drawknife
Drawknife in use
Welding a hub band
Second tyre nearly in place
Field gun wheels
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
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