European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
A few finishing taps
Drawknife in use
Detail of a 12 spoked wheel
A pile of iron hubs
Detail of the wheel
A traveller in use on the wheel.
Checking the tyre circumference
Drawknife in use shaping
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
Close up of the clamping
Using a rasp
Welding a hub band
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
Trimming the felloes
Dampening the flames
A taper auger
An example of the wheelwrights art
There is a wheel somewhere under the steam
Wheel awaiting a tyre
Welding a tyre
Adzes awaiting handles
Welding the tyre
Boring a hub with a taper auger
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
Tail vice and dog
The second tyre being hammered in place
Shaped handles just made.
Shaping with a rasp
Cleaning up with the drawknife
Clamping the wheel down
Newly made wheel awaiting a tyre
Trimming the felloes to shape with a drawknife
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Cleaning up the tyre
Welding the tyre
Still cooling off.
Fitting the felloes together
Using a rasp to shape a notch
Not just a wheelwright but a rakemaker too.
Shaping an adze handle
Welding a hub band
Drawknife in use
Applying a hot tyre
Cooling down
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
Cleaning up the tyre
Field gun wheels
An interesting wheel!
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
An example of wheel making in the past
Sawing off the spoke ends
Boring a hub the traditional way
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
Cooling the hot tyre
Using a press on the tyre
Sawing off the spoke ends
Fitting the hot tyre
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
A 12 spoked wheel
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
Spot welding
The hot tyre in place
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
Marking out a felloe
Clamped in place for tyring
Drawknife in use on the felloes
Field gun wheels
Shaping with a drawknife
Shaping with a rasp
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