Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Cleaning up
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
Second tyre nearly in place
An example of the wheelwrights art
Shaping with a rasp
A few finishing taps
There is a wheel somewhere under the steam
Cleaning up with an angle grinder
Welding a hub band
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
Close up of the hub
Drawknife in use shaping
Fitting the hot tyre
Cleaning up the felloes
Boring a hub the traditional way
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
A taper auger
Tail vice and dog
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
Adzes awaiting handles
A 12 spoked wheel
Applying a hot tyre
Cleaning up the tyre
A pile of iron hubs
Cleaning up
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
Boring a hub with a taper auger
Shaping with a rasp
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Welding the tyre
Field gun wheels
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
Shaped handles just made.
The first stage in shaping
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Hammering the tyre into place
A wheel in need of repair
A traveller in use on the wheel.
The hot tyre in place
Clamping the wheel down
Tyre nearly in place
Welding
Cleaning up the weld
Cooling the hot tyre
Drawknife in use
Drawknife in use again.
Cooling the tyre down
Trimming the felloes to shape with a drawknife
Welding the tyre
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Welding the tyre
Trimming with a drawknife
Detail of the wheel
Drawknife in use on the felloes
Shaping an adze handle
Cleaning up with the drawknife
Marking out a felloe
Initial shaping
Welding a tyre
Still cooling off.
Cooling down
Close up of the clamping
Using a press on the tyre join
Checking the tyre circumference
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
Second tyre being hammered into place
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
Clamped in place for tyring
Shaping with a drawknife
Wheel awaiting a tyre
Drawknife in use
Using a chipping hammer
An interesting wheel!
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
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