Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Cleaning up the tyre
Shaped handles just made.
Drawknife in use on the felloes
Cooling the hot tyre
A traveller in use on the wheel.
Welding a tyre
Wheel awaiting a tyre
Welding the tyre
Drawknife in use
A pile of iron hubs
Hammering the tyre into place
There is a wheel somewhere under the steam
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
Shaping with a rasp
Marking out a felloe
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
Detail of a 12 spoked wheel
Welding a hub band
Trimming the felloes
Tyre nearly in place
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
Checking the tyre circumference
Boring a hub with a taper auger
Detail of the wheel
An example of the wheelwrights art
Cooling the tyre down
Drawknife in use shaping
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Cleaning up
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
Preparing the wheel for tyring
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
A taper auger
Cleaning up the tyre
A 12 spoked wheel
Shaping an adze handle
Shaping with a rasp
Wheel in position for the tyre
Cooling down
Clamping the wheel down
Drawknife in use
Welding a hub band
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
Letting off steam
Dampening the flames
Cleaning up
Tail vice and dog
Using a rasp to shape a notch
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
Second tyre nearly in place
The hot tyre in place
A few finishing taps
Not just a wheelwright but a rakemaker too.
Spot welding
Fitting the felloes together
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
Adzes awaiting handles
Drawknife in use
Initial shaping
Trimming with a drawknife
A wheel in need of repair
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Still cooling off.
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
Sawing off the spoke ends
Boring a hub the traditional way
Welding
Drawknife in use again.
Sawing off the spoke ends
An example of wheel making in the past
Shaping with a drawknife
Trimming the felloes to shape with a drawknife
Welding the tyre
Cleaning up the felloes
Welding the tyre joint
Clamped in place for tyring
Field gun wheels
Field gun wheels
Cleaning up with an angle grinder
Welding the tyre
Using a chipping hammer
The first stage in shaping
Cleaning up with the drawknife
Using a press on the tyre
Close up of the hub
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