Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Welding a hub band
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Using a press on the tyre
Checking the tyre circumference
Tail vice and dog
An example of the wheelwrights art
Field gun wheels
An interesting wheel!
Clamped in place for tyring
Using a rasp to shape a notch
An example of wheel making in the past
Sawing off the spoke ends
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
Boring a hub the traditional way
Cooling down
Fitting the hot tyre
Second tyre nearly in place
Cleaning up with the drawknife
A 12 spoked wheel
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
Drawknife in use
Not just a wheelwright but a rakemaker too.
The second tyre being hammered in place
Close up of the clamping
The hot tyre in place
A few finishing taps
Hammering the tyre into place
Shaping with a rasp
Trimming the felloes to shape with a drawknife
Fitting the felloes together
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
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