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