European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
A traveller in use on the wheel.
Cleaning up the felloes
Wheel awaiting a tyre
An interesting wheel!
Drawknife in use on the felloes
Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
Drawknife in use
A few finishing taps
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
Wheel in position for the tyre
Welding the tyre
Using a press on the tyre join
Cooling the hot tyre
Trimming with a drawknife
Clamped in place for tyring
Sawing off the spoke ends
Drawknife in use shaping
Not just a wheelwright but a rakemaker too.
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
The second tyre being hammered in place
Using a rasp to shape a notch
Hammering the tyre into place
Close up of the hub
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Drawknife in use again.
Cleaning up with an angle grinder
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
Welding
Cooling the tyre down
Shaped handles just made.
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
Clamping the wheel down
Welding the tyre
Adzes awaiting handles
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
Welding a tyre
Close up of the clamping
Letting off steam
Drawknife in use
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
Applying a hot tyre
Field gun wheels
Cleaning up
The hot tyre in place
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Drawknife in use
Detail of a 12 spoked wheel
Second tyre being hammered into place
Initial shaping
Welding the tyre
There is a wheel somewhere under the steam
Using a press on the tyre
Shaping with a drawknife
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
Dampening the flames
A pile of iron hubs
Newly made wheel awaiting a tyre
Welding a hub band
Cleaning up the tyre
Detail of the wheel
Fitting the felloes together
Cleaning up with the drawknife
Fitting the hot tyre
Cleaning up
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
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