Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Welding a hub band
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Sawing off the spoke ends
Cooling the tyre down
Applying a hot tyre
Drawknife in use shaping
Second tyre nearly in place
Close up of the hub
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Spot welding
Boring a hub the traditional way
Checking the tyre circumference
The second tyre being hammered in place
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
Hammering the tyre into place
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