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