European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Wheel awaiting a tyre
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
A taper auger
Newly made wheel awaiting a tyre
Boring a hub the traditional way
Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Sawing off the spoke ends
There is a wheel somewhere under the steam
An interesting wheel!
Cleaning up with the drawknife
Fitting the hot tyre
Close up of the clamping
The second tyre being hammered in place
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
Trimming the felloes
Trimming with a drawknife
Cooling the tyre down
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
Cleaning up the weld
Shaping with a rasp
A 12 spoked wheel
Drawknife in use again.
Cleaning up
Still cooling off.
Shaping an adze handle
Shaping with a drawknife
Close up of the hub
A pile of iron hubs
Cooling down
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
Clamped in place for tyring
Dampening the flames
Cleaning up
The hot tyre in place
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
Cleaning up the tyre
Welding the tyre
Welding
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
Detail of the wheel
The first stage in shaping
Sawing off the spoke ends
Cleaning up the tyre
A few finishing taps
Drawknife in use
Fitting the felloes together
Field gun wheels
Shaping with a rasp
Checking the tyre circumference
Letting off steam
Using a rasp to shape a notch
Wheel in position for the tyre
Drawknife in use
Hammering the tyre into place
Welding a tyre
A traveller in use on the wheel.
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