Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Cooling the hot tyre
Welding a tyre
The hot tyre in place
A wheel in need of repair
Field gun wheels
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
Welding the tyre
Cooling the tyre down
Cleaning up with an angle grinder
Letting off steam
The second tyre being hammered in place
Trimming the felloes
Using a press on the tyre join
Shaping with a rasp
Welding the tyre joint
An interesting wheel!
Hammering the tyre into place
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
Second tyre nearly in place
Spot welding
A traveller in use on the wheel.
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Shaping with a drawknife
Using a rasp
Cleaning up the tyre
Using a rasp to shape a notch
Tail vice and dog
Drawknife in use again.
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
Clamping the wheel down
Dampening the flames
Newly made wheel awaiting a tyre
Shaping an adze handle
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
Wheel awaiting a tyre
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Trimming the felloes to shape with a drawknife
Boring a hub the traditional way
Still cooling off.
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Drawknife in use
Cleaning up
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
Tyre nearly in place
Cleaning up the felloes
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Close up of the clamping
Using a press on the tyre
Cleaning up the tyre
A taper auger
Sawing off the spoke ends
Sawing off the spoke ends
There is a wheel somewhere under the steam
Drawknife in use
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
Fitting the hot tyre
Adzes awaiting handles
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
Welding
Welding a hub band
Welding a hub band
Cooling down
Shaped handles just made.
Clamped in place for tyring
An example of wheel making in the past
Applying a hot tyre
Shaping with a rasp
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