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