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