European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
The second tyre being hammered in place
Applying a hot tyre
Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Newly made wheel awaiting a tyre
Cooling the hot tyre
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
Drawknife in use again.
Using a press on the tyre
Fitting the felloes together
A taper auger
A 12 spoked wheel
Close up of the hub
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Shaping an adze handle
Welding a hub band
Letting off steam
Drawknife in use
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
Welding the tyre
Using a chipping hammer
Shaped handles just made.
Shaping with a rasp
An example of the wheelwrights art
Cleaning up the felloes
Clamping the wheel down
Cooling down
Boring a hub with a taper auger
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
The hot tyre in place
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
Wheel in position for the tyre
Cooling the tyre down
Welding a hub band
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