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