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