Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Cleaning up the tyre
Field gun wheels
An interesting wheel!
Shaping with a drawknife
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
Cleaning up the weld
Welding
Clamped in place for tyring
Clamping the wheel down
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
Sawing off the spoke ends
Shaping with a rasp
Shaping with a rasp
Cleaning up
Trimming with a drawknife
Using a press on the tyre join
Cleaning up the felloes
Detail of a 12 spoked wheel
Tyre nearly in place
Welding a tyre
Hammering the tyre into place
Welding the tyre
Using a rasp to shape a notch
Close up of the clamping
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
An example of wheel making in the past
Wheel awaiting a tyre
The first stage in shaping
Tail vice and dog
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
Welding a hub band
Boring a hub the traditional way
Newly made wheel awaiting a tyre
Second tyre nearly in place
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Still cooling off.
Wheel in position for the tyre
Welding a hub band
Trimming the felloes to shape with a drawknife
Trimming the felloes
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
Marking out a felloe
The second tyre being hammered in place
Drawknife in use
Not just a wheelwright but a rakemaker too.
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