Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Sawing off the spoke ends
There is a wheel somewhere under the steam
Dampening the flames
Welding a tyre
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Fitting the felloes together
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
Sawing off the spoke ends
Cooling down
Applying a hot tyre
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
Cleaning up the tyre
Field gun wheels
An example of wheel making in the past
Drawknife in use again.
Detail of a 12 spoked wheel
Welding the tyre
A pile of iron hubs
Newly made wheel awaiting a tyre
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Checking the tyre circumference
Marking out a felloe
Initial shaping
Trimming with a drawknife
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Cleaning up the tyre
Drawknife in use
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
Boring a hub with a taper auger
Second tyre nearly in place
Close up of the clamping
Fitting the hot tyre
A few finishing taps
Tyre nearly in place
Welding
The hot tyre in place
Still cooling off.
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