Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
A traveller in use on the wheel.
Shaping with a rasp
Fitting the felloes together
Cleaning up with the drawknife
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
Hammering the tyre into place
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
Welding the tyre
Cleaning up
Welding a hub band
Drawknife in use shaping
An example of the wheelwrights art
Still cooling off.
Using a rasp to shape a notch
Clamped in place for tyring
Second tyre nearly in place
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Wheel in position for the tyre
Cooling the hot tyre
Drawknife in use
A wheel in need of repair
Using a chipping hammer
Trimming the felloes
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
Field gun wheels
Shaping an adze handle
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Boring a hub with a taper auger
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
Cleaning up
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
The hot tyre in place
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
Applying a hot tyre
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
Trimming the felloes to shape with a drawknife
Letting off steam
Detail of a 12 spoked wheel
Shaping with a drawknife
Initial shaping
Drawknife in use
Shaping with a rasp
Not just a wheelwright but a rakemaker too.
Drawknife in use on the felloes
A pile of iron hubs
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
Welding the tyre joint
The first stage in shaping
Fitting the hot tyre
Tyre nearly in place
Field gun wheels
Spot welding
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