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