Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Initial shaping
Newly made wheel awaiting a tyre
Wheel awaiting a tyre
Close up of the clamping
Using a rasp to shape a notch
Second tyre nearly in place
Drawknife in use
Dampening the flames
A wheel in need of repair
The hot tyre in place
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
Shaped handles just made.
Wheel in position for the tyre
Boring a hub with a taper auger
Boring a hub the traditional way
Drawknife in use again.
A pile of iron hubs
Hammering the tyre into place
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Shaping with a rasp
The first stage in shaping
Close up of the hub
Clamping the wheel down
Welding a hub band
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
Welding
An interesting wheel!
Applying a hot tyre
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Detail of the wheel
Cleaning up
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Field gun wheels
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Cleaning up the weld
Tail vice and dog
Cleaning up with an angle grinder
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
Drawknife in use shaping
Sawing off the spoke ends
A traveller in use on the wheel.
Trimming with a drawknife
Welding the tyre
A few finishing taps
Using a press on the tyre
Shaping with a rasp
Clamped in place for tyring
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
Cleaning up the felloes
Cleaning up the tyre
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
Cleaning up the tyre
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