European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Tyre nearly in place
A 12 spoked wheel
Cleaning up the tyre
Cooling the hot tyre
Detail of a 12 spoked wheel
Welding the tyre
Checking the tyre circumference
Adzes awaiting handles
Close up of the hub
An example of the wheelwrights art
Trimming the felloes
Cleaning up the weld
Welding the tyre
Drawknife in use on the felloes
Shaping with a rasp
Using a chipping hammer
Trimming with a drawknife
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
Welding a hub band
Cleaning up
Wheel awaiting a tyre
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
Using a press on the tyre join
Boring a hub the traditional way
Drawknife in use again.
Shaped handles just made.
The first stage in shaping
Hammering the tyre into place
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Shaping an adze handle
The hot tyre in place
Initial shaping
A traveller in use on the wheel.
Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
An interesting wheel!
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Welding
Drawknife in use shaping
Boring a hub with a taper auger
Fitting the hot tyre
Using a rasp
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
Using a rasp to shape a notch
Clamping the wheel down
Cleaning up the tyre
Sawing off the spoke ends
Shaping with a drawknife
Welding the tyre
Cooling the tyre down
Welding a hub band
Sawing off the spoke ends
Field gun wheels
Cleaning up with the drawknife
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
Wheel in position for the tyre
A wheel in need of repair
Detail of the wheel
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
Welding a tyre
Drawknife in use
Still cooling off.
Close up of the clamping
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
Newly made wheel awaiting a tyre
Second tyre being hammered into place
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