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