Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
A traveller in use on the wheel.
Welding a tyre
Clamped in place for tyring
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
Cleaning up the felloes
An example of the wheelwrights art
Trimming the felloes to shape with a drawknife
Tail vice and dog
Drawknife in use again.
Initial shaping
Cooling the hot tyre
A wheel in need of repair
Drawknife in use
Applying a hot tyre
Close up of the hub
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
Drawknife in use
Welding the tyre
Using a press on the tyre join
A taper auger
Shaping with a drawknife
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Dampening the flames
Drawknife in use shaping
Cooling down
Trimming the felloes
The second tyre being hammered in place
Using a press on the tyre
Drawknife in use
Field gun wheels
Field gun wheels
Cleaning up
Using a rasp
The first stage in shaping
Cooling the tyre down
A few finishing taps
Adzes awaiting handles
Still cooling off.
Tyre nearly in place
Checking the tyre circumference
Cleaning up
Not just a wheelwright but a rakemaker too.
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Sawing off the spoke ends
An example of wheel making in the past
Fitting the felloes together
Second tyre nearly in place
Hammering the tyre into place
A pile of iron hubs
Welding the tyre
Shaping with a rasp
Cleaning up the weld
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Newly made wheel awaiting a tyre
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
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