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