European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
A few finishing taps
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
Cleaning up with an angle grinder
Detail of the wheel
An example of wheel making in the past
Using a rasp to shape a notch
A traveller in use on the wheel.
Shaped handles just made.
Trimming the felloes to shape with a drawknife
Still cooling off.
Cleaning up
Using a press on the tyre
Drawknife in use
Trimming with a drawknife
Shaping an adze handle
Boring a hub with a taper auger
Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
A wheel in need of repair
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
Cleaning up the felloes
Boring a hub the traditional way
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
Welding the tyre joint
Tail vice and dog
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
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