Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
The hot tyre in place
Boring a hub with a taper auger
Field gun wheels
Hammering the tyre into place
Letting off steam
Welding the tyre
Fitting the felloes together
Tail vice and dog
Checking the tyre circumference
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Cooling the tyre down
An interesting wheel!
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
Adzes awaiting handles
Field gun wheels
Drawknife in use on the felloes
Initial shaping
The first stage in shaping
Spot welding
Wheel awaiting a tyre
Close up of the hub
Clamped in place for tyring
Welding the tyre joint
Trimming the felloes
A wheel in need of repair
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
A pile of iron hubs
There is a wheel somewhere under the steam
Welding the tyre
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