Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Second tyre being hammered into place
Trimming the felloes
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Field gun wheels
Clamped in place for tyring
Marking out a felloe
Field gun wheels
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
Welding
Detail of the wheel
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
Welding the tyre
A taper auger
Boring a hub with a taper auger
Cleaning up the tyre
Fitting the hot tyre
Newly made wheel awaiting a tyre
Cooling down
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
Initial shaping
Cleaning up
Sawing off the spoke ends
Close up of the hub
Cleaning up the felloes
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Detail of a 12 spoked wheel
Using a rasp
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
A 12 spoked wheel
Hammering the tyre into place
Clamping the wheel down
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
Welding a hub band
Welding the tyre
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
Dampening the flames
Drawknife in use
Drawknife in use
Shaped handles just made.
Drawknife in use again.
Shaping with a drawknife
Not just a wheelwright but a rakemaker too.
Adzes awaiting handles
Letting off steam
Using a rasp to shape a notch
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