Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Cleaning up with an angle grinder
Cooling down
A wheel in need of repair
Checking the tyre circumference
Close up of the clamping
Welding the tyre
Drawknife in use shaping
An example of wheel making in the past
The first stage in shaping
Cleaning up
Shaping with a rasp
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Welding a hub band
A pile of iron hubs
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
Field gun wheels
Initial shaping
Field gun wheels
Wheel awaiting a tyre
Sawing off the spoke ends
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Clamped in place for tyring
Newly made wheel awaiting a tyre
Cleaning up the tyre
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
Close up of the hub
Spot welding
Shaped handles just made.
Still cooling off.
Shaping with a drawknife
Using a rasp
Adzes awaiting handles
Drawknife in use
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
Fitting the hot tyre
Drawknife in use
Cleaning up
The second tyre being hammered in place
A traveller in use on the wheel.
Applying a hot tyre
Cleaning up the tyre
An interesting wheel!
Letting off steam
Using a press on the tyre join
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
Detail of a 12 spoked wheel
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