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