Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
A few finishing taps
Adzes awaiting handles
Trimming the felloes
Drawknife in use shaping
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
Field gun wheels
Using a chipping hammer
Welding
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
Using a rasp
Drawknife in use again.
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
Shaping an adze handle
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
Cleaning up the weld
Drawknife in use
Welding the tyre
Newly made wheel awaiting a tyre
Using a press on the tyre
Tyre nearly in place
Welding the tyre
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Boring a hub with a taper auger
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
Cleaning up the tyre
Second tyre nearly in place
Initial shaping
The second tyre being hammered in place
Drawknife in use
The first stage in shaping
A 12 spoked wheel
Wheel in position for the tyre
Close up of the clamping
Shaped handles just made.
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Applying a hot tyre
Cooling the tyre down
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Dampening the flames
Still cooling off.
Cleaning up
Cleaning up with the drawknife
Welding the tyre
Trimming with a drawknife
A taper auger
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
Using a rasp to shape a notch
Boring a hub the traditional way
Cleaning up with an angle grinder
An example of wheel making in the past
Drawknife in use
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
Cleaning up
Cleaning up the tyre
Marking out a felloe
Welding the tyre joint
An interesting wheel!
Sawing off the spoke ends
Cooling down
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Welding a tyre
Welding a hub band
Sawing off the spoke ends
Welding a hub band
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
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