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