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