Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
A traveller in use on the wheel.
Using a press on the tyre join
An interesting wheel!
A wheel in need of repair
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
Cleaning up the tyre
Close up of the clamping
A few finishing taps
Trimming the felloes to shape with a drawknife
Welding the tyre
Cooling down
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
Detail of a 12 spoked wheel
Clamping the wheel down
Welding a hub band
Welding the tyre
Still cooling off.
The second tyre being hammered in place
Close up of the hub
Sawing off the spoke ends
Drawknife in use shaping
Shaping with a rasp
Second tyre being hammered into place
An example of the wheelwrights art
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Cleaning up
Boring a hub with a taper auger
Shaping with a rasp
Adzes awaiting handles
Drawknife in use
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
Spot welding
A pile of iron hubs
Trimming with a drawknife
Cleaning up the weld
Shaped handles just made.
Clamped in place for tyring
Tail vice and dog
Cleaning up
Fitting the felloes together
Welding the tyre
Using a rasp
Tyre nearly in place
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
Cooling the tyre down
A taper auger
Cleaning up with an angle grinder
Field gun wheels
Second tyre nearly in place
Cleaning up the felloes
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
Trimming the felloes
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Marking out a felloe
Drawknife in use
The hot tyre in place
A long job in hand in the wheelwrights shop.
Cooling the hot tyre
Welding
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
Initial shaping
There is a wheel somewhere under the steam
Drawknife in use again.
Cleaning up with the drawknife
Detail of the wheel
Sawing off the spoke ends
A 12 spoked wheel
Dampening the flames
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