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