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