Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Close up of the hub
Welding the tyre
Still cooling off.
Trimming the felloes
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Not just a wheelwright but a rakemaker too.
Field gun wheels
Marking out a felloe
Welding a hub band
Letting off steam
Cleaning up
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
Drawknife in use on the felloes
Spot welding
Trimming with a drawknife
Drawknife in use again.
Cleaning up the felloes
Detail of a 12 spoked wheel
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Using a press on the tyre join
Dampening the flames
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
Shaping an adze handle
Using a press on the tyre
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
Adzes awaiting handles
A pile of iron hubs
A wheel in need of repair
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Clamped in place for tyring
Tail vice and dog
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
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