The Most Comprehensive Book on Building Carriage and Wagon Wheels—Ever!
This general reference book is accessible to beginners while at the same time challenging to intermediate level wheelwrights. Lots of information—the chapters guide the reader through the first steps in wheel building—for Sarven hubs, bolted hubs, wagon hubs and carriage hubs.
Subsequent chapters follow the progressive steps in wheel construction, from pointing and tenoning spokes to installing felloes and setting tires. There is a chapter on boring and boxing hubs to complete the wheel building sequence.
A large number of appendices provide additional information on where to find wheelwright training, reference information for wheelwrights, measured drawings for building wheelwrighting tools, as well as technical sections on such topics as dish. Carriage wheels, carriage hubs, wagon wheels, general Wheelwrighting and Wheelwright training – this book has it covered.
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Specifications
- Coil binding—it will lay flat when open on workbench
- 380 pages including 147 drawings and 230 photos
- 8 1/2" X 11"
Contents:
CHAPTER 1- Introduction
CHAPTER 2- Building a Sarven Wheel
CHAPTER 3- Repairing a Sarven Wheel
CHAPTER 4- Bolted Hub Wheels
CHAPTER 5- Common Hubs: Carriage and Cart Wheels
CHAPTER 6- Common Hubs: Wagon Wheels
CHAPTER 7- Preparing Spokes
CHAPTER 8- Putting on Felloes (Rims)
CHAPTER 9- Setting Tires
CHAPTER 10- Putting on Rubber Tires
CHAPTER 11- Boring the Hub and Setting the Boxing
CHAPTER 12- Special Projects- Cannon Wheels
EPILOG
APPENDIX A- Wheelwright Training
APPENDIX B- Making Wheelwright Tools
APPENDIX C- Wheelwright suppliers
APPENDIX D- Resources for Buggy Builders
APPENDIX E- Dish
APPENDIX F- Wood Drying
APPENDIX G- Spoke Spacing Chart
BIBLIOGRPAHY
GLOSSARY
