Gouge 1 1/8" o/bevel (handle loose)
Gouge 1 1/8" o/bevel (handle loose)
Collection of tools for wheelwright's shop
Collection of tools for wheelwright's shop
Details
- Category:
- Hand and Machine Tools
- Object Number:
- 1949-349
- type:
- wheelwright's tools
- credit:
- Weller, G.W.
Parts
Handle for gouge
Handle for gouge, fits and is loosely fitted to 1949-349/1.
- Materials:
- wood
- Object Number:
- 1949-349/1 Pt1
- type:
- handle
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Musuem
- Part of:
- 1949-349/1
Wheelwright's Gouge, 1" o/bevel (handle loose)
Wheelwright's Gouge, 1" o/bevel (handle loose)
Handle for gouge, fits and is loosely fitted to 1949-349/2
Handle for gouge, fits and loosely fitted to 1949-349/2.
- Materials:
- wood
- Object Number:
- 1949-349/2 Pt1
- type:
- handle
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Musuem
- Part of:
- 1949-349/2
Gouge 3/4" (outside bevel) socket handle
Gouge 3/4" (outside bevel) socket handle
- Measurements:
-
12.4016 x 1.4173 in.; 315 x 36 mm
- Materials:
- cast steel and wood
- Object Number:
- 1949-349/3
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Musuem
Gouge 1 5/8" boxing gouge, in-cannel type (inside bevel)
Gouge 1 5/8" boxing gouge, in-cannel type (inside bevel). The handle is loose.
Handle for boxing gouge
Handle for boxing gouge 1949-349/4
Wheelwright's turning gouge 1 3/4"
Wheelwright's turning gouge 1 3/4"
- Materials:
- cast steel and wood
- Object Number:
- 1949-349/6
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Musuem
Home-made wheelwright's broad axe
Home-made wheelwright's broad axe
- Measurements:
-
overall: 6.4961 x 27.1654 x 1.378 in.; 165 x 690 x 35 mm
- Object Number:
- 1949-349/7
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
12" wagon brace (iron) used by wheelwright
12" waggon brace (iron) used by wheelwright
- Measurements:
-
15.748 x 2.9528 x 7.874 in.; 400 x 75 x 200 mm
- Object Number:
- 1949-349/8
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Musuem
Pair of home made round punches
Pair of home made round punches made from old files
- Object Number:
- 1949-349/9
Round punch made from old file, one of two
Round punch made from old file, one of two
- Measurements:
-
.3937 x 6.8898 x .8268 in.; 10 x 175 x 21 mm
- Materials:
- iron
- Object Number:
- 1949-349/9 Pt1
- type:
- punch - marking tool
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Musuem
- Part of:
- 1949-349/9
Round punch made from old file, one of two
Round punch made from old file, one of two
- Measurements:
-
overall: .3937 x 5.9055 x .9843 in.; 10 x 150 x 25 mm
- Materials:
- iron
- Object Number:
- 1949-349/9 Pt2
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Musuem
- Part of:
- 1949-349/9
Cross cut saw handle
Cross cut saw handle
Wheelwright's fork handle adjustable rounder
Wheelwright's fork handle adjustable rounder, with boxwood screws.
- Measurements:
-
3.7402 x 13.3858 x 9.9606 in.; 95 x 340 x 253 mm
- Object Number:
- 1949-349/13
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Musuem
Wheelwright's flat head adze with handle (loose). Blade
Wheelwright's flat head adze with handle (loose). Blade, 102 mm wide
Handle for adze
Handle for adze
- Materials:
- hickory (wood)
- Object Number:
- 1949-349/16 Pt1
- type:
- handle
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
- Part of:
- 1949-349/16
Wheelwright's Iron wheel traveller
Wheelwright's Iron wheel traveller - 5 1/2" diameter
- Measurements:
-
overall: 5.6299 x 13.5827 x 1.2992 in.; 143 x 345 x 33 mm
- Materials:
- iron
- Object Number:
- 1949-349/17
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Musuem
Two dowel cutters 1/2" and 5/8"cutting diameter
Two dowel cutters 1/2" and 5/8"cutting diameter, mounted on a wooden block.
- Object Number:
- 1949-349/19
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Musuem
Wheelwrights strake nail drawer or claw.
Wheelwrights strake nail drawer or claw.
- Measurements:
-
1.5748 x 10.7087 x 2.9528 in.; 40 x 272 x 75 mm
- Materials:
- iron
- Object Number:
- 1949-349/20
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Musuem
Wheelwright's wood cramp hand screws.
Wheelwright's wood cramp hand screws.
- Measurements:
-
overall: 1.8898 x 23.622 x 13.0709 in.; 48 x 600 x 332 mm
- Materials:
- wood
- Object Number:
- 1949-349/23
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Wheelwright's dowel or rung rounding plane
Wheelwright's dowel or rung rounding plane. Marked "1886"
- Measurements:
-
3.8583 x 11.811 x 2.5197 in.; 98 x 300 x 64 mm
- Object Number:
- 1949-349/24
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Musuem
Adjustable axle cap and nut wrench
Adjustable axle cap and nut wrench, double sided. Petch's Regd. Design No. 200272, No.1 size
- Measurements:
-
7.2835 x 18.1102 x 18.1102 in.; 185 x 460 x 460 mm
- Materials:
- iron
- Object Number:
- 1949-349/25
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Musuem
Three axle cap wrenches
Three axle cap wrenches
- Object Number:
- 1949-349/26
Wheelwright's axle cap wrench, one of three
Axle cap wrench, (one of three), 2 5/8" over flats and 5/8" o/f.
- Measurements:
-
: 2.9528 x 19.2913 x 3.8976 in.; 75 x 490 x 99 mm
- Materials:
- wrought iron
- Object Number:
- 1949-349/26 Pt1
- type:
- spanner
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Musuem
- Part of:
- 1949-349/26
Wheelwright's axle cap wrench, one of three
Axle cap wrench, one of three, 3" over flats
- Measurements:
-
: 2.4803 x 14.4882 x 3.7402 in.; 63 x 368 x 95 mm
- Materials:
- wrought iron
- Object Number:
- 1949-349/26 Pt2
- type:
- spanner
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Musuem
- Part of:
- 1949-349/26
Wheelwright's axle cap wrench, one of three
Axle cap wrench, one of three, ends are 2 7/8" over flats and 1/2" over flats.
- Measurements:
-
: 2.6378 x 14.5669 x 3.7402 in.; 67 x 370 x 95 mm
- Materials:
- wrought iron
- Object Number:
- 1949-349/26 Pt3
- type:
- spanner
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Musuem
- Part of:
- 1949-349/26
Wheelwright's pincers.
Wheelwright's pincers.
Cross sut saw (one handle missing)
Cross sut saw (one handle missing)
- Object Number:
- 1949-349/28
- type:
- saws
Samson cramp
Samson cramp (for putting on strakes) - one nut missing
- Object Number:
- 1949-349/30
- type:
- cramp
Rim gauge for centering a cartwheel hub.
Rim gauge for centering a cartwheel hub.
- Measurements:
-
1.7717 x 33.0709 x 16.9291 in.; 45 x 840 x 430 mm
- Materials:
- soft wood
- Object Number:
- 1949-349/31
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Musuem
Liner's palette as used by a wheelwright.
Liner's palette as used by a wheelwright.
- Measurements:
-
8.8583 x 4.9213 x .2362 in.; 225 x 125 x 6 mm
- Materials:
- hard wood
- Object Number:
- 1949-349/36
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Writer's palette as used by a wheelwright
Writer's palette as used by a wheelwright
Cartwheel spokes
Six cartwheel spokes in progressive stages of manufacture
- Object Number:
- 1949-349/38
- type:
- spokes
Cleft or riven oak spoke as received in the workshop from a timber yard
Cleft or riven oak spoke as received in the workshop from a timber yard
First stage preparation - reduced to approximate size
First stage preparation - reduced to approximate size with an axe using a chopping block and planed true with a jack plane.
- Measurements:
-
overall: 1050 mm x 970 mm x 100 mm,
- Object Number:
- 1949-349/38 Pt2
- type:
- preparation
- Part of:
- 1949-349/38
Dressed or prepared for a square tongue
Dressed or prepared for a square tongue, the foot tenon tapered and with a drawn in shoulder formed
- Measurements:
-
overall: 1050 mm x 970 mm x 100 mm,
- Object Number:
- 1949-349/38 Pt3
- type:
- preparation
- Part of:
- 1949-349/38
Spoke showing a sqaured tongue and tapered tenon
Spoke showing a sqaured tongue and tapered tenon. Specimen shows the appearance of a completed spoke ready for the felloes of a 5 foot diameter wheel with a 2 inch dish. The tongue is shaped after spokes are driven.
Dressed for a round tongued spoke
Dressed for a round tongued spoke. this type is of a later date than the square tongue. Specimen shows a 1 1/2 inch round tongue for a 5 foot diam wheel with a 1 inch dish. The tongue is slightly elliptical at the shoulder.
Later type of hand dressed spoke for a round tongue with shoulders also drawn
Later type of hand dressed spoke for a round tongue with shoulders also drawn
- Measurements:
-
overall: 1050 mm x 970 mm x 100 mm,
- Object Number:
- 1949-349/38 Pt6
- type:
- spoke
- Part of:
- 1949-349/38
Boxing wedge 10 3/4" long, blade 1 1/2" wide
Boxing wedge 10 3/4" long, blade 1 1/2" wide
- Measurements:
-
: 1.1811 x 10.748 x 1.4961 in.; 30 x 273 x 38 mm
- Materials:
- wrought iron
- Object Number:
- 1949-349/41
- type:
- wheelwright's tool
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Musuem
Boxing wedge 11 3/4" long, blade 1 7/8" wide
Boxing wedge 11 3/4" long, blade 1 7/8" wide
- Measurements:
-
14.1732 x 1.7323 in.; 360 x 44 mm
- Materials:
- wrought iron
- Object Number:
- 1949-349/42
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Musuem
Spoke dog (complete with hook and lever)
Spoke dog (complete with hook and lever)
- Object Number:
- 1949-349/43
- type:
- spoke dog
Wheelwright's iron hook, for spoke dog
Iron hook for spoke dog
- Materials:
- iron
- Object Number:
- 1949-349/43 Pt1
- type:
- hook
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Musuem
- Part of:
- 1949-349/43
Lever for spoke dog
Lever for spoke dog
- Object Number:
- 1949-349/43 Pt2
- type:
- lever
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
- Part of:
- 1949-349/43
