Collection of tools for wheelwright's shop

Gouge 1 1/8" o/bevel (handle loose)

Gouge 1 1/8" o/bevel

Measurements:: overall including handle.: 1.5748 x 15.1575 x 1.5748 in.; 40 x 385 x 40 mm

Materials:: cast steel

Object Number:: 1949-349/1

type:: wheelwrights tools -gouge

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Wheelwright's Gouge, 1" o/bevel (handle loose)

Measurements:: 1.5748 x 15.3543 x 1.5748 in.; 40 x 390 x 40 mm

Materials:: cast steel

Object Number:: 1949-349/2

type:: wheelwright,s tools-gouge

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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

type:: wheelwright's tools-gouge

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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.

Measurements:: overall with handle: 17.8346 x 1.7717 in.; 453 x 45 mm

Materials:: cast steel

Object Number:: 1949-349/4

type:: wheelwright's tools-gouge

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Wheelwright's turning gouge 1 3/4"

Measurements:: overall incl handle: 17.7165 x 1.5748 in.; 450 x 40 mm

Materials:: cast steel and wood

Object Number:: 1949-349/6

type:: wheelwright's tools-turning gouge

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Home-made wheelwright's broad axe

Measurements:: overall: 6.4961 x 27.1654 x 1.378 in.; 165 x 690 x 35 mm

Materials:: steel and wood

Object Number:: 1949-349/7

type:: wheelwright's tools - axe

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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

Materials:: iron and wood

Object Number:: 1949-349/8

type:: wheelwright's tools-drill brace

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Pair of home made round punches

Pair of home made round punches made from old files

Object Number:: 1949-349/9

type:: wheelwright's tools-punches

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

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Part of:: 1949-349/9

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

type:: wheelwright's tools-punch

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Part of:: 1949-349/9

Cross cut saw handle

Object Number:: 1949-349/10

type:: saws

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Pit Saw Tiller.

Pit saw tiller

Measurements:: overall: 90 mm x 2040 mm x 430 mm,

Materials:: metal (unknown) and wood (unidentified)

Object Number:: 1949-349/11

type:: saws

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

Materials:: wood and steel

Object Number:: 1949-349/13

type:: wheelwrights tool- plane rounder

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Wheelwright's flat head adze with handle (loose). Blade

Wheelwright's flat head adze with handle (loose). Blade, 102 mm wide

Measurements:: overall: 245 x 640 x 102 mm
handle: 25 mm x 40 mm,

Materials:: steel and wood

Object Number:: 1949-349/16

type:: wheelwrights tools-

Handle for adze

Materials:: hickory (wood)

Object Number:: 1949-349/16 Pt1

type:: handle

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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

type:: wheelwright's tools-traveller

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Adjustable washer cutter for leather axle washers

Measurements:: 5.9055 x 7.0866 x 1.9685 in.; 150 x 180 x 50 mm

Materials:: iron

Object Number:: 1949-349/18

type:: cutter

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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.

Measurements:: Block size: 1.2992 x 13.5827 x 5.6299 in.; 33 x 345 x 143 mm

Materials:: steel and wood

Object Number:: 1949-349/19

type:: wheelwright's tools-dowel cutter

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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

type:: wheelwrights tools-nail drawer

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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

type:: wheelwrights tools-wood cramp

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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

Materials:: wood and steel

Object Number:: 1949-349/24

type:: wheelwrights tools-rounding plane

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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

type:: wheelwright's tolls- wrench

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Three axle cap wrenches

Object Number:: 1949-349/26

type:: wheelwright's tool - wrench

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

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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

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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

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Part of:: 1949-349/26

Wheelwright's pincers.

Measurements:: 2.7559 x 13.1102 x 1.1811 in.; 70 x 333 x 30 mm

Materials:: iron

Object Number:: 1949-349/27

type:: wheelwright's tool - pincers

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.

Measurements:: 1.7717 x 33.0709 x 16.9291 in.; 45 x 840 x 430 mm

Materials:: soft wood

Object Number:: 1949-349/31

type:: wheelwright's tools-gauge

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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

type:: wheelwright's liner palette

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Writer's palette as used by a wheelwright

Measurements:: 9.9606 x 7.0079 x .1575 in.; 253 x 178 x 4 mm

Materials:: hard wood

Object Number:: 1949-349/37

type:: wheelwright's tool - palette

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

Measurements:: overall (whole board): 1050 mm x 970 mm x 100 mm,

Object Number:: 1949-349/38 Pt1

type:: spoke

Part of:: 1949-349/38

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.

Measurements:: overall (whole board): 1050 mm x 970 mm x 100 mm,

Object Number:: 1949-349/38 Pt4

type:: spoke

Part of:: 1949-349/38

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.

Measurements:: overall (whole board): 1070 mm x 970 mm x 100 mm,

Object Number:: 1949-349/38 Pt5

type:: preparation

Part of:: 1949-349/38

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

Old vice from a wheelwright's shop

Measurements:: overall (as stored): 195 mm x 1070 mm x 630 mm,

Object Number:: 1949-349/39

type:: vice

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

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

type:: wheelwright's tool - boxing wedge

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

Part of:: 1949-349/43

Lever for spoke dog

Object Number:: 1949-349/43 Pt2

type:: lever

Part of:: 1949-349/43

Turning Gouge

Turning gouge

Object Number:: 1949-349/44

type:: gouge

Details

Parts

Gouge 1 1/8" o/bevel (handle loose)

Wheelwright's Gouge, 1" o/bevel (handle loose)

Gouge 3/4" (outside bevel) socket handle

Gouge 1 5/8" boxing gouge, in-cannel type (inside bevel)

Wheelwright's turning gouge 1 3/4"

Home-made wheelwright's broad axe

12" wagon brace (iron) used by wheelwright

Pair of home made round punches

Round punch made from old file, one of two

Round punch made from old file, one of two

Cross cut saw handle

Pit Saw Tiller.

Wheelwright's fork handle adjustable rounder

Wheelwright's flat head adze with handle (loose). Blade

Handle for adze

Wheelwright's Iron wheel traveller

Adjustable washer cutter for leather axle washers

Two dowel cutters 1/2" and 5/8"cutting diameter

Wheelwrights strake nail drawer or claw.

Wheelwright's wood cramp hand screws.

Wheelwright's dowel or rung rounding plane

Adjustable axle cap and nut wrench

Three axle cap wrenches

Wheelwright's axle cap wrench, one of three

Wheelwright's axle cap wrench, one of three

Wheelwright's axle cap wrench, one of three

Wheelwright's pincers.

Cross sut saw (one handle missing)

Samson cramp

Rim gauge for centering a cartwheel hub.

Liner's palette as used by a wheelwright.

Writer's palette as used by a wheelwright

Cartwheel spokes

Cleft or riven oak spoke as received in the workshop from a timber yard

First stage preparation - reduced to approximate size

Dressed or prepared for a square tongue

Spoke showing a sqaured tongue and tapered tenon

Dressed for a round tongued spoke

Later type of hand dressed spoke for a round tongue with shoulders also drawn

Old vice from a wheelwright's shop

Boxing wedge 10 3/4" long, blade 1 1/2" wide

Boxing wedge 11 3/4" long, blade 1 7/8" wide

Spoke dog (complete with hook and lever)

Wheelwright's iron hook, for spoke dog

Lever for spoke dog

Turning Gouge

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