Posted by VaTom on February 08, 2010 at 05:27:16 from (216.12.124.38):
In Reply to: Old horse drawn wagon posted by Howard H. on February 07, 2010 at 21:14:54:
Don't know your wagon of course, but wheel joinery is the same as for traditional furniture/fixtures. The rim sized to match the wooden wheel. You need to work backwards. The rim gets heated before application, making a snug fit. Spokes are simply dovetailed. Several choices available for connecting the wheel arcs.
Great project, which will likely make you a much better woodworker. If you have trouble with the curved joinery, a book you should have on your shelf is "Circular Work in Carpentry and Joinery" by George Collings, ISBN 0-941936-22-8. Originally published in 1886, my edition is 1992.
Been several years since I spent a wonderful afternoon with the wheel-maker at Colonial Williamsburg. He was much more knowledgeable than the assistants assigned to talk about furniture. I was surprised at the similarity of construction, never before having looked closely at a wheel.
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