As eastern built wagons headed west, the wood dried and shrank, so adjustments had to be made to wheels in the drier climate. This shows one innovative method often used by pioneers who may not have had a blacksmith or wheelwright near by. Building and restoring horse drawn vehicles often reveals many hidden stories of the past.

These are some of the tools you see me use regularly in my shop;
The Rasp I like to use – 14” [ Ссылка ]
The Big Hoof Rasp – 17” [ Ссылка ]
The Rebar Leatherman I use [ Ссылка ]
The silk scarf I wear [ Ссылка ]
My metal marking pencil [ Ссылка ]
Metal marking pencil refills [ Ссылка ]

Many of you know I am a Makita tool user.
I use Makita Cutoff blades [ Ссылка ]
I have several 4½” Makita angle grinders [ Ссылка ]
I have several 7” Makita grinders [ Ссылка ]
4½” Flap wheels [ Ссылка ]
My Makita cordless drill [ Ссылка ]
My Milwaukee ½” cordless drill [ Ссылка ]
My Makita 3¼” Electric plane [ Ссылка ]
My Makita Leaf Blower, revolutionized my shop cleaning [ Ссылка ]
My Makita ½” drill, very powerful [ Ссылка ]

Helpful books concerning the carriage trade;
Carriage Terminology: An Historical Dictionary [ Ссылка ]
The Brewster Story - [ Ссылка ]
Practical Carriage Building [ Ссылка ]
Wheel making: Wooden Wheel Design [ Ссылка ]
Carriage and Wagon Axles [ Ссылка ]
An Interesting account of an early English Wheelwright Shop [ Ссылка ]
The Wheelwright Shop, in Kindle form [ Ссылка ]

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