How to build a cart wheel?

[se7enthdevil]

don't scrap those mate.

 

are they riveted together?

[Marko]

Yes - rivets presumably went through each spoke?

[Graham w]

I would like to thank everyone for their posts, i really appreciate them even though it takes 14 months for me to reply!  

here are the photos up to date.  the last two pictures are of a wheel thats six foot across and the outside arch is seven inches thick

Edited October 31, 2017 by Graham w

[Graham w]

The wagon thats taken me and the team 3+ years to build

Edited October 31, 2017 by Graham w

[Graham w]

[MrNick]

That is stunning, brilliant.

[Ian Leach]

Amazing work, great to see all the hard work come together.

[sime42]

That's beautiful.
What woods do you use to make the wagon?

[sime42]

ok, so after a lazy afternoon heres half a hub! i gather these are made on a lathe but i dont have one so tried the router, takes much longer but left a good finish.
 
the wood is elm and the band is two inch by quarter inch flat bar that i welded up with the mig. it then took quite a beating with a large hammer to make a curve/band.
 
this is going to take forever but i will keep the pics coming!

Very clever use of a router there. I could work out how you'd done it until I saw the photo. I had visions of you somehow mounting the hub onto the router spindle or something crazy!

[sandspider]

9 hours ago, Graham w said:

That is beautiful. The wheels alone are a work of art. Reminds me of an old episode of Jack Hargreaves where he was with an old wheel maker. Lovely work.