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"However, look at what he makes it into and it works!" Couldn't agree more Aidan, which is why I'd have been looking for some nicer timber for such a fabulous piece of work :ho2

A good effort Jake, given the lack of resources =D>

Ooh I reckon this one might run a while, Im guessing the cauldron bit on the end is to hold a molten liquid (glue or pitch :? ) and the section behind with the clamp is to place hot coals in to keep said liquid molten and the long section is a handle to enable pouring :?

Andy if it was'nt the season of goodwill to all men I would be cursing you for getting it so quickly :cry: well done =D> and a point to you as well Tom =D> (I use a spoke dog to pull the spokes into position to allow the tenons on the ends of them to enter the mortices in the wheel rim)...

Andy your nowhere close :( , Tommo your in the right direction but it has a specific woodwork use :wink:

My kind of drink too Sammy, none of that wussy lager stuff for me Makes you laugh at some of the names they come up with though , my nephew drinks Bishops Finger and had his girlfriend convinced to ask for some Nun's Crutch when she was at the shops :mrgreen:

Thought we might have a series of what is its over the festive period, please feel free to contribute another once the existing one is solved :ho2 Anyway to start us off What is it ? :deer Mods feel free to move to a more appropriate catagory :deer

Same to you :ho2 Love your little dog :deer

Some very valuable advice in there DW, thanks for sharing and :ho2 MERRY CHRISTMAS :deer

Thanks Jake, yes even though the woodwork part is enjoyable its the tyring that is the real fun part. Theres something about heating metal in a fire and the hissing steam as you pour water on that brings out the primeval in you :lol: :lol: :lol:

Post me a set out James and I shall evaluate them for you :mrgreen:

Have you been on the sherry Sammy :?

#-o #-o Bet you were more careful with the water bucket after that Chas :lol: :lol:

You are absolutely correct as usuall Jacob compression it is :oops: A great little book The Wheelwrights Shop, some of those southern softees would do well to read it (hammer) Its about days of old when men were bold and sheep got nervous :mrgreen:

Yes Andy , as soon as you get the expanded tyre over the rim you run water from a hose on it to cool it down and shrink it onto the rim. You can hear the creaking and groaning as the joints all pull up tight under the contraction of the metal, leaving the wheel in permanent tension :mrgreen:

Nice job of the fitting Karl, :D though its a terrible layout the designer has done for them :(

Merry Christmas to you Neil and may the new year bring resolution to your brothers problems :ho2

Is there no end to your talents DW Box Maker Artist Musician And now movie director =D> =D> =D> Have a great Christmas :ho2

Why Elm ? Its neither the prettiest of timbers or the nicest to work with and was long regarded as a cheap timber with its main uses being wheel hubs (for its ability for its interlocked grain to avoid splitting) and cheaper coffins (it lasts longer than any native timber underground)

Just put the steel tyres back on a set of old wheels this morning. Love a good fire :mrgreen: you've got to heat them up in the fire first ( the tyre not the wheel for obvious reasons :lol: :lol: ) When I got them they looked like this and were dated 1897 :shock: after being cut down to...