Farm Cart
Cart Wheel
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Farm Cart |
Cart Wheel |
In many
forges the blacksmith had a business partner called the "Wheel-wright". This man
had a wide range of skills from "coppering" to
"carpentry". He was the other half of the
blacksmith’s factory and was responsible for the timber end of the work.
Once
the metal work was completed the work-piece was his responsibility and his work
consisted of the following duties:
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Making cartwheels and fitting the forged rim. Tightness was achieved by fitting the rim while hot and then cooling it, causing it to contract. |
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Fitting handles to items such as ploughs, shovels, forks, kitchen utensils, etc. |
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Making hay bogeys, carts, traps, etc |
Having a wheelwright as part of his business meant that most jobs could be
started and finished in the blacksmiths yard and not involve moving the
work-piece from yard to yard.
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