[TheForge] Wheelwrighting - W. Mullet

[Vincent Nakovics]

Hi W. 
I used to do Cannon Carriages for Colonial National Historical Park, made them for 13 years. 2nd Best Job I ever had! I did it all, wood and metal. I am no longer doing that as I decided to move to help out my wife's elderly Uncle and Aunt in Albania. But! I am familiar with Dave's book as I own one, it and many others are awaiting my return someday in storage. His Forge is very nicely done indeed. I only did 18th Century wheels for Cannons which are much heavier than the usual carriage wheels and were made Straked. Hooped tires were a later invention that was not represented at our park. Hooped tires didn't come to common use until after 1820 and even then many of the larger and heavier wheels were still Straked until about the 1880's. Even in England where they had a leg up on us in making wheels there were still straked wheels in use, but the death knoll had sounded for that style wheel. 
Good luck with your Wheelwrighting, if you ever have a problem or question that I might be able to answer please do so. My email is: restoreman123 at msn.com
Vince