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Volume 28, Issue 1 Summer 2019

W h e e l s a n d W o o d D o w n U n d e r

W E S T E R N C A N A D I A N W H E E L W R I G H T ’ S A S S O C I A T I O N

W E S T E R N C A N A D I A N W H E E L W R I G H T ’ S A S S O C I A T I O N2

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PRESIDENT: Chris Jenson RR #1, Tees, Alberta T0C 2N0 (403) 788-2474 [email protected]

VICE PRESIDENT: John Lavoie Box 15 Wardlow, AB T0J 3M0 (403) 566-2448; 793-1366 (c) [email protected]

SECRETARY: Kris Burkholder Box 2, Site 104, RR#3 Sundre, Alberta T0M 1X0 (403) 638-9310 [email protected]

TREASURER: Deb Corbett 7282 Dunwaters Drive Kelowna, BC V1Z 3W4 (250) 353-1259 [email protected]

B.C. DIRECTOR: Dwayne Danley 1853 Pleasant Valley Road Armstrong, BC V0E 1B2 (250) 546-9979 [email protected] ALBERTA DIRECTOR: Wayne Lenfesty Box 2, Site 104, RR #3 Sundre, Alberta T0M 1X0 (403) 638-9310; 586-0229 (c) [email protected]

SASKATCHEWAN DIRECTOR: Jean Lavoie Box 15, Wardlow, AB T0J 3M0 (403) 566-2448; 793-1366 (c) [email protected]

MANITOBA DIRECTOR: Brian Reynolds Box 338 Rapid City, Manitoba R0K 1W0 (204) 826-2120 [email protected]

ONTARIO DIRECTOR: Bill Doyle (613) 396-5071 EAST COAST DIRECTOR: Mike Hartigan 4167 Sandy Point Road Shelburne, Nova Scotia B0T 1W0 (902) 875-2387 [email protected]

EUROPEAN DIRECTOR: Franck Calloch rue du grao 56590 ile de groix France 011 337 8606 5076 (c) [email protected]

U.S.A. DIRECTOR: Gary Stephenson 45 West High Street Ballston Spa, New York 12020 (518) 588-4397 [email protected]

PUBLISHING INFORMATIONThe Traveller is published three times annually, in February, June and October by and for the Western Canadian Wheelwright’s Association, Diana Matsuda, Editor. Submission deadlines are January 15, May 15 and September 15. Please submit Traveller correspondence or articles to:

The Traveller c/o Diana Matsuda

33 Farrell Drive, Parksville, BC V9P 2V4 Tel: (250) 228-3971

Email: [email protected]

To book advertising in The Traveller, or for WCWA correspondence, contact:

WCWA c/o Deb Corbett

7282 Dunwaters Drive Kelowna, BC V1Z 3W4

(250) 353-1259 Email: [email protected]

DISCLAIMER NOTICE

The Traveller makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information contained herein, BUT the Executive Officers of the WCWA and the General Membership of the Association, including the Editor, specifically disclaim any responsibility or liability for damages or injuries as a result of any construction, design use or application of information contained in The Traveller. The end use of any information from this newsletter is solely at the user’s own risk.

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Table of Contents:Editor’s Comments .......................................... 3President’s Report ........................................... 4Treasurer’s Report ........................................... 5Alberta Director’s Report ................................ 6Saskatchewan Director’s Report ...................... 7Manitoba Director’s Report ............................. 7U.S.A. Director’s Report ................................... 9Cover: Wood and Wheels Down Under ......... 10Demonstrators In Demand ............................ 12The ‘R’ Files ................................................... 14

AGM 2019 Overview ..................................... 21Award Nominations ....................................... 22The Auto Red Bug .......................................... 24Western Stagecoach Mystery ........................ 25The Decorative Wheelwright ......................... 25Auction To Benefit WCWA ............................. 27Upcoming Events ........................................... 27Wheelwright Advisors/Advertising ................ 28WCWA Membership Form ............................. 29AGM Registration Form ................................. 30


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EDITOR’S COMMENTSBy Diana Matsuda, Editor

This is the first issue of The Traveller ever to be distributed through our website rather than in print form. Hopefully our members will soon become accustomed to accessing it from our website, managed by our excellent Webmaster, Joyce Morrison. We are hoping that this will be a user-friendly and cost effective way to deliver our newsletter. Readers will also be able to print a copy on their own printer if they so desire.

For members who still wish to receive the newsletter in their mailbox, this can be done at a minimal cost for printing and mailing. Those interested in this option may get in touch with our Treasurer, Deb Corbett at [email protected]

You will find that this new Traveller format has the enhancement of full colour photographs throughout. In print form, black & white photos were used in the interior of the newsletter in order to minimize printing costs. On the web, there is no need to do this so photos will be more attractive and will also show more detail, as in when paint colours are being discussed. It has been interesting to see how our WCWA Facebook page is beginning to gain momentum, as members start to see its value for sharing information, posting questions and benefitting from the expertise of others, advertising items for sale, or promoting upcoming events. Kudos to Wayne Lenfesty for initiating this page and for monitoring and shaping its development.

I’m sure our readers will thoroughly enjoy our cover story by Peter J and Peter A McIntyre from Australia. Having just returned from Down Under, I found Peter’s comments on the wood and wood issues to be particularly interesting. As for the wheelwrighting descriptions in his article, I’m sure our members will be impressed by the skills and interests of this 84 year old wheelwright!

While in Australia, the WCWA was never far from my mind as I kept coming across instances where wooden-wheeled vehicles were featured. In the middle of a rain forest in Queensland, in the town of Kuranda, I came across the following sturdy cart in use in a market. [Continued page 4]

A short time later, while walking along the boardwalk in Kuranda, there was a penny farthing parked next to a shop. Who’d have thought!

In New Zealand, we visited a number of museums where again, there was much evidence of the early settlement period in that country. In Dunedin, the following fine example of a fire truck was on display …



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[Continued page 5]

[Editor’s Comments continued from page 3]… along with a covered wagon that certainly brought back memories of my years at the Western Development Museum in Saskatchewan.

It seems that we in the northern hemisphere share much common history with our antipodean cousins!

This will be the last newsletter before the WCWA Annual Meeting in August, so there is no time to waste in getting in your registration form and planning to make your way to Irricana. As this will be the 50th Anniversary of the Pioneer Acres Annual Show and Reunion, the organizers will undoubtedly be “pulling out all the stops” to make it a very special event and one not to be missed. Don’t forget your cameras!

PRESIDENT’S REPORTBy Chris Jenson, WCWA President

Margaret and I spent a couple of days this week at a community engagement event in Irricana which brings students from local schools to Pioneer Acres over a 3-day period.

Along with Joe Havinga, we entertained the kids, teachers and some parents at our wheelwright shop. During the 3 days, it is estimated that over 1200 people visited our shop where they were introduced to the art of wheelwrighting, as shown in the photo below. Not only do such events bring visitors to Pioneer Acres, they also help to increase awareness of our Association and our craft.

In past years, John Lavoie was the active member at this event; however, he was at home recovering from surgery. We wish him well and hope he will be able to at least visit the wheelwright display at Draft Horse Town during the Calgary Stampede.

For the past number of years, John and Jean have organized and run our display during the Stampede. We will require other members to handle the event this year which runs from



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[President’s Report continued from page 4]July 5-14, 2019. Please check your availability and become involved. Wayne Lenfesty has obtained a couple of banners that will be used to promote our Association. Now we need a good representation of our members to step up and show the flag!

For some inspiration, check out Draft Horse Town on the Calgary Stampede website and consider helping with our part of Draft Horse Town. We are listed as one of the sponsors so our WCWA signage will be very evident, which is great promotion for the Association. I hope everyone is making plans to join their fellow wheelwrights from August 9-11 for our Annual Meeting at Pioneer Acres in Irricana. Prior to the event, a shop clean-up and reorganization day will be held, along with planning for a Founder’s Display at the shop.

Last year, the decision was made to update our trophies and display them in a glass-fronted cabinet that will be built for this purpose. We need to accumulate information and pictures of our founding members.

So members, please be prepared to assist in both our major events this summer. Get in touch at [email protected] and we’ll put you to work!

TREASURER’S REPORTBy Deb Corbett, WCWA Treasurer

Good day to you all. Spring is here, and I hope everyone is excited about it as I am!!

I would like to extend a “Warm Welcome” to our newest members:

• Martin Donald of Owen Sound, Ontario

• Andy Zeggelaar of Thorhild, Alberta

• Terry Hietanen + Diane Floyd of Errington, BC

Memberships for 2019 – 48 paid Memberships, 5 paid Family Memberships. For 2020 – 3 paid Memberships, and for 2021 – 2 paid Memberships.

Thanks to all who have paid their 2019 membership fees. Memberships are down considerably, so hoping this will stir those who

have not paid their memberships to get on it and support your FAVORITE ASSOCIATION!

**REMINDER** - you can now send in your membership fees via e-transfer – just send it to my email [email protected] The WCWA bank account has now been set up to receive e-transfer – this should make payments a lot simpler, more convenient and plus you save on cheque fees and postage.

Please see below the Financials as of May 31, 2019. If you wish detail on any of the documents, please send me an email with your questions. Our bank balance as of May 31, 2019 = $3,492.68.

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WCWA Income Statement: 01/01/2019 to 05/31/2019

REVENUE Sales Revenue Newsletter Advertising 110.00 Membership Fees 1,819.12 Donations 18.13 Print - Newsletter 64.50 Net Sales 2,011.75 TOTAL REVENUE 2,011.75

EXPENSE General & Administrative Expenses Newsletter Expenses 1,270.47 Interest & Bank Charges 35.53 Office Supplies 106.60 Total General & Admin. Expenses 1,412.60 TOTAL EXPENSE 1,412.60

NET INCOME 599.15

WCWA Balance Sheet: As at 05/31/2019 ASSET Current Assets CIBC Southcentre 3,492.68 Total Cash 3,492.68 Accounts Receivable 1,390.00 Total Receivable 1,390.00 Total Current Assets 4,882.68



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ALBERTA DIRECTOR’S REPORTBy Wayne Lenfesty, Alberta Director

Spring has finally sprung here in Alberta. It has been late coming in the high country at Sundre. The tree leaves just emerged the last week in May which is much later than average. And it is very dry for the first part of June, so a nice warm rain would be welcomed.

This will be the first issue of The Traveller that will issued electronically, unless you request and pay for a paper copy to be mailed. It will be a big saving to the WCWA budget and will assist in keeping the Association financially viable. We will be watching closely to see how this will affect our membership.

The WCWA Facebook page has not grown in membership as much as I had hoped, but as of the first part of June, we have 32 active members. I must work at getting the word out and hopefully improve on that number. It is a great place to spread information quickly, allowing everyone to respond immediately. I had expected the cover story in the Winter Traveller would have created more interest in our social media site, but I am optimistic that it will grow in time. Please spread the word to everyone you think will be interested.

Kris and I, along with both my daughters and their escorts, had the privilege of attending the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Kentucky the first weekend in May. We will forever have fond memories of this experience. Of course we had money on the race winner, Maximum Security. He won the race, only to be disqualified after a 27 minute wait after the race. This is the only time in the history of the race that this has happened. It was a big letdown.

While in the Bluegrass State, we toured the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. They had an array of horse-drawn carriages and wagons that they use for special occasions. All of them were in great shape and well cared for. See next page for a few photos.

[Treasurer’s Report continued from page 5]Inventory Assets Promotional Items - inventory -160.91 Total Inventory Assets -160.91 Capital Assets Office Furniture/Equipment 52.49 Net - Furniture/Equipment 52.49 Total Capital Assets 52.49

Other Non-Current AssetsComputer Software 887.22Total Other Non-Current Assets 887.22 TOTAL ASSET 5,661.48

LIABILITY Current LiabilitiesAccounts Payable -179.50Prepaid Sales/Deposits 80.00Total Current Liabilities -99.50 TOTAL LIABILITY -99.50 EQUITYRetained EarningsRetained Earnings - Previous Year 5,161.83Current Earnings 599.15Total Retained Earnings 5,760.98 TOTAL EQUITY 5,760.98 LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 5,661.48

On a personal note, Kim and I have made a bit more progress on the beer wagon for Angry Hen Brewery in Kaslo, BC. Below is a picture, of my work – painting the first coat on the chassis took 6 – 7 hours – but I think she looks pretty sweet so far.

Kim has been working on the body, but has been hauled off to fight fires, working as a Crew Boss

and Danger Tree Faller. Yikes - it is happening already and it is only the end of May beginning of June…. Happy travels everyone.



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[Continued page 8]

[Alberta Report continued from page 6]

SASKATCHEWAN DIRECTOR’S REPORTBy Jean Lavoie, Saskatchewan Director

We really haven’t done much with wheels this spring and summer, as we have had some personal health issues. Hopefully we have a handle on this but it sure puts a damper on doing things.

We have had a lot of interest in yard art type wheels lately. We have offered “new” old stock wheels (that is, never used but could be up to 100 years old) at the bargain price of $250, and still people think that’s too much!

We did manage to sell another chandelier to the man who bought one at the WCWA meeting last year. When we asked if he liked his first chandelier, he said that someone had seen the other and had convinced him to donate it to a local fundraiser. We also are working on a table, but so far it’s a “John special” as the top alone weighs 75 to 100 pounds!

MANITOBA DIRECTOR’S REPORTBy Brian Reynolds, Manitoba Director

Summer has finally arrived after a long, cold winter. For the first time in the 24 years we have lived in Canada, I questioned the wisdom of the move. Having said that, now that the grass is growing and the flowers are out, I can see why.

The wheel shop is busy, thankfully with normal buggy and wagon wheels, which makes an almost pleasant change from the very heavy wheels that have dominated work in the shop over the last two years. Even a wagon wheel feels relatively light and straightforward to build.

Speaking of wagon wheels, I recently had to take some time to think on the work we do as wheelwrights. Until recently, I had never accepted work to build decorative wheels. In my opinion, there is only one way to build a wheel, and that is how it was originally designed, to do the work it was originally designed to do. As we all know, that takes time, materials and a lot of dedication.

We are looking forward to the AGM at Irricana again this year. It is a great place for us to meet and demonstrate the craft of the wheelwright. Looking forward to seeing everyone there. Happy Wheeling .

Hope to see a huge turnout at the AGM at Pioneer Acres this August. It is Pioneer Acres’ 50th anniversary and the salute this year is to horses, so we have many special events paying tribute to horses.

If you do have a story or some news, especially about Saskatchewan, you can submit it to our newsletter Editor yourself or send it to me and I’ll submit it for you.



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[Manitoba Report continued from page 7]Generally the cost to do this would deter most of the customers who simply want a wheel to hang on a wall or place in a flower border. I wondered why this idea is so attractive to many people. We have all seen a wide variety of horse-drawn vehicles rotting away as lawn ornaments when they could be restored or put to good use. As a wheelwright, I did not want to be a part of this as I considered it to be a negative aspect of the wheelwright trade.

Recently I was contacted by a person who wanted two wagon wheels rebuilt simply as garden ornaments. My first reaction was no; I did not want to spend my time to rebuild the wheels, simply to have them deteriorate over time due to exposure to weather. The lady was very pleasant and in the conversation she mentioned that these wheels were from a wagon that her grandfather had owned. He had recently passed away, the farm had been sold to a larger farm, and so the old farm was being cleared, effectively erased completely. She had salvaged the wheels from the wagon which was just the usual rotted parts. Basically all that was left of any use was the metal parts (sound familiar?).

I explained that it would be the same amount of work and materials to rebuild the wheels, whether they were to work as functional wagon wheels or to decorate her flower border. The cost would be similar which usually resulted in a very expensive decoration.

This would deter most folks, but then she explained that as a little girl she would often ride up on the wagon seat with her grandfather, sitting behind a team of Clydes, doing whatever needed doing around the farm, and how, as she got older, he let her handle the horses. To her, the wheels brought back a flood of happy memories of times past. The wheels were all that remained, so as far as she was concerned, whatever it took to rebuild the wheels was worth it.

To make this more interesting from a wheelwright’s perspective, she wanted to retain all the original metal parts, presumably as these would have been the actual parts that rumbled down the gravel roads and made the noise she could remember. As I thought about this, I realized that this could be turned into a useful exercise in that the wheels would have to be

built to fit the existing tire and hub rings, rather than sizing the rings to fit the wheel. I know this has been done before - I think Chris Jenson did something similar a few years ago - but I had never done it.

The more I thought about it, the more I realized that there were positive aspects to building the wheels purely for decoration. This was not only for decoration; this was to be a very strong connection to a person’s past. Every time she looked out her garden window, there would be a reminder of her childhood, her grandfather and the obviously good times the memories evoked. From my perspective, I would get to rebuild two wheels to a very precise size to fit the original metalwork, with as much as possible of the original wheel retained.

Then there was the question of how to preserve the wheels and give the usual 50 year warranty. As we all know, the greatest enemy of wooden wheels (or anything wooden) is moisture penetration. We discussed this - after all it would be a sizeable investment - but there are many quality products on the market today that will protect and preserve the wheels, so I don’t think this will be a big issue.

So, all things considered, I accepted the job and I now have a different perspective on decorative wheels. I have changed my own set of rules. Basically, if there is a genuine attachment to the wheels with some direct connection to the past, and the owner is prepared to pay the cost of the rebuild, then I am happy to do it.

Now all I have to do is to figure out how to size the wheel to accurately fit the tire when it comes to shrinking it on. The hub rings are not an issue as I can easily machine the hubs to size on the lathe. Perhaps I should set up the lathe to turn the entire wheel so the felloes can be accurately sized. More to think about.

A few days ago, I was rebuilding a large Sarven hub wheel. The customer had brought in just one front wheel. It was from a wagon that carried passengers during the summer. The wheel was well and truly rotted. It had been repaired many times using epoxy glue until there was more glue than wheel. Completely unsafe, I would not have used it on a wheelbarrow, but up until that time,



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[Manitoba Report continued from page 8]

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U.S.A. DIRECTOR’S REPORTBy Gary Stephenson, U.S.A. Director

I’m writing this at our summer hideaway in Wyoming, not to say it is anywhere close to summer weather, with snow coating the ground this morning.

With thoughts of winter, I’ve found it a good time to explore and research wheelwright tools and techniques. For example, I’ve been re-visiting a Type D rubber tire applying machine that was sold by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. around the turn of the century. Most of my research centers on patent documents and reseller catalogue descriptions to unravel the mysteries, applicability and “how-to” for a particular device or tool. However, in this case, I was lucky enough to locate an original Goodyear Tire & Rubber Manufacturer’s Catalogue from 1906 at a museum library.

In it I found not only the expected listings of rubber tire materials for carriage wheels and bicycles, but also a wealth of application information and, most exciting for me, full instructions for using the tire applying machine. It appears that Goodyear did this because the machine evidently was part of the sale to wheel and carriage manufacturers and to other large users. The net effect for us is a wealth of

the customer had been quite happy to load up with people and take them on wagon rides. I asked about the other three wheels, which he assured me were fine, but you have to wonder.

The point of this is that the tenons on the new Sarven spokes were approximately 1/32” too wide for the mortices in the hub. Generally I would just touch them on a sander to reduce the width, but this only required a very small amount to be removed. I was thinking on how to do this accurately and happened to look at my hoof trimming tools hanging on the wall near the bench. I thought I would try using the hoof rasp, which I did. It worked really well and I was able to remove just the right amount. The file got right into the shoulders of the tenon which you can’t always do on a sander; in short it did a very good job, quickly and efficiently. I am sure many of you have done this in the past and I am definitely not the first to do it, but I thought it was worth mentioning. It was certainly quicker, easier and more effective than using the sander.

I continue to work on the high wheel bicycle project. I did build a wheel based on a standard buggy wheel at 50” diameter, with the spokes alternating each side to give me the shape I wanted. It worked well but did not look right; the standard spokes were too large in the diameter and looked disproportionate for this wheel. It looked too “heavy” and was not the lightweight wheel I wanted. It is now dismantled and I am shaving the spokes by hand.

It is another of those projects that is going to take way more time than originally thought, but I will get there. I had a customer in the shop when I was working on this wheel so I had to explain what it was for. His next question was “could you build wooden wheels accurately enough to use on a motorcycle, just for fun use”? Now there’s a thought for the day.



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COVER STORY: WHEELS AND WOOD DOWN UNDER By Peter A and Peter J McIntyre, New South Wales, Australia

With the renewal of a WCWA membership for 2019 came a very interesting story from an Australian wheelwright, Peter McIntyre and his son, also Peter. Peter J McIntyre (senior) turned 84 this year and is still very interested in keeping up with the craft of wheelwrighting, a long-time passion.

Son Peter A McIntyre has passed on the following:

Dad lives in Parkes, New South Wales, Australia. He has passed on all of his wheelwright equipment to a cousin of mine, John McIntyre who lives near Bathurst and who continues Dad’s legacy. Mum and Dad moved from their small farm just outside Parkes into town about 18 months ago, and he has limited space in which to

information on rubber tiring, applicable to any machine being used. A link to images from the catalogue is located on the WCWA website.

Accordingly, I have reprinted the entire catalogue and will have a dozen copies available at the AGM for cost. To me, sharing information and techniques is a huge part of what the WCWA is about, and why I’m a part of it.

Another aspect of the WCWA is contacts. Each member has access to probably the greatest body of wheelwright knowledge in the world. Networking, either by design or spontaneously, is another huge part of the WCWA. A case in point … this last winter I got a call from a WCWA member in North Dakota introducing me to a relative doing blacksmithing just up the road from me in New York. Without the WCWA, this never would have happened and I wouldn’t have ended up with a new friend and a bottle of Adirondack bourbon directly from his distillery!

So – back to summer, the WCWA and the AGM. For all these reasons, we’re eagerly anticipating the meeting in August and would encourage anyone interested in wheelwrighting to make the trip. You won’t regret the journey and you’ll learn so much from the experience.

continue his interest in wheels; however, he still enjoys keeping in touch with what is going on in the world of horse driving and wheelwrighting.

Dad has made or repaired wheels that have gone to all mainland states of Australia. He also constructed a purpose-built bespoke competition vehicle that was featured on the front cover of a Dutch driving magazine in 2001. He describes his thought processes in developing this vehicle:“Having an inventive mind all my life and having driven 3 Phase Competition vehicles for many years, I realized that the shafts stopped a horse from turning, so I built a shaft-less competition sulky with a turntable above the back saddle and traces which were endless, running around two pulleys. The horse could turn at right angles through obstacles and it was a joy to drive. Some overseas visitors were at an event and their thoughts were ‘They drive strange vehicles down under’.”

Next is a photograph of a horse-drawn hearse, with Dad all dressed up and sitting in the driver’s seat. He restored this vehicle in the early 1990s over nearly a three year period. All the woodwork was replaced, and new steel wheels and rubber tyres with disc brakes were installed.



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[Down Under continued from page 10] There was new chrome work and beautiful natural timber inside the carriage, with handmade wooden pegs to secure all sizes of coffins. Only the etched glass was original.

It was a project from one of the last family-owned funeral homes in Sydney. It has had one other owner since the mortician passed away many years ago.

Dad bought it back and donated it with, many other artifacts from his own personal collection, to a small museum in Eugowra New South Wales.

Although Peter (senior) does not own a computer or smart phone, nor does he have an email address, he very kindly took the time to hand-write the following notes about some of his wheelwrighting experiences:

The photo below shows the log of Aussie Ironbark (Eucalyptus sideroxylon) that I used to repair the wheels of a two-wheeled dray from approximately 1900. This was a tip dray, chiefly used for road making and able to carry a ton of gravel.

The sections of rim timber (fellows) to repair the dray wheels were cut from this tree. I first saw the tree on a property I worked on 70 years ago. It was then very dead, so to grow to this size and die made it anybody’s guess as to how old it was.

I did not take it for granted that the wood would be solid for milling, as in Australia there are large populations of termites in the bush. To satisfy myself that it would be solid enough to mill, I cut 5 inch by 12 inch by 12 foot slabs so the finished timber would be sufficient to cut six pieces long enough to make the fellows.

I took a generator and a 24 inch by 3/8 inch drill into the bush to test the butt of the tree for white ants, as they eat out a tree from the ground up. It was a great feeling when the test holes came up solid, a rare tree. The next problem was to find a miller to do the job of sawing. Once you explain to them that it is dry Iron bark (a very hard wood), they are generally too busy to do the job as this type of wood is very hard on saw blades.

Eventually after about eight months of searching for a miller, I delivered my log and it produced beautiful slabs of timber.

Rolling the new steel rim was a long job as these wheels needed two new ones, 5 inches by ¾ inch. The roller in the photo below was found in perfect order in an old wheelwright shop about 40 years ago. It was able to take up to 6 inch wide steel and came from England at about the turn of the century (early 1900s).



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[Down Under continued from page 11] This machine was made to curve inch-and-a-half thick steel. Full credit goes to the makers who, approximately 150 years ago, would have had no modern machinery as we have today. The casting and riveting of these machines has always been a wonder to me.

Rolling these rims was a long job. My son and I had a day’s work on two rims. After counting for 1 foot of steel and multiplied by the length, it took 5000 turns of the handle going backward and forward to get the correct roll for each rim.

The normal flat spot at the end of the steel, which in this roller was 15 inches, was taken out at the end of rolling as I allowed for the extra 30 inches in the circumference of the rim by opening up the roller and rolling past the actual size I needed.

Photo above shows Peter (senior) and son Peter in the final stages of completing the wheel.

The rim was heated in a fire pit to approximately 500 degrees C to expand the steel. It was lifted onto the wooden wheel that had been soaked with linseed oil just prior to placing the rim. The linseed oil gives off a white smoke when heated and gives you time to hammer the rim on and

into shape as it is contracting. When the smoke turns blue, you must water quickly to stop the wood burning.

Peter has many more stories to tell and has promised to send information on other projects for future editions of The Traveller.

DEMONSTRATORS IN DEMANDWhat better way to promote our craft and the WCWA than by doing wheelwright demonstrations at the many fairs and shows held in small towns during the summer months? In order to have a presence at these shows, we are asking willing members to let us know their location and availability, and we will post this information on our website. Then, when show organizers are looking for activities of interest, they can readily find someone in their area, and wheelwrighting will become a part of their event. If you are willing to get involved, contact Chris Jenson at [email protected]



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FOR SALE: STAGECOACH Full Size Concord (Replica)Model: 1862 Centre Harbor

Selling by Private Treaty (Cash)Market value: $65,000

Available for viewing:21341 Twp. Rd. 534, Ardrossan, Alberta T8G 2B2 (Edmonton area)

Contact Glen McKee at 780-992-1099 (evenings)

Built From: Abbot-Downing Blueprints Built By: Dale Ettinger, Big Bend, Wisconsin, U.S.A.

This stagecoach is well and solidly built.It is as close as you will get to an original!

Totally original features, such as:• Oak wooden hubs• Steel rims on wheels• Mechanical hand brakes• Authentic paint (non gloss)



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THE “R” FILESBy Jeremy Masterson, Head of RestorationRemington Carriage Museum

For this article, the “R” in the title will stand for Replica instead of Restoration. This is due to the fact that the Restoration Shop of the Remington Carriage Museum has received a contract to build two replica Red River Carts. This contract is between the Remington and the Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site run by Parks Canada.

The Red River Cart is an icon of Canadian westward expansion in the 1800s. Prior to the completion of the Trans-Canada Railway in 1886, Red River carts and their Métis drovers were virtually the only supply links for Eastern products to reach the emergent towns of the Prairies, and were essential to the fur trade in Western Canada. They were named for the Red River Valley, and carts were produced by the Métis people of this area on both sides of the international border. The city of Winnipeg now sits on what would have been considered the eastern terminus of the supply line to the west.

An archival picture provided by the Glenbow Museum. Usually the RR carts were pulled by an ox.

These carts are unusual for North American conveyances. They appear rather primitive at first glance and indeed, many were built by individuals from essentially whatever materials were at hand and with the simplest of tools. Others were constructed by shipping companies using more sophisticated means and better materials.

In either case, they were built entirely without metal – no iron tires to strengthen the wheels, no iron boxing and axle spindles, and no screws, nails or bolts. They relied entirely on the wood joinery and rawhide lashings to keep everything together. I believe that this belies the “primitive” label when you consider that they were intended to travel hundreds of miles between destinations with no repair facilities along the way.

Having now built and worked on a number of carts, I feel that the means and methods of their construction are purposeful and allow repairs and replacement parts to be made along the trail by the drover with only a simple tool box.



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[The “R” Files continued from page 14]If the more typical construction methods of the time had been used, the lack of a blacksmith or wheelwright along the way would have meant disaster if a failure occurred.

The replicas built by the Restoration Shop are along the lines of the more sophisticated builder. Historical information suggests that pit sawing of hardwood lumber and various other refinements were available to the major builders of the day.

Our choices as to construction methods and materials are also constrained by the fact that we can’t access the appropriate hardwoods simply by stepping out the back door of the shop to the creek bed and felling a few trees.

It was felt that hardwoods similar to what had been originally used were needed for the construction of the carts. Our sources therefore became commercial lumber suppliers in Calgary and Lethbridge. From them we purchased quantities of kiln-dried white oak (Garry Oak, a sub-species of white oak, is native to the Red River Valley). Air-dried would have been a better choice but was not available in the time frame allowed for completion of the contract.

The lift of white oak for the three carts. This represents nearly $9,000 worth of lumber.

We used elm for the hubs and this was supplied by the folks at Lower Fort Garry in the form of blanks about 14” to 16” square and 24” long. These chunks had once been an elm tree growing proudly in a city park in Winnipeg.

Rather than the wood being destroyed or sent to a landfill when the tree had to be taken down, these pieces were rescued and set aside for just such a purpose.

Six hub blanks supplied by the folks at Lower Fort Garry – once an elm tree growing in a park in Winnipeg.

Elm was also available to the original builders in the Red River Valley. The boards for the bottom and sides of the box area are made from rough sawn spruce as are the spindles supporting the top frame.

The information to guide the construction was obtained from a number of sources. The folks at Lower Fort Garry came through again and supplied a set of engineering drawings that had been made some years ago by measuring an original cart. These can be ordered from them for a small cost. We also found the booklet on Red River Carts authored by Fred Finley to be a valuable aid, as well as his chapters in “Wheelwrighting: A Modern Introduction, Volume II”. Other information came from a book titled “Wagons, Mules and Men: How the Frontier Moved West” by Nick Eggenhofer (pub. 1961 Hastings House). All of these sources were incorporated into the design of our carts.



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[The ‘R’ Files continued from page 15]

[Continued page 17]

As well, the particular materials and tools available to us for their construction had to be taken into consideration.

We started with a stack of 12/4 (that’s “twelve quarter” in lumber yard terminology, meaning 3 inch thick rough lumber) White Oak. The two shafts for each cart were cut from pieces approximately 6 inches wide and 12 feet long. The 24 felloe segments for the four wheels each needed a piece of 12/4 by about 8 or 9 inches wide by 32 inches long. The axles were also from the 12/4 material and about 5 inches wide by 84 inches long. All 48 spokes, the front and back frame, the frame around the top of the body and the tray supports were made from 8/4 (2”) quarter sawn White Oak.

The component parts for three carts – shafts in the background, felloe segments in the fore.

All in all, there is about $4,000 in materials in each of these carts if you have to buy your wood from commercial suppliers as I do. If you can chop down a tree or two in your back yard, a significant savings will result.

I used a ten inch portable circular saw to rough out my pieces, as the weight of the 3 inch thick and up to 13 inch wide and 12 foot long oak was too heavy to sling around on our shop equipment. Once sized roughly to dimension, I then used various portable and fixed machinery and hand tools to shape the pieces. Although I have an adze like Fred’s, I used our large band saw to cut the curved felloes. The large blocks for the hubs had to be carefully turned on our wood lathe. A couple of different methods were tried to reduce the square blanks to a manageable size for turning down to the finished size of 10” diameter by 16” length.

The square blanks have been turned down to 10” diameter cylinders.



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[The ‘R’ Files continued from page 16] I had found the process of creating the tapered hole in the hub for the axle to be challenging during previous encounters with these carts, so I constructed a tapered ream out of aluminum and stock carbide cutters for this project. It worked reasonably well but will require some improvement if I need to use it again.

A Remington Shop-made aluminum tapered ream being used to create the tapered hole in the 16” long hub on our wood lathe.

Most of the joinery in these carts is of the mortise and tenon style and often uses wedging instead of gluing to make the joints permanent. The rectangular mortices in the hubs were cut with a Makita chain mortiser (model 7104L). This portable power tool is normally used in the log home building industry but with a little

modification, it was able to deal with the round hubs. It was also used to create the mortises in the shafts for the tray support beams.

A Makita Chain Mortiser , modified to fit on a bench-top drill press base with a dividing head jig holding the hub.

The spoke tenons into the hub are secured with what some call a fox tail wedge. This is the practice of putting a wedge in the end of the tenon that will be buried into the hub mortise.When the spoke is driven into its mortise, the wedge bottoms out first and pries open the end of the tenon in the bottom of the hole.

Once set, the only way to remove the spoke is to break (or saw) it off and then drill out the broken end of the tenon.



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[The ‘R’ Files continued from page 17] The felloe end of the spoke goes through the felloe and is wedged from the outside. I differed from Fred Finley’s style in that I used round tenons here instead of square.

A further modification to a spoke mortiser purchased last year from Brian Reynolds allowed us to tenon the ends of these big spokes.

There is a blind or floating tenon in the joint between felloe segments to secure them and provide alignment of the segments. The floating

tenon in my application is secured in place by driving dowels through the felloe and the tenon inside. These dowels were set with a small amount of draw in them, meaning the holes in the tenon and the holes in the felloe were made with a degree of misalignment so that when the dowels were driven in, they would draw the joint together as they forced the holes to line up.

The felloe segments are joined with a blind or floating tenon secured and drawn tight with dowels inserted through each felloe end.



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[The “R” Files continued from page 18]I continued to “cheat” using various power tools and machinery to create the joinery for the wheels and bodies of the carts but in the end, I resorted to draw knife, chisel and mallet, and hand saws to finish the work. I have always disliked the process of “distressing” a project (faking the appearance of age or hand tool use) but as I had to start with commercially available dimensional lumber and knowing that a certain level of “primitive” was expected, I did so on these carts. Using a drawknife and curved bottom plane, I cleaned up my too-perfect, machined lumber to create the more primitive look expected.

Original Red River carts often had rawhide “shaganappi” applied to their wheels. This is a wrapping done around the felloes using bison rawhide sewn on wet, then allowed to dry. The shrinking of the dried material created a binding and protecting layer around the wheel.

I have not been able to determine if the shaganappi was applied immediately to newly constructed wheels as an integral part of the wheel or if it was something that was used as a repair process, applied once the wheels became worn and loose in their joinery.

On a cart built here for the new Royal Alberta Museum, I applied bison rawhide to the new wheels and the overall look is very compelling. The two built for Parks Canada will not have shaganappi on them at their request.

Overall, this was a very rewarding project. It is personally somewhat of an honour to be called upon to recreate these historic vehicles for a venue like the Lower Fort Garry site. I have found the process of working through the melding of modern processes and materials with the original design and intent of these carts to be enlightening.

Shaganappi – bison rawhide being sewn on to a completed wheel while wet. It will shrink while drying, becoming rock hard and tight.

A completed cart on display at the Royal Alberta Museum in Edmonton.



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CLEAROUT PRICES - UNBEATABLE!!!40-50% OFF

Due to semi retirement from the wheelwright trade, I have a large inventory of parts to sell. These include:

• Spokes, Sarven - 700, all sizes

• Taper - 2600 all sizes (save up to $3.00 per spoke)

• Felloes - 70 of all sizes

• Many hubs CBSL, and also 3 sets of larger CB-2000 hubs, spindles, and bearings

• 38 and 52 felloes, the steel and rubber for these hitch wagon wheels

• Lots of miscellaneous parts that go with the trade, including bolts, spindles, axle clips, felloe plates, single trees, neck yokes, wooden buggy shafts and hardware, whip holders, wheel rollers and MORE

FOR SALE: $2,750 Completely rebuilt buggy, made of oak and hickory.

Hard rubber wheels.

Craig Gardiner Wheel and Buggy Shop76 Four Mile Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba R2N 4B9Phone: 204-391-4533 E-mail: [email protected]



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AGM 2019 OVERVIEWPioneer Acres will be abuzz with activity during its 50th Annual Show & Reunion from August 9-11, and WCWA wheelwrights will be part of the action! Check out the Pioneer Acres poster on page 23, and start making plans to join your fellow wheelwrights in Irricana.

We will build wheels throughout the weekend, and each day there will be demonstrations of how to set a rim, as well as the application of rubber with the tyre machine. Dwayne Danley will be conducting sessions on building spokes and construction of an ornamental wheel. Jean Lavoie is again organizing a painting afternoon for a nominal fee of $20. This will cover supplies and a donation to Pioneer Acres for using their facilities. The WCWA will also be a part of the Pioneer Acres parade which is held each day.

We will be increasing directional signage, and flags will be flying so the public can find their way to our shop. The facility will be set up so visitors can walk around and view the entire process which will be conducted by our members.

The WCWA Annual General Meeting will be held at 4:30 pm on Saturday, August 10, after which we will all go for a meal on the grounds, catered by a local community organization. We are expecting a lively meeting as there are many topics to discuss, including potential impacts of our new Facebook page and the delivery of our newsletter electronically.

There is still time to make nominations for the Charlie Fisher and Homer Schmidt Awards, so give some thought to the work of your fellow wheelwrights and consider who should be recognized. Chris Jenson is accepting nominations until July 10.

We will be holding a silent auction again this year which will be available to the general public as well as members. Kris Burkholder and Wayne Lenfesty have once again taken on the task of setting up tables and organizing the auction, and we are looking for the support of members to fill those tables with donations. Last year, a total of $561.30 was raised for the Association, so we hope to top that this year.



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2019 AWARD NOMINATIONS Nominations for the WCWA’s two signature awards are now being accepted:

The Homer Schmidt Award is presented to a WCWA member for their support and promotion of the Association.

The Charlie Fisher Award is presented to a member for their knowledge and workmanship, used to promote the art of wheelwrighting.

These awards each represent excellence in the craft of wheelwrighting, and there are

[AGM Overview continued from page 21]As we did last year, the silent auction will have a “Buy it now” price so the purchased item can be carried away on the spot. For example, the starting bid on a wheel might be $150, but the “Buy it now” price could be $250. Consequently, someone only attending on Friday could purchase the item and take it home, thus eliminating the cost and inconvenience of having to deliver or mail items. Any items not purchased must be taken home by the contributor or they will be donated to Pioneer Acres. There will also be an informal “Tailgate Table” for members wishing to sell for themselves.

Auction items can be functional tools and equipment that would be of interest to other wheelwrights, or decorative items such as furniture or yard ornaments that would appeal to a more general audience. Items don’t necessarily have to be wheel-related. The Board has agreed to cover the costs of materials for larger projects such as a wheel or cart; however, these must be pre-approved by the Board. Please get in touch with Wayne Lenfesty if you have a larger project in mind so he can submit it to the Board for approval.

Upon arrival, please come to the Wheelwright Shop at the northwest corner of the grounds to register. You will have to pay to enter the grounds and for your meals, but the WCWA registration fee is a mere $20 to help the Association cover its costs.

Looking forward to great representation by WCWA members at our annual wheelwright gathering!

many amongst our membership who would be deserving.

Last year’s winners of the Charlie Fisher Award were Bill Radway and Joe Havinga in recognition of their dedication to the wheelwright shop in Irricana. Brian Reynolds was the recipient of the Homer Schmidt Award in recognition of his educational submissions to The Traveller.

There is still time to consider the work and legacy of your fellow members and submit your nomination by July 10 to Chris Jenson at [email protected].

Awards will be given out in August 2019 at the AGM at Pioneer Acres in Irricana, Alberta.

Photo below shows the new cabinet that has been built to display the Charlie Fischer and Homer Schmidt trophies during activities in the wheelwright shop in Irricana.

See AGM Registration form on page 30. Dry camping is available onsite at $20

for the whole weekend - what a deal!



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THE AUTO RED BUGBy Arnie Weisbrot, Volunteer EngineerReynolds-Alberta Museum

Reynolds-Alberta Museum is the proud owner of an unusual electric car, a 1928 Auto Red Bug. This little car has been in our possession since 1985, and previously was owned by Stan Reynolds. In 1980, Stan obtained the car from Saul Santos, a collector in Massachusetts who had restored the car in 1970. It is very likely that the car had not operated for at least 35 years when the Museum decided to make it operational in 2017. Thanks to some assistance from Chris Jenson at Doc’s Buggy Shop, the car is now working fine and was demonstrated in 2018 and 2019 at our annual History Road event.

The Auto Red Bug is an electric car, not a toy. It was designed and sold as a street-legal car. In 1916, the American Motor Vehicle Co. of Lafayette, Indiana designed this ‘buckboard’, so called because of the fir slats that served as the frame and body. They produced it until 1917 and then sold the patent rights to the A.O. Smith Company, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin who, in 1919, sold the rights to Briggs & Stratton who offered it with either a gasoline or electric engine.

In 1923, rights to the car were acquired by Automotive Standards Incorporated, New Jersey who, after using up the supply of gasoline engines, offered only electric until 1928.

The Auto Red Bug gained some popularity among wealthy industrialists who found them ideal for traveling around large estates. They also helped identify a need for, and indeed gave rise to, the affordable car. Basically, the car became a plaything of the rich and famous, and was treated as the golf cart of the day.

The motor is a 12 volt Northeast Electric starter motor as used on a Dodge Brothers engine. The batteries originally were two 6 volt automotive batteries, but we simply use one modern 12 volt starting battery. The car had a range of up to 50 kilometers (30 miles) at speeds up to 19 kilometers per hour (12 miles per hour). Two forward speeds were attained by drawing power from one or both batteries, by means of a clever two-stage power switch. The car has no transmission, though it does have a fixed speed gear train drive, but with no reverse gear. Originally, the Auto Red Bug had pneumatic clincher rim tires, size 20 X 2.

When the Reynolds-Alberta Museum decided to get this interesting little car back into operating condition, the job seemed to be fairly straightforward. It looked like we just had to install a battery and replace the totally destroyed original tires. Little did we know that the work would take many months, mostly because of the tires. The vehicle was removed from storage and repaired as follows in order to make it operational. This was NOT a restoration:

1. Did general cleaning and dust removal.

2. Oiled leather mud flaps with leather preservative.

3. Cleaned and treated seat upholstery.

4. Prepared and installed a horn purely for cosmetic purposes since the original horn is missing. The horn is not period correct, is not operational, and is a 6 volt horn in a 12 volt automobile.

5. Replaced several battery cables because the old ones were brittle and unusable. Retained old cables, possibly original equipment, in a plastic bag in the battery compartment. Cleaned all electrical connections.

6. Removed all wheels, cleaned out ancient petrified lubricant, repacked bearings with modern wheel bearing grease, and reinstalled wheels.

7. Opened the gear case on the right rear wheel (necessary to remove wheel), cleaned out ancient petrified lubricant, reassembled gear case, re-filled with 600 weight gear lubricant.

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THE DECORATIVE WHEELWRIGHTBy Chris Jenson

Old steel tyres from buggy wheels often go to a bone pile; however, one can easily re-purpose them into a decorative and functional item.

First, cut the old tyre into three pieces, then weld them together leaving about one third at the top that can be bent to support a tray. It acts as a feeder in the winter and a birdbath in the summer.

The result looks great and supports our feathered friends.

[Auto Red Bug continued from page 24]8. Replaced rear wheel bearings and gear

bearings on both sides with modern sealed bearings.

9. Lubricated all pivot points on steering and other linkages with white grease.

10. Replaced some original (?) fasteners with modern fasteners when the original was not usable.

11. Searched for months trying to locate appropriate replacement tires. The original (?) 20 x 2 United States Rubber Company clincher rim tires were removed and discarded. We attempted to fit bicycle tires, scooter tires, and even small horse cart tires. None worked. Even the antique tire shops like Coker Tire had no suitable 20 x 2 clincher rim tires. Eventually, we gave up trying to find authentic tires and went with solid rubber tires. The tire installation was done by wheelwright Chris Jenson at Doc’s Buggy Shop.

12. Test drove and returned to storage location.

The Auto Red Bug has now been displayed at two History Road events and has attracted considerable attention. There are two main interpretation points about the car:

• First, almost all members of the public think it is a child’s toy. Informing them that it is a real street-legal car requires considerable discussion.

• Second, as an electric car approaching 100 years old, the Auto Red Bug serves to illustrate that electric vehicle technology is certainly not new.

The Auto Red Bug is now an operational artifact in the Reynolds-Alberta Museum collection. It will be used for many years to help educate the public. It is a somewhat unusual car and was fascinating to revive.

I would like to thank Randy Kvill, Jason Harris, Wayne Shultz, and Dennis Chance at Reynolds for their assistance and advice. I would also like to thank Chris Jenson at Doc’s Buggy Shop for installing the solid rubber tires.

WESTERN STAGECOACH MYSTERYJoyce and Bruce Morrison have come across an amazing story of Western stagecoach history that they thought would be of interest to WCWA members. Check out the following links.

http://www.fernjhill.com/fact-legend.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charley_Parkhurst http://www.mobileranger.com/losgatos/one-eyed-charlie-the-cross-dressing-stagecoach-driver/



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TWO DEMOCRATS FOR SALECustom Built Democrat

• Heavy duty model with double reach

• Authentic steel rimmed wheels

• Box, framework and seats are oak and fir; wheels are hickory

• Authentic burgundy and black colours

• Painted before assembly

• Comes with tongue, double tree (evener) and neck yoke

• Options: genuine deer hide cushions; driving whip

Democrat “Run-about”• Single reach -

removeable seats

• Wheels: solid rubber rims

• All white oak

• Comes with: tongue, double tree (evener) and neck yoke

• Options: genuine deer hide cushions; driving whip

Price for Each: Private Treaty (Cash)Selling at market value

Available for viewing:21341 Twp. Rd. 534, Ardrossan, Alberta T8G 2B2 (Edmonton area)

Contact Glen McKee at 780-992-1099 (evenings)



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UPCOMING EVENTS 2019July 5-14 Draft Horse Town at Calgary Stampede

August 9-11 WCWA Annual General Meeting Pioneer Acres, Irricana

AUCTION TO BENEFIT WCWAGeorge McKenzie of Brownvale, Alberta, one of the founders of the Western Canadian Wheelwright’s Association, will be selling most of his collection of unique items, including lots of wheelwright tools. The sale will take place on August 10, 2019 at his place at Brownvale. You can view all his items and bid online by registering with Team Auctions at teamauctions.com.

George will be donating the proceeds from the sale of a swedge block and horseshoe vice to the WCWA. This is a very generous gift and demonstrates his commitment to the Association he helped to found.

George is well known in the wheelwright world for building rubber tire mounting machines and tire closers. He has built 60 of them over his lifetime and these machines are in the shops of most wheelwrights in Western Canada. There is one listed in this sale, as shown below

For more information on the sale, you may give George a call at 780-597-3950 or email him at [email protected]. His mailing address is Box 3, Brownvale, Alberta T0H 0L0. You may also wish to express appreciation to George for his generous donation to the WCWA.

September 1-2 Annual Stump Lake Threshing Bee, Stump Lake Park Village, 12 miles south of Lakota, North Dakota on Highway ND #1.

See how much fun John and Jean Lavoie had last year at the Calgary Stampede. Why not join in and volunteer your time to support the WCWA!



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T h e Tr a v e l l e r ADVERTISING RATESWhat better way to get your message directly to the audience most likely to be in the market for your

goods and services, and at a price that can’t be beat. Check out The Traveller Advertising rates:

Full Page Half Page Quarter Page Eighth Page Business Card$20 per issue $15 per issue $10 per issue $7 per issue $5 per issue$40 per year $30 per year $20 per year $14 per year $10 per year

To advertise or to renew your existing advertisement, please contact Deb Corbett:

WCWA Advertising, c/o Deb Corbett 7282 Dunwaters Drive, Kelowna, BC V1Z 3W4

Telephone: (250) 353-1259

WCWA WHEELWRIGHT ADVISORSAt one time or another, most of us have come up against a problem that really has us stumped. At such times, we can benefit from talking with someone who has lots of experience; a problem solver. Some of our most experienced WCWA members have agreed to share their expertise and their names and contact information are listed below. If you have a problem, don’t hesitate to share it with one of these experts!

Everette Burkholder (540) 879-9260Burkholder Buggy Shop795 Mason Street, Dayton, VA 22821Field Editor “The Buggy Builder’s Bulletin”

Dwayne Danley (250) 546-9979Danley Carriage & Wheel1853 Pleasant Valley RoadArmstrong, BC V0E 1B2E-mail: [email protected] Wheelwrighting; Hub Making andUpholstery

Doug Hansen (605) 996-8754Hansen Wheel & Wagon Shop40979 - 245 Street, Letcher, SD 57359 USAE-mail: [email protected] Wheelwrighting

Randy Kirschner (250) 262-9547Rafter K Wheelwright (www.rafterk.ca)Box 303, Charlie Lake, BC V0C 1H0E-mail: [email protected] Wheelwrighting; Buggies & Sleighs

Mike Hartigan (902-875-2387)4167 Sandy Point RoadShelburne, Nova Scotia B0T [email protected] Wheelwrighting; Specialist in HubBuilding & Heavy Wagons

Brian Reynolds (204) 826-2120Machining, Welding, FabricatingBox 338, Rapid City, Manitoba R0K 1W0E-mail: [email protected]

Bill Twigg (208) 882-2445Moscow Carriage Company3428 Lenvill Road, Moscow, Idaho 83843 USAE-mail: [email protected] Wheelwrighting; Carriage Building; Hub Manufacture

The WCWA is always looking for Advisors willing to share their knowledge and skills with fellow members. Please let us

know if you would like to join the list.



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Western Canadian Wheelwright’s AssociationMembership Renewal and New Membership Form

PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY Date of Application: MONTH DAY YEAR

New Membership: Family Membership: Renewal: Name: LAST NAME GIVEN NAME

Company Name: IF APPLICABLE

Home Address: Business Address: SAME AS HOME OR:

STREET/AVENUE NUMBER & NAME OR P.O. BOX NO. STREET/AVENUE NUMBER & NAME OR P.O. BOX NO.

CITY/TOWN/VILLAGE CITY/TOWN/VILLAGE

PROVINCE/STATE POSTAL/ZIP CODE COUNTRY PROVINCE/STATE POSTAL/ZIP CODE COUNTRY

Telephone: (Please include access codes if applicable)

Home: Business: Cell Phone:

ACCESS AREA TELEPHONE ACCESS AREA TELEPHONE ACCESS AREA TELEPHONE CODE CODE NUMBER CODE CODE NUMBER CODE CODE NUMBER

Fax: (Please include access codes if applicable)

Home: Business: Email Address:

ACCESS AREA TELEPHONE ACCESS AREA TELEPHONE CODE CODE NUMBER CODE CODE NUMBER Website Address:

Please notify the Treasurer if you do not wish your name to appear as part

of the WCWA membership list in the Traveller newsletter.

Annual Membership is $45; Family Membership is $65. Please send your completed WCWAapplication, with cheque or money order to Deb Corbett, Treasurer at:

7282 Dunwaters Drive, Kelowna, BC V1Z 3W4 CANADAor e-tsf to [email protected]



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2019 W.C.W.A CONFERENCE & AGMAugust 9-11 , Pioneer Acres, Irricana, Alberta

Cost of registration: Participants: $20; Spouses: $10; Children: Free

[Please fill this form out carefully, printing clearly or using a checkmark where appropriate]

Please put me down for Adults Children

Number of Children in each age group: 0-11 12-18

NAME: SPOUSE:

PLEASE PRINT SIGNED:

USUAL SIGNATURE

ADDRESS: STREET OR P.O. BOX # CITY/TOWN

PROVINCE/STATE POSTAL/ZIP CODE

TELEPHONE: ( ) FAX: ( )

EMAIL ADDRESS:

FOR REGISTRATION CREW’S INFORMATION ONLY:

REGISTERED: By Mail Friday evening Saturday morning Later

PAID BY: Cheque [Chq.# ] Money order Cash

IN THE AMOUNT OF: $ Registration for Participants

NUMBER IN PARTY: Spouse Children (aged 12-18) Children under 12

PLEASE MAKE OUT YOUR CHEQUE OR MONEY ORDER TO THEWESTERN CANADIAN WHEELWRIGHT’S ASSOCIATION OR W.C.W.A AND MAIL TO:

Deb CorbettWCWA Treasurer

7282 Dunwaters DriveKelowna, British Columbia

V1Z 3W4 CANADA

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