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At Wood River Carriage Works we take pride in preserving and restoring the craftsmanship
of the past. In our restorations we carefully duplicate every part of a vehicle
that needs replacing, from the species of wood to the technique of assembly.
Even in our new vehicles we use the same species of We believe that the true craftsmanship of fine carriage building is to build the lightest most durable vehicle we can to create the least amount of draft to the horse. This is an old philosophy that we feel holds true today. Being a custom shop we don't keep a large inventory of vehicles in stock. When ordering you have the choice of the style of vehicle, colors, upholstery and custom features.
Wood River Carriage Works Inc. is family owned and operated.
Measuring the length of the spokes Using a spoke pointer Using a hollow auger
Using a draw knife Using a hand saw to trim the fellows to the proper length Using a Measuring Wheel
Rolling a steel tire with a Tire Roller
A rebuilt wagon wheel New Sarven wheels
Often we get asked about what a vehicle looked like when it arrived at our shop. Well here are a few examples of before and after photographs.
11 Passenger Yellowstone Wagon --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8 Passenger Yellowstone Wagon -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Drop Front Phaeton ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Coal Box Runabout -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Road Wagon ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mountain Wagon
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woods for the same reasons
they did over 100 years ago.
The wheels are one of
the most important parts of a carriage, it is important that they be strong and
true. At Wood River Carriage Works we use the finest materials available to us
for the construction of our wheels. For example in light wheels for buggy's we
would use maple hubs with hickory spokes and fellows while in heavier wheels for
wagons we would use white oak for the hubs and fellows and use hickory for the
spokes. Many of the tools used are over one hundred years old while others we have
to make ourselves because they are no longer available. Except for the advent of
power tools the art of the Wheel
Wright has changed very little in the past one
hundred years. The following photos show some of the steps involved with
wheel assembly.
