Building the Waterwheel

Building the water wheel started in the late Summer 2025. One set of shrouds were laid out on the floor inside the mill and the oak arms were carefully shaped and cut to length. The arms were then installed onto the hub on the wheel axle. Finally the shrouds were installed one at a time, keeping the wheel balanced in the process. The inboard shrouds, which were the newly cast ones, were installed first. The process was repeated for the second set of shrouds.

The shrouds on the floor in the mill

The arms are installed onto the wheel hub

The first two shrouds are installed

The inboard set of shrouds are complete