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I am taking apart my original wheels. The spokes and felloes are too far gone to reuse. However, the (non demountable clinchers) rims are quite usable with sandblasting and perhaps a bit more work. I have three of the four hubs out (last one is real tight). I'm not sure how to further disassemble. I drilled out the bolts holding the hardware out, but it is clear there is another fastener somewhere. Can someone please explain how to remove the rims off of wooden felloe wheels?

You have to take the rivets out, there should be 4. Are you sending the wheels out for rebuild? Not an average Joe home job to rebuild the wood felloe wheels.

Yes, they will be professionally rebuilt.

Are there four rivets in addition to the hardware holding the felloes down? Or are those the rivets you are referring to?

Sometimes, in addition to the original rivets, people add wood screws as a band-aid for loose felloes. You might look for those as well.

Big hammer.

Just saw the spoke through. Then all is free to let a hammer do the work.

Allan from down under.

Thank you everyone. I managed to solve my issue.

There was an additional rivet through the each half felloe and one spoke on each end. Perhaps evidence of an early repair. I know now what to look for on my other wheels and should be able to do the same disassembly relatively smoothly.