I am constantly fascinated by the way you figure out how this carriage is supposed to come together. Can't wait for the next instalment of ' Wagon CSI '
I simply wish to applaud the efforts of Miss Diane. These videos are a real treat. As I have said before. I greatly enjoy the scenic views at the beginning and end. The landscape view at the beginning of this video looks to contain a sun pillar. That is a real joy. Of course, the skill and ingenuity of the shop help is highly appreciated. Its a real treasure to watch one so dedicated to the many facets of his craft.
This has been such an interesting and exciting adventure. It's as if you're not only restoring a bit of transportation history but that you're bringing it's entire story alive from its birth until the present.
I think it's amazing how you can look at an iron and tell exactly what it is/was. Although, I do the same thing with old signs. When you specialize in something, you're always amazed at the people that specialize in other things. But man, you have no idea how much I use everything I've learned from you! For instance, today I was trying to figure out how to install some aluminum rod LED strips in a cabinet when I thought "I remember Dave did something like this on that chuckwagon a couple years ago when he did the slats for the roof...hmmm" and after some digging I found it and used the same method in a slightly different way. Saved me a ton of work trying to figure it out! So again, you saved my butt for the up-teenth time😉
What's neat is we see many of these hardware and application right up through the automotive industry. This lasted unto perhaps the early 1990s. Quite often do restorers of old cars and trucks see the same hardware and uses. Tqo days ago I visted my friend who is restoring several old trucks (Chevrolet and Ford). While I was there he was fitting the bed and quarter panels. He was doing very much the same we see Mr. Engels doing here and using the same hardware. Of course I see the same on my Dodge Power Wagon.
Dave, you are the "Sherlock Holmes" of Joliet, Montana! Fascinating to follow how you unravel the mysteries. Thank you for the education and entertainment. regards vic
Hi Dave, another captivating video. Thank you. I’m so glad that you’re removing the “after-market” accretions. No point trying to replicate a wrecked carriage. But you’re still respecting that this was a cheaper carriage, and so you’re honouring it’s real history. 👍👌🫶
Just a repeat of what many are saying. Your skill at analyzing pieces of metal and falling apart wood is just something else. "Follow along" you bet, check constantly to find your latest updates. Have gone back to many of your older videos, The Chuckwagon was just pure art. Wonder if the owner has any pictures of it after leaving the shop?
When you first pulled that project out my thoughts were why did the family keep that scrap. Now as the puzzle comes together I see an heirloom full of family memories they will enjoy for many more generations. Thanks Dave, I’m definitely following along!
Your craftsmanship on the wagon and the detective work you do to sort out what the original would look like are wonderful to watch. BTW, I love the way you clock the nuts on the carriage bolts. Classy
I hope that you are enjoying this process as much as we are. It’s a fascinating piece of detective work. You have endless patience which is very inspiring.
Fascinating to see the complexity of how this was built, then repaired. You are the 👨🍳KING of forensic scientists re wagons/carriages, and its a priviledge to watch this reconstruction. Mark Watson - genius hilarious observation.😂 Thank you again Dave, for sharing your amazing knowledge and talent.🤠
Your knowledge and skills and keeping this Art alive keeps me watching, just like a mini-series, I am always waiting patiently for the next episode. Thanks for Sharing!
You're doing a great job making sure everything fits and the job will look original. That's art work Dave. Fantastic !! It won't be much longer. Stay safe and keep up the great videos and the fun too. Fred.
Yep, I like it... drill bits need to be STEERED whether drilling wood or metal!! Regarding the curious fittage, the phrase comes to mind: Making a Silk purse out of a Sow's ear.. 🙂 Thanks, Dave & Diane, I'm enjoying this!!
Hi Dave and Diane ☺, thanks for another interesting video, the resulting repairs after the wreck keep showing up as you take apart the old bits and pieces of wagon, but progress is good considering what you have to puzzle out as you go along, and that for me is what I find so interesting, cheers Dave, stay safe, best wishe's to you and Diane, Stuart and Megan UK.
I am so impressed by you, I am fascinated you do such natural work, your eyes take in everything, you are very inspiring, thank you from Grandpa Pete, greetings from France 🇫🇷🙏👍👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I'm enjoying this series more than most others, though wheel building and turning hubs was hugely interesting to me as I've never done that, this is fascinating in that while I've built lots and lots of "cabinets and boxes etc, the detective work here is great. I'd never have known enough to see what you are seeing. Great job.
Dave this has to be the most interesting video you have made so far. In my line of business which was aircraft repair, knowing the history of the bird was paramont in affecting a repair proceedure. This was extracted from the aircraft logs, and an aircraft without logs are worthless, and cannot even be registered in many countries, nor ever flown into most countries. LOL Even with carefully maintained logs, one must really pay attention when attempting a repair. Lives depend on it as did they back in the day.
Very much so and my money is on the issue that he was the only bidder on the wrecked heap 'O parts after the crash. I don't quite follow Dave's halfhearted "end over end" suggestion of the crash however, but do favor a misparked wagon and a train perhaps or even a redwood section awaiting load out near the train station that just got away from them and did a slow motion roll into the wagon that also shouldn't have been sitting in that precise location that day. Stuff happens as they say, that part is a certainty just as much as that guy murphy was afoot back in those days too.
I find some similarity between what you are doing here with this old coach rebuild and what Squatch253 is doing over on his channel with his X231 tractor rebuild. Thank you for your videos and channel. I enjoy watching. Please keep the videos coming.
I know you’re a Makita man. But for your sawsall you ought to check out the Milwaukee Hacksaw. It’s great for one handed cuts. It’s a lot less taxing on the wrist. With more control. I have both in Milwaukee. And the hacksaw is my go to tool when I’ve only got one free hand. I don’t know if Makita has anything like it. It would be nice if they did. I do know you can buy a battery adapter so you could keep using your Makita batteries with it. Just a thought to make your work a little easier. Keep up the great work you’re channel is great to watch. And I’ve picked up some good knowledge.
Really appreciate the time taken to explain what you have found in the coach jig saw , it is really fascinating how the puzzle evolves . I for 1 will follow along as instructed. Thanks for sharing .
I love these detective stories, where you decipher the way a wagon was built originally. What I don't like is when you show us your mean streak by doing a video about sanding.
Why do I get the feeling that the pencil marks are only for folks like me to see what you are doing? Love that early version of loctite (Peening nut)! Watch another channel with a fella similar to you. He is restoring an old hotel. Uses a lot of the same skills as you. Same mannerisms too. Even looks a bit like you! Thank you for all your hard work making these videos.
Heads up watchers; this is Nuts (and Bolts) and will have you seeing double and diving for cover (pairs of Bolt Holes). The only thing it does not get down to is Brass Tacks (yet......)
Dave I’m curious about that usual hammer you have. I also think that one of the handles was a replacement while the other is original. Just a guess but I bet someone thought that having the handles horizontal instead of vertical would be used as a step to get to roof. Using all the evidence presented I can make a guess at what happened. This was designed as a people carrier, with luggage on the back. Not a large amount of weight. Over time cargo was put on top of the carriage tied down somehow. This increased the wieght carried and eventually the rear axle gave way or the wheels. That made the back crash down hard bending the undercarriage. As well as wrecking a few things. A local blacksmithy probably got it repaired enough to get the driver home with a few extras to help prevent it from falling apart and making it easier for top cargo to be loaded and unloaded. Probably got used for awhile like that till a better coach made for people and cargo came along. Or a train or boat and was sold to someone else as a farm type wagon, kinda like old vans are used on farms. Eventually being used in its final days as a novelty parade type thing till it was beyond easy repair left to rot to dust. I would not be surprised if it had, at one point, lamps or places for hurricane lamps.
I am constantly fascinated by the way you figure out how this carriage is supposed to come together. Can't wait for the next instalment of ' Wagon CSI '
I simply wish to applaud the efforts of Miss Diane. These videos are a real treat.
As I have said before. I greatly enjoy the scenic views at the beginning and end.
The landscape view at the beginning of this video looks to contain a sun pillar. That is a real joy.
Of course, the skill and ingenuity of the shop help is highly appreciated. Its a real treasure to watch one so dedicated to the many facets of his craft.
It's a great day watching a real craftsman at work. Keep up the amazing work in all that you do!👍
Artist. Craftsman. Mechanic. Machinist. 😎
I’m glad you’re rebuilding this coach to the “pre-wreck” configuration. No need to preserve the old patches.
This has been such an interesting and exciting adventure. It's as if you're not only restoring a bit of transportation history but that you're bringing it's entire story alive from its birth until the present.
I think it's amazing how you can look at an iron and tell exactly what it is/was. Although, I do the same thing with old signs. When you specialize in something, you're always amazed at the people that specialize in other things. But man, you have no idea how much I use everything I've learned from you! For instance, today I was trying to figure out how to install some aluminum rod LED strips in a cabinet when I thought "I remember Dave did something like this on that chuckwagon a couple years ago when he did the slats for the roof...hmmm" and after some digging I found it and used the same method in a slightly different way. Saved me a ton of work trying to figure it out! So again, you saved my butt for the up-teenth time😉
Seems to me that you're one of the very few people who when you buy carriage bolts actually uses them on a carriage!
lol lol
Hilarious! I spoke something similar (but less humorous) to myself then read your brilliant comment.
Also one of the few who uses bolt cutters to cut bolts.
I am always learning something new that is amazingly simple but effective. No lock tight needed, nip and mushroom the end.
What's neat is we see many of these hardware and application right up through the automotive industry. This lasted unto perhaps the early 1990s.
Quite often do restorers of old cars and trucks see the same hardware and uses.
Tqo days ago I visted my friend who is restoring several old trucks (Chevrolet and Ford). While I was there he was fitting the bed and quarter panels. He was doing very much the same we see Mr. Engels doing here and using the same hardware.
Of course I see the same on my Dodge Power Wagon.
It's amazing watching you intelligently decipher a pile of rotten wood and rusty iron. Can't wait to see the poor thing proud again!
You can be called the Sherlock Holmes of Carriage and Wagon building. Great work. Fun watch.
Solving the carriage puzzle piece by piece. Excellent restoration project by a craftsman.
It’s a great pleasure to watch a master craftsmen at work…and like all the greats so humble with it..
Dave, you are the "Sherlock Holmes" of Joliet, Montana! Fascinating to follow how you unravel the mysteries. Thank you for the education and entertainment. regards vic
Hi Dave, another captivating video. Thank you. I’m so glad that you’re removing the “after-market” accretions. No point trying to replicate a wrecked carriage. But you’re still respecting that this was a cheaper carriage, and so you’re honouring it’s real history. 👍👌🫶
I really enjoy the process of figuring out how this coach goes together, beautiful work.
There's not many that can make driving a nail with a hammer can emulate an air-hammer at work. Kudos, Mr.Engels. Great work as always.
Just a repeat of what many are saying. Your skill at analyzing pieces of metal and falling apart wood is just something else. "Follow along" you bet, check constantly to find your latest updates. Have gone back to many of your older videos, The Chuckwagon was just pure art. Wonder if the owner has any pictures of it after leaving the shop?
When you first pulled that project out my thoughts were why did the family keep that scrap. Now as the puzzle comes together I see an heirloom full of family memories they will enjoy for many more generations.
Thanks Dave, I’m definitely following along!
Glad you are not doing motel video
Discovering the methods of past craftsmen and just delving into history has an allure all its own.
I know that you will get er together. Thank You for letting us to watch
UA-cam channel Todays Wild West did a nice 7 minute presentation of your work. Viewers here will enjoy it.
Thank you.
Your craftsmanship on the wagon and the detective work you do to sort out what the original would look like are wonderful to watch. BTW, I love the way you clock the nuts on the carriage bolts. Classy
Museum quality work and attention to detail.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✅✅✅✅✅
I hope that you are enjoying this process as much as we are. It’s a fascinating piece of detective work. You have endless patience which is very inspiring.
Thanks very much for sharing. Love to watch you break things down. A challenge and a fun puzzle.
Always enjoy being invited to your shop , this project is really coming along, on another note that leather vest is really working well,
I particularly liked the "Sherlock Wheelwright" series so far. Thanks for sharing all Your considerations with the work!
I knew you would figure it out Dave am enjoying series have a day love from TEXAS
More intriguing than a sherlock Holmes case. Cant wait for the next bit. Tony. Ireland
Fascinating to see the complexity of how this was built, then repaired. You are the 👨🍳KING of forensic scientists re wagons/carriages, and its a priviledge to watch this reconstruction. Mark Watson - genius hilarious observation.😂 Thank you again Dave, for sharing your amazing knowledge and talent.🤠
Thanks Dave for the next episode. Like you say, A bit of a puzzle
Your knowledge and skills and keeping this Art alive keeps me watching, just like a mini-series, I am always waiting patiently for the next episode. Thanks for Sharing!
Surely enjoy watching your videos! Will never build a wagon or fix a wagon wheel but I at least have some basic knowledge of just how complex it is.
You're doing a great job making sure everything fits and the job will look original. That's art work Dave. Fantastic !! It won't be much longer. Stay safe and keep up the great videos and the fun too. Fred.
Yep, I like it... drill bits need to be STEERED whether drilling wood or metal!! Regarding the curious fittage, the phrase comes to mind: Making a Silk purse out of a Sow's ear.. 🙂 Thanks, Dave & Diane, I'm enjoying this!!
Only your experience allows for a person to decipher that puzzle!
DAVE, GREAT JOB, SEE YOU WEDNESDAY, GREAT VIDEO...TELL ALL HELLO...
Your detective work will bring this coach to a very good result.
Dave,
I'll bet you are a wizard at jigsaw puzzles!
Quite the mystery. Stay safe and we'll see you next week.
Hi Dave and Diane ☺, thanks for another interesting video, the resulting repairs after the wreck keep showing up as you take apart the old bits and pieces of wagon, but progress is good considering what you have to puzzle out as you go along, and that for me is what I find so interesting, cheers Dave, stay safe, best wishe's to you and Diane, Stuart and Megan UK.
After having read most of the preceding comments about all I can add is BRAVO. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.😀😀
I am so impressed by you, I am fascinated you do such natural work, your eyes take in everything, you are very inspiring, thank you from Grandpa Pete, greetings from France 🇫🇷🙏👍👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I'm enjoying this series more than most others, though wheel building and turning hubs was hugely interesting to me as I've never done that, this is fascinating in that while I've built lots and lots of "cabinets and boxes etc, the detective work here is great. I'd never have known enough to see what you are seeing. Great job.
Your videos are just great. It is such a pleasure to watch a master craftsman doing his work and your explanations are really informative!
Thanks very much young man 👍
Shoe🇺🇸
Excellent job. I love the detective work and the in-depth explanations as you attempt to figure out original vs repair.
It's a very interesting rebuild and I'm convinced you will bring it to a good end. Have a great weekend!
Awesome as always
Dave this has to be the most interesting video you have made so far. In my line of business which was aircraft repair, knowing the history of the bird was paramont in affecting a repair proceedure. This was extracted from the aircraft logs, and an aircraft without logs are worthless, and cannot even be registered in many countries, nor ever flown into most countries. LOL Even with carefully maintained logs, one must really pay attention when attempting a repair. Lives depend on it as did they back in the day.
Happy Friday!! Dave is here!!
Great detective work.
Best thing on UA-cam - love your work
So much fun to see how the pieces all come together!!
You have a curious combination of wood and fire
Luv the show
You would make a great detective as you look at a problem and figure out the solution to it. Great job you are doing on that coach.
Craftsman and puzzle solver 👍👍
If you say you're getting full contact, I believe you brother. Nice work as always. ✌🇦🇺
Great video! Very intriguing puzzle you are solving.
Love the Saint Anne's Reel music. 😀
🇲🇩 foarte frumoase lucrări faceți succes in continuare
Nice job on the historical forensics. Your skill and craftsmanship amaze me.
Thanks for sharing how you figure things out, of course you can only do this because you have the experience of doing this many times before. Charles
The world's greatest jigsaw puzzle!!!
Thank you, for all your work and time!
That's a lesson to never do a sketchy repair job, or someone 100 years later may be critiquing your work.
I think what you have shown us is a classic example of a (horse)shoe maker repair.
Very much so and my money is on the issue that he was the only bidder on the wrecked heap 'O parts after the crash. I don't quite follow Dave's halfhearted "end over end" suggestion of the crash however, but do favor a misparked wagon and a train perhaps or even a redwood section awaiting load out near the train station that just got away from them and did a slow motion roll into the wagon that also shouldn't have been sitting in that precise location that day. Stuff happens as they say, that part is a certainty just as much as that guy murphy was afoot back in those days too.
Entertaining educational, as always enjoyed
I find some similarity between what you are doing here with this old coach rebuild and what Squatch253 is doing over on his channel with his X231 tractor rebuild. Thank you for your videos and channel. I enjoy watching. Please keep the videos coming.
This sure is an interesting project, Dave. Really enjoying this series. Also: Amazing shots on the intro/outro!
Wonderful to watch how it is coming together.
_Once again. Thank you for shearing I enjoyed and love every bit of it._
Very good explanation. And work on this gem
Thanks Dave
Loving these videos, Dave. Thank you.
I know you’re a Makita man. But for your sawsall you ought to check out the Milwaukee Hacksaw. It’s great for one handed cuts. It’s a lot less taxing on the wrist. With more control. I have both in Milwaukee. And the hacksaw is my go to tool when I’ve only got one free hand. I don’t know if Makita has anything like it. It would be nice if they did. I do know you can buy a battery adapter so you could keep using your Makita batteries with it. Just a thought to make your work a little easier. Keep up the great work you’re channel is great to watch. And I’ve picked up some good knowledge.
Forensic making, brilliant!
Really appreciate the time taken to explain what you have found in the coach jig saw , it is really fascinating how the puzzle evolves . I for 1 will follow along as instructed. Thanks for sharing .
Thank you for the video it is so interesting to watch your thought process in fixing something correctly.
Nice work with the Coach!
It has been nice seeing a bit of green in the background of the videos in the shop since you brought in the geraniums! 😁👍
I love these detective stories, where you decipher the way a wagon was built originally.
What I don't like is when you show us your mean streak by doing a video about sanding.
Sanding is part of the build. Take the good with the "bad".
LOL Sorry it comes with the territory.
Very good work well explained and very interesting.
Three threads exposed beyond nut and/or attachment point. Just sayin'! You're still the best!
Depends how much of your hide you want to scrape off brushing up against it.
Why do I get the feeling that the pencil marks are only for folks like me to see what you are doing? Love that early version of loctite (Peening nut)! Watch another channel with a fella similar to you. He is restoring an old hotel. Uses a lot of the same skills as you. Same mannerisms too. Even looks a bit like you! Thank you for all your hard work making these videos.
Always interesting and amazing to see how you solve puzzles and fabricate solutions .
Doing good work.
Once again thanks for the video.
Very interesting series, great puzzle, I will be following along
Great job as usual
Very good.
Thank you.
thanks for sharing
As always , way too short !! Eager for more and loving the journey that you have taken us on with the puzzle !! Thank you again !!!
Uniformity........ Solves the secrets!
Great !
Heads up watchers; this is Nuts (and Bolts) and will have you seeing double and diving for cover (pairs of Bolt Holes). The only thing it does not get down to is Brass Tacks (yet......)
interesting puzzle of pieces and parts. sorta like doing a jig saw puzzle without the picture to follow for clues.
0:40 OMG, is that a TORX screw? Hell must have frozen over. LOL.
Dave I’m curious about that usual hammer you have. I also think that one of the handles was a replacement while the other is original. Just a guess but I bet someone thought that having the handles horizontal instead of vertical would be used as a step to get to roof.
Using all the evidence presented I can make a guess at what happened. This was designed as a people carrier, with luggage on the back. Not a large amount of weight. Over time cargo was put on top of the carriage tied down somehow. This increased the wieght carried and eventually the rear axle gave way or the wheels. That made the back crash down hard bending the undercarriage. As well as wrecking a few things. A local blacksmithy probably got it repaired enough to get the driver home with a few extras to help prevent it from falling apart and making it easier for top cargo to be loaded and unloaded.
Probably got used for awhile like that till a better coach made for people and cargo came along. Or a train or boat and was sold to someone else as a farm type wagon, kinda like old vans are used on farms. Eventually being used in its final days as a novelty parade type thing till it was beyond easy repair left to rot to dust.
I would not be surprised if it had, at one point, lamps or places for hurricane lamps.
Buenas noches, me gusta y aprecio su excelente trabajo.
Love the Back ground music! Actually, I was playing that first song on my Dobro just before I watched the video! It was Ruben’s Train!
Thank you sir
Great job love your videos thank you