I think we all appreciate how well you respect your viewers' intelligence. You offer a prodigious amount of content in every episode, which means you don't have to pad them out with repetition or superfluous chatter. Yet you involve us closely in your thinking and decision-making when you judge it important. Thanks for these videos, I look forward to them greatly.
I watch lots of woodworking videos. Dave, you make efficient use of a rasp more than anyone else. While other wood workers split hairs down to a thousandth, you get right to it with a rasp and get authentic period correct results.
The rasp is a awesome idea! I kept my dads rasps for ever! Now I understand! More mileage from steal on wood cutting to shape before using costly sand paper! Thank you! Was kinda a duh moment for me! Lol
@@1956vern I'm just guessing but I don't think they even used sandpaper when making wagons, I would think they would get it as smooth as they could with a scraper and be done with it. Dave builds works of art, I doubt it was originally built to Dave's standards. I'd be curious if anyone had more info on the use of sandpaper in wagon making.
Henry Ford would have watched your channel, but not only watched as I and many do, but actually looked forward to the next 1/2 hour in your school of wagon & coach work. We all stand in awe of your abilities.
Respect, you work exactly like in the days there were no computers. Everything was in the brains of the craftsman only. I love to follow the way you think and work. Be blessed.
One thing I greatly appreciate is the dedication to quality craftsmanship. It is a pet peeve of mine, whether in my professional or personal life, when someone tells me something is "good enough" , "close enough" or "we're not building the space shuttle". I personally like to do quality work and be proud of my product. It is clear that Mr. Engels does as well. This is not a critique in any way, but I'd almost wager that he considered strategies to make the bolts line up from side to side.
I have a few UA-cam channels that I subscribe to but I only really look forward to like three. Yours is top of my list and two boat building shows. One guy is building the boat from trees he cut down on his family farm and the other is a guy "restoring" a similar 110 year old sail boat from the keel up. You guys are making my winter bearable. Thank you! I honestly hope to visit you all at one point or another.
I love the way you work out how to replicate something that was not correct in the first place and then altered further so that you can get back to the best version of how it was originally. Masterful! And then of course your equally masterful skills in achieving it........
Thank you for the well explained commentary. It makes me feel like as though you are teaching me how to make a coach thus learning slowly how to do it. You are a wonderful teacher.
Hi Dave and Diane ☺, thanks for another interesting video, it never ceases to amaze me how you manage to make things that are not exactly pairs , look like their a better match when your done adjusting everything, especially whith this jigsaw puzzle of old iron. Best wishes to you both, stay safe, Stuart and Megan UK.
Once again I am astounded at your attention to detail and the level of craftsmanship you employ in these projects. The world would be a better place if more people had your work ethic. Thanks and keep on keeping on!
Dave, this is great. If you don't have the proper hardware, no problem. You just make it. I guess that was true in times past, as well. Excellent work with the rasp, by the way.
The hotel is interesting, but there are lots of building restoration videos. The coach work and wheel work at his level of knowledge and skill is not available anywhere else.
It is so relaxing to watch a master of his trade do things that only look easy because if his skill level. Thanks for all you do to entertain us Dave. Looking forward to your next video, no mater the subject.
Impressive restoration adventure with so many twists and turns in the unraveling of these mysterious inconsistencies. It's really interesting how you go about making sense of everything!
It really is quite interesting to watch. I did historical renovations on interiors and exteriors of buildings. An important aspect was to match the new work to the old. The goal being it difficult to tell the difference. Sometimes that required some head scratching.
WOW! What a great video which shows your depth of knowledge and years of experience. This series is an intriguing detective story and I think we all know now that it may not have been the butler but it definitely wasn’t a wheelwright that put this Frankensteinish coach together. Thanks for sharing your work with us.
Got it looking great Dave, all lined up and the way it will work from side to side. Thanks for sharing with us, stay safe and keep up the great job. Fred.
Great video! Your woodworking and metal forming skills are much more interesting to me than watching you tear up old carpet and rip apart old mattresses. Even the cattle chores are better! Thanks for making the effort to share your talent, let someone else do apartment renovation!
I am fascinated by the attention to detail. It takes a well seasoned wood worker to "Read" the wood on where the iron work goes. Fitting the wood to the spring could be done quickly by just cutting the curve and bolting together. However, you make sure that everything fits exactly before assembly.
It is interesting that the coach bolts that you reformed ended up being what I know as deck bolts used in the deck and hull of large timber boats with a steel frame. We had thousands of them made for a restoration that I worked on. The purpose of the flat head was that a wooden cork would sit flat on it and exclude water.
It's just like following along a popular mystery show or weekly novel ! ! ! Really great to see your thought processes and to watch this combination of restoration and replica coming together. And being more than entertaining this is going to be a valuable resource for anyone that might come after and need to do something similar.
I've traveled the world and seen,worked with All types Of exotic timbers,try working with gum tree,grey, mountain Ash ,box,apple,swamp,cypress,the hardest of them is bastard box this is to name a few of the gum trees,like there,they made wagons out of the gum
Nice save on those irons. I was wondering how you were going to solve it. I thought you'd fill the holes and redrill matching holes. But I like what you did there and those quirks will always be a part of that wagon. Cool to imagine.
Thank you so much for the little visit at your shop back on the morning of Jan. 3 🎉 I love your diligence on making a purse out of this sows ear! ha ha We all know it will be beautiful. 😅
Wow Dave, I expected you to Weld over all the holes and line them semantically up. Hopefully it won't impact you later. Nice to see the progress you are making.
Thanks sir , I enjoy all your videos. It's amazing. Glad to see a mix of skills and talents.. you know ,what we grew up with a dream ,to adopt many skills so we are not locked into one set skill or knowledge 😉. Or at least that was how I was raised on a farm .. hahah anyway thanks sir .
Hi Diane and Dave,or should I call you Sherlock Engel? Your powers of deduction are amazing, A very difficult project re-building all that woodwork with very little to go on. Well done my friend,
I wish it were possible to smell as you work the wood and metal, the fresh wood shavings and metal from drill and grinder. That's all that is missing from your videos.
Dave could use some cheap rotary rasps doing some of that wood shaping. Really the one you want is the conical shape. It can pretty much do it all. The other shapes look useful and on occasion I have used them but the conical is the workhorse. You want to run them in an air die grinder. That gives you maximum control. They're a smile on your face using one tools.
I know the optimum goal is to have symmetry between the pieces you are currently working on. My thoughts are that you could’ve chosen one runner holes or the other, perhaps even split the difference and weld up the unused holes and redrill new holes. Or perhaps that something was added to one side that facilitated the shifting of these holes.
Hi, those two metal overlays, I'm sure were installed later at the owner's request. It's a comfortable place to stand with your foot and they were modified to preserve the paint and wood.
I appreciate the diagnostic analysis you present in your videos. Is there any evidence that coach makers (like whoever made the current example) used any form of standard (mass) production for the ironwork? Or, did they more likely have different guys hammering out the left and right side irons, and different guys drilling out the holes to bolt the irons to the woodwork? Or, is the variation that you're running into, more likely a result of repeated repairs over a period of months or years?
i have anvil with two round holes one square hole just like yours it came out my grand dad buggy shop most i see have one round hole and one sqaure hole
Mr.E. ( Ref. your intro page.) That's a heavy old load. I wondered what was the steepest grade on the borax route. Always keen to see your new vid's and even review some golden oldies! Thanks and best wishes for the Chinese New Year.
Just wondering why not wield up the miss matched bolt holes? Then drill matching holes? Then it be even and equal spacing. Just like you like it. St. Paul. Minnesota.
I think we all appreciate how well you respect your viewers' intelligence. You offer a prodigious amount of content in every episode, which means you don't have to pad them out with repetition or superfluous chatter. Yet you involve us closely in your thinking and decision-making when you judge it important. Thanks for these videos, I look forward to them greatly.
Julian--Well said!
Well said ,agreed fully
Absolutely agree
Boomer creators on UA-cam have a different ethic.
Well said
It's a wonderful thing to watch a master craftsman at work.
I watch lots of woodworking videos. Dave, you make efficient use of a rasp more than anyone else. While other wood workers split hairs down to a thousandth, you get right to it with a rasp and get authentic period correct results.
As none of us have ever seen a Mud Wagon it gets more interesting each week.
"The Unreasonable Effectiveness of the Horse Shoeing Rasp in Carriage Building" by Dave Engels... Nice work.
I like the way you hog the wood with your rasp Dave. Thank you for sharing.
Well that's just about how my hogs eat so I see the connection to the words. Lol!
The rasp is a awesome idea!
I kept my dads rasps for ever!
Now I understand! More mileage from steal on wood cutting to shape before using costly sand paper!
Thank you!
Was kinda a duh moment for me! Lol
A rotary rasp is a better wood hog. You can do the last little bit by hand. A rotary rasp gets you to the last little bit really fast and easy though.
@@1956vern I'm just guessing but I don't think they even used sandpaper when making wagons, I would think they would get it as smooth as they could with a scraper and be done with it. Dave builds works of art, I doubt it was originally built to Dave's standards. I'd be curious if anyone had more info on the use of sandpaper in wagon making.
Henry Ford would have watched your channel, but not only watched as I and many do, but actually looked forward to the next 1/2 hour in your school of wagon & coach work.
We all stand in awe of your abilities.
One more entry in the library your historical college is building. Good job.
Respect, you work exactly like in the days there were no computers.
Everything was in the brains of the craftsman only.
I love to follow the way you think and work.
Be blessed.
I so love to see a real craftsman work at making thing fit right not just so,so. Thank you so much for the video.
A true professional makes it look it is easy to shape the wood with a rasp and you are a true professional.
because of you, I use a rasp when woodworking. I have learned many skills from you I really appreciate it. you're a great teacher
One thing I greatly appreciate is the dedication to quality craftsmanship. It is a pet peeve of mine, whether in my professional or personal life, when someone tells me something is "good enough" , "close enough" or "we're not building the space shuttle". I personally like to do quality work and be proud of my product. It is clear that Mr. Engels does as well. This is not a critique in any way, but I'd almost wager that he considered strategies to make the bolts line up from side to side.
What a tease you are: "I'm going to straighten that out . . . Next week
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I have a few UA-cam channels that I subscribe to but I only really look forward to like three. Yours is top of my list and two boat building shows. One guy is building the boat from trees he cut down on his family farm and the other is a guy "restoring" a similar 110 year old sail boat from the keel up. You guys are making my winter bearable. Thank you! I honestly hope to visit you all at one point or another.
once again. more detective work, and nicely done. it pays to have 40+ years of experience also. thanks for sharing.
Ahhhh. Like the sunrises and moon sets, Mr Elgel will post on Friday. Thank you Diane!
A thousand years ago, this man would have been building the great cathedrals of Europe.
I love the way you work out how to replicate something that was not correct in the first place and then altered further so that you can get back to the best version of how it was originally. Masterful! And then of course your equally masterful skills in achieving it........
Enjoyed watching you handle the discrepancy in the holes. You’re always thinking 2 steps ahead. Great video!
This man would make a great teacher with his easy going approach and his knowledge is there to see
Thank you for the well explained commentary. It makes me feel like as though you are teaching me how to make a coach thus learning slowly how to do it. You are a wonderful teacher.
Hi Dave and Diane ☺, thanks for another interesting video, it never ceases to amaze me how you manage to make things that are not exactly pairs , look like their a better match when your done adjusting everything, especially whith this jigsaw puzzle of old iron. Best wishes to you both, stay safe, Stuart and Megan UK.
Once again I am astounded at your attention to detail and the level of craftsmanship you employ in these projects. The world would be a better place if more people had your work ethic. Thanks and keep on keeping on!
Looking great so far Dave! Hope all is well, take care and stay safe! God bless!🙏✝️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Dave, this is great. If you don't have the proper hardware, no problem. You just make it. I guess that was true in times past, as well. Excellent work with the rasp, by the way.
Love the analysis. A lot of detective work involved in the rebuilding of one of these historical carriages. Thanks very much for sharing.
I prefer watching this over the hotel work, but I also understand you have an interest in restoration on more than carriages, coaches, and wagons.
The hotel is interesting, but there are lots of building restoration videos. The coach work and wheel work at his level of knowledge and skill is not available anywhere else.
It is so relaxing to watch a master of his trade do things that only look easy because if his skill level. Thanks for all you do to entertain us Dave. Looking forward to your next video, no mater the subject.
Impressive restoration adventure with so many twists and turns in the unraveling of these mysterious inconsistencies. It's really interesting how you go about making sense of everything!
It really is quite interesting to watch.
I did historical renovations on interiors and exteriors of buildings. An important aspect was to match the new work to the old. The goal being it difficult to tell the difference. Sometimes that required some head scratching.
Can't wait to see more of this and the Hotel especially once they are completed. I think they'll be very nice
WOW! What a great video which shows your depth of knowledge and years of experience. This series is an intriguing detective story and I think we all know now that it may not have been the butler but it definitely wasn’t a wheelwright that put this Frankensteinish coach together. Thanks for sharing your work with us.
Got it looking great Dave, all lined up and the way it will work from side to side. Thanks for sharing with us, stay safe and keep up the great job. Fred.
Great video! Your woodworking and metal forming skills are much more interesting to me than watching you tear up old carpet and rip apart old mattresses. Even the cattle chores are better! Thanks for making the effort to share your talent, let someone else do apartment renovation!
What a great job on figuring out the various differences in the two pieces and making it all work.
I am fascinated by the attention to detail. It takes a well seasoned wood worker to "Read" the wood on where the iron work goes. Fitting the wood to the spring could be done quickly by just cutting the curve and bolting together. However, you make sure that everything fits exactly before assembly.
Loving the series. This will be the best asymmetric mud wagon in the West. 😁
Asymmetric. 😂
@@brucemeller2794, invisibly asymmetric of course. I have every confidence that Dave's final product will look perfect to the casual observer.
Stay safe and we'll see you next week.
As always, enjoy your craftmanship Dave! Also enjoying the Hotel restoration!
It is interesting that the coach bolts that you reformed ended up being what I know as deck bolts used in the deck and hull of large timber boats with a steel frame. We had thousands of them made for a restoration that I worked on.
The purpose of the flat head was that a wooden cork would sit flat on it and exclude water.
It's just like following along a popular mystery show or weekly novel ! ! ! Really great to see your thought processes and to watch this combination of restoration and replica coming together. And being more than entertaining this is going to be a valuable resource for anyone that might come after and need to do something similar.
Thanks Dave
I've traveled the world and seen,worked with All types Of exotic timbers,try working with gum tree,grey, mountain Ash ,box,apple,swamp,cypress,the hardest of them is bastard box this is to name a few of the gum trees,like there,they made wagons out of the gum
As always, great to see a master at work. Thanks Dave.
Nice save on those irons. I was wondering how you were going to solve it. I thought you'd fill the holes and redrill matching holes. But I like what you did there and those quirks will always be a part of that wagon. Cool to imagine.
You are such a master of design and execution!... love to see it coming together!!!
Your editing is getting pretty slick.
Good job, as always, Dave. Thanks for sharing with us
Interesting episode I was wondering how you were going to get everything in alignment! Well done!
Looking good!👍👍Thank you for sharing. Have a great 2023 and stay safe.🙂🙂
Felicitaciones por su trabajo, eres un gran maestro, sigo con atención toda su obra, mis respeto a todo su conocimiento.🙏
Thank you so much for the little visit at your shop back on the morning of Jan. 3 🎉
I love your diligence on making a purse out of this sows ear! ha ha
We all know it will be beautiful. 😅
Great attention to detail.
Your reasoning skills are amazing.
Wow Dave, I expected you to Weld over all the holes and line them semantically up. Hopefully it won't impact you later. Nice to see the progress you are making.
i like this show
Enjoyed your return to the coach!
Thanks sir , I enjoy all your videos. It's amazing. Glad to see a mix of skills and talents.. you know ,what we grew up with a dream ,to adopt many skills so we are not locked into one set skill or knowledge 😉. Or at least that was how I was raised on a farm .. hahah anyway thanks sir .
Thanks!
This inspired me to get off my backside, and complete a cabinet-making job that I am part-way through, (very similar to this.)
Loving the music on this one
Dave has a good eye with those Files!
That mighty fine vest distracts from the work that you are doing.
Nice job, painstaking work. Interesting what you can infer from looking at a couple pieces of wood.
Hi Dave an Dian have a day an keep warm love 😍 from TEXAS
Presente: Cordial Saludo desde Jalisco Mx Siempre Pendiente.
Another wonderful teaching video.
Great detailed work on wood, irons and the bolt's that hold everything together. Stay safe.
Hi Diane and Dave,or should I call you Sherlock Engel? Your powers of deduction are amazing, A very difficult project re-building all that woodwork with very little to go on. Well done my friend,
Thanks!
I wish it were possible to smell as you work the wood and metal, the fresh wood shavings and metal from drill and grinder. That's all that is missing from your videos.
DAVE YOU WORKED ME HARD TODAY, I WILL TRY TO BE READY NEXT WEEK, GREAT JOB, GREAT VIDEO...
Dave could use some cheap rotary rasps doing some of that wood shaping. Really the one you want is the conical shape. It can pretty much do it all. The other shapes look useful and on occasion I have used them but the conical is the workhorse. You want to run them in an air die grinder. That gives you maximum control. They're a smile on your face using one tools.
Dave could also be tutoring evening classes in logic. From the pile of junk and a photograph the answer looks simple.
I know the optimum goal is to have symmetry between the pieces you are currently working on.
My thoughts are that you could’ve chosen one runner holes or the other, perhaps even split the difference and weld up the unused holes and redrill new holes.
Or perhaps that something was added to one side that facilitated the shifting of these holes.
Absolutely amazing! Hope to have a road trip to your area someday and visit your shop!
Vert good explanation of a screwed up deal.
Soo much work
What awesome craftsmanship
thanks for sharing Mr. Engels
Thank you Dave.
Cheers
Very good video, thank you Angelscoach.
Once again thanks for the video.
Beautiful work. And thanks for the explanations.
Another great vido.
Very nice. Looks like ash lumber.
Thank you.
Great work as usual. Starting to look fantastic
Good restoration
Fascinating
Wonderful re-work;
Great video as always.just keep doing what your doing.kudos 😎😎😎👍👍👍
Hi, those two metal overlays, I'm sure were installed later at the owner's request. It's a comfortable place to stand with your foot and they were modified to preserve the paint and wood.
I appreciate the diagnostic analysis you present in your videos. Is there any evidence that coach makers (like whoever made the current example) used any form of standard (mass) production for the ironwork? Or, did they more likely have different guys hammering out the left and right side irons, and different guys drilling out the holes to bolt the irons to the woodwork? Or, is the variation that you're running into, more likely a result of repeated repairs over a period of months or years?
i have anvil with two round holes one square hole just like yours it came out my grand dad buggy shop most i see have one round hole and one sqaure hole
Always good
15:17 I find it interesting, that in spite of them being called carriage bolts, very rarely do carriages use that type of bolt.
Mr.E. ( Ref. your intro page.)
That's a heavy old load. I wondered what was the steepest grade on the borax route.
Always keen to see your new vid's and even review some golden oldies!
Thanks and best wishes for the Chinese New Year.
So interesting - thank you Dave!
Just wondering why not wield up the miss matched bolt holes? Then drill matching holes? Then it be even and equal spacing. Just like you like it. St. Paul. Minnesota.