Broken Wagon Spokes | Win Some & Lose Some | Engels Coach Shop 

Mr. Engel, please don't hesitate to make a video. Everything you do is so interesting and it is a true joy to watch you work. Thank you for sharing! (and 2 broken spokes out of 144 aint bad!)

I'm a car guy and have been all my life, but when I saw the borax wagon video come up I ended up being hooked on your channel and watched all of them. Great work!

I love nothing better than watching a master of his trade doing what he does best,. It has been amazing watching the work that you do and I hope to continue watching for many more years to come. I only wish that more people, myself included, had even close to the amount of skill that you show with these projects.

Thank you Dave. I have cut off TV years ago. I was a radar repair man and worked in an air force school. I enjoyed keeping the school running and doing some teaching too. I am 88 years young and live alone.My father was a body and fender man in Idaho. his father was a blacksmith. I learned a lot from my dad. I joined the Air force in 1952. The Air force taught me a profession and so I worked for them for 33 years.Been retired longer than I worked. I do wood turning as a hobby and turn wood bowls I guess people like them for I can't make enough to supply the demand. Love your work and your work esthetics. May GOD continue to bless you and your work.

you are so right about T V thank god for you tube and people like you and your great skill you have and helps pass time watching you for me

Mr. Engel you are a very wealthy man. You own a very rare knowledge, experience, and skills , that are vanishing away. Thanks

Can I give this 50 thumbs up because learning to do something is fun but after that it is WORK which is how you make a living !!!!! Kudos to you Sir !!!

I really like that you are so methodic in cleaning things up and putting them back, closing valves and everything else you do to keep things organised.

"Sat down and turned on the "tube". Those words have totally different meaning today. The "tube" (RU-vid) we watch now is educational, interesting, entertaining and has a real meaning. And you are are one of those that make it all happen. Thank you!

I for one of many am really glad that your hat is in the ring Mr. Engels, it gives me pleasure.

I like that you show the extra stuff that it takes to get the job done. Great work sir.

Thank you. RU-vid doesn't get much better than this.

It is funny how your wheels remind me so much of the hours and days I have spent standing behind the wheel of a ship. Your wheels are beautiful.

An immensely entertaining series of videos that demonstrate a consistent high level of craftsmanship. This video, in particular, is nifty as it demonstrates the mundane everyday aspect of this business and the mistakes, and the occasional breaks. (like a chipmunk). Thanks for posting these!

My favourite/favorite channel. Thanks for sharing all those skills, frustrations and wisdom.

Good video, great philosophy! I, too, stopped watching TV years ago and find the information available on RU-vid fascinating. You can learn how to do just just about anything here. I especially enjoy watching people who can do things I can't do -- or do something I can do, but at a much higher level than I could ever attain. Thank YOU for letting us all watch you work!

Even rewatched great videos..the skill level for soo many skills.. humbles me every time...

Seeing the amount of work that goes into making these wagon wheels, makes me appreciate even more what they used to have to go through before electricity and power tools. What a heartbreak it must have been to be traveling across the country in a wagon like this and have a wheel break, out in the middle of no where. Knowing that to even find someone that could fix or replace it was going to be a major task and a serious delay to the schedule. 🤜🤛

i sanded wood flooring , repaired same, in homes and gyms.....................i loved the work and sweeping floors are a way of life. Also my grandfather, great and great great grand father was wheel wrights and carpenters. Me, i never did wheels and i tip my hat to the fine mechanic doing this work. THANK YOU

8:10 I think that you are a wealthy man. You have a wealth of knowledge learned through a life of doing something that you obviously enjoy. And, you are sharing that wealth and enjoyment with the thousands enjoying your channel. God Bless!

You may find this strange, but I think this was your best video ever. So nice to see other real people working, and living their lives.

I love your style as much as you craftsmanship. They are both an inspiration.

Mr. Engels, one of the main reasons I love watching your videos "is" because you don't state "how to", you have in the past only stated "this is how I made this"... I like how you get things done "your way", no one could actually do what you do "your way", at one point they would have to adapt certain things to "their way". "How to" videos should only be made by the inventors or manufacturers of complicated products that need thoughtful and aggressive assembly of their products... Until i lost mobility I had a putter about shop, made all kinds of things, but alas Mother Nature suggested I take a break which is why I like watching your show as well, it brings me back to a place I was happy in... Keep it up, as long as you can... My son and I have also forgone the viewing of television, we get more than enough with the Internet...

Thank you for sharing your life and your view on life, your sense of humor is refreshing. I enjoy your youtube, I had no idea that there was a need for a master craftsman Wheelwright, are truly a Rennaisance man.

Thanks so much for making these videos. It kind of reminds me of a TV we had in England back in the 70's and early 80's called 'Out of Town'. A softly spoken chap would talk about his life growing up in the countryside, he would then go to a craftspersons shop and have them demonstrate a disappearing craft... It may be Hedge Laying or Hurdle making or Lace making, but whatever it was I always longed for more time with the craftsman. With your channel and others I follow I can have as much time as I want. Thanks again.

I, too, gave up TV in '95 or '96. I gotta say it was the most liberating thing I've ever done. I read more, relax more and, well, have the time to watch cool youtube videos like a certain laid back craftsman in Montana working on wagon wheels. Life is good.

Your comment about doing things "your way", hits home with me. 50 years of restoring cars has allowed me to find better ways of doing things. Sometimes unorthodox, but practical. Also with the older cars '20s and '30s, you're going to do extensive woodworking. So every vehicle gets my logo sticker in the door jamb: THE RIGHT WAY, THE WRONG WAY, & THE HONN-WAY.

You sir is what helps makes RU-vid good!

You're doing a heck of a job, Sir! You're a good story teller and philosopher. You're also right....just gotta keep pluggin' along and get the job done. It's a fun series and we enjoy gettin' to visit with ya as you're workin' along.

You are great. Love your stories. People just need to remember that this is yours not theirs and it is going to be done your way!

This is some good stuff. Brings home the reality of living and working. Even when you don't say anything, your philosophy comes through in your videos.

I've watched all your videos. This is 04 October 2020. This one is my favorite one. Lots of filling in the blanks of your life and experiences. It's not about the wheels...it's about the people and the wheels. If I could use one word to describe this, well it would be a few..."Americana at its best"! Thanks

And I'm really glad that you do share what you do. I'll never do anything close to what you do but I really enjoy watching you do it. Thanks for sharing.

As the Samurai carpenter says, You do things in your shop the way you want, I'll do things in my shop the way I want.... Thanks for another great video!

Dave. I really enjoy your videos. Your craftsmanship, and combination of the old ways and the new, are awesome. It's a blessing to hear your gentle humor, and your wit. God bless you always.

*_"At the end, you always said about "appreciation" but at this end of the "tube," I want to say I really appreciated what you not only shared but to me, it's an education. Thank you, sir,"_*

Make a mess, clean up. . make a mess, clean up. Carry on. This is what life is a series of. Oh yes, making wheels too.What better way to go through life doing what ya enjoy. Thank you for shearing.

Thanks for posting the videos and sharing your wisdom. They are both entertaining and instructive.

It is amazing how many different crafts you have mastered. I will never build a wheel but I will hopefully learn some skills by watching your videos. Thanks and Best Wishes

It's a pleasure watching a true craftsman do his sweeping, eating and cleaning up the shop.

I'm glad you say it's you're way of doing things ...that's what makes it interesting

"They call that life." No truer words ever spoken! I really enjoy your channel, your narrating and above all just watching your work.

So nice to hear you say that it's your way may not be right way shows how humble one man can be love your work and your videos from australia

Watch your videos from a number of reasons: I used to compeete in three day event for 10 yrs and build the vehicles myself, but it was lightweight metal constructions and only metalworking craftmanship needed. The guy who put the rubber on my steelwheels had been over in the US with the Amish to learn carrige building and I always stayed longer than needed just to watch his stuff. Also impressed of all special technics used in your shop, keep up the good work and I sure will watch the videos. Regards from Sweden.

Yes it’s a real pleasure watching you work Thank you Regards Ian, Cape Town

Non solo un grande artigiano, un vero artista! Complimenti.

A very enjoyable video. Thank you for sharing your craftsmanship, work ethic, and philosophy with us.

I guess it's a sad but true fact. Most any job is fun for a while. Then it turns into a job. It looks a perfect job as we watch you do this mostly repetitious work. No matter what part of a repair or rebuild your working on I'm quite sure you have done it before, over and over again. However I have learned a lot about my true love automobiles by watching you work on these early forms of transportation. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

Best video you've made. I shut off my tv in 2000. Don't miss it a bit.

Working to the end of the job. a test of patience, and a marker on the road that you're making progress, even with all the complaining, grumpiness, mistakes, and problems that life hits us with.

Thanks for making the videos and thanks for doing it your way!!! Your videos are great just the way they are!!

Mr engel i think you are a rich man already with your way of doing things thank you from south africa

Thanks for showing the good and bad. As furniture maker, recovering from a mess is as important as doing it right the first time...

Sir, you said that you did not know why you put up this video. I do, this is one of your best videos. Your commentary is spot on about life and business.

A pleasure to watch stayed up till 02:18 AM watching.

Tried and true methods are the best whether they are orthodox or not. Keep out the good work. I agree with your clean up routine, can't stand to wade through the waste and dust.

What a great video - and you SO hit the nail on the head, in so many different ways!

Going back to watch some older videos. I enjoyed this video very much. I quess what I key on is the little details, and you learn a great deal about someone watching them sweep a floor.

Thank you ECS. The thing i like about youtube is you can watch channels without all the drama and still enjoy them. Your channel shows the work it takes to do this type of work which is enjoyable for us that work with our hands but, also those that have never had the chance to. Young and old can sit down and watch with out hearing words that are foul or seeing things one does not want to see with the kids watching. This is what makes channels like yours on youtube so good. Plus it is a great way to teach others how to do the work. P. S. I like the comment about the sander made me laugh been there done that with a grinding wheel.

Engels 2020 'X' The "Did it my own way" party! You got my vote Mr. President sir. Mr. Engels, this, for me, is the BESTEREST video that you've made so far!

Being a retired firefighter, I can tell you , while sweeping the floor may be drudge work, it is as important as anything you do. Doing things your way is just fine by me. Did your hardening trick work? You're right about RU-vid. I watch more on this platform, than I do TV.

i workedwith my hands and had to learn most things for myself. a lot went wrong but i had to fix it learn the right or get hungry. it feels real good to make it work. thanks again.

As a newbe to construction-carpentry, the first job you get on the crew is clean-up and sorting. Getting that sawdust & metal shavings off wherever, getting scraps and off-cuts where they belong, parts on the salvage pile. That was the 60s-70s, when cigarette butts were just tossed, not even stomped out. You had to empty the trashcans of paper - flamable. Not just end of day. If you weren't helping someone, getting supplies laid out (neatly), etc, you were cleaning - and the boss was watching. No OSHA (yet). They didn't use the words "safety first", but that's what it was. Oh yeah, keep those electric cords and air-hoses laid out neat and as out of the way as you could get them. Now i can't believe the darned fool things we did - like climbing around steep roofs without fall protection, using extension cords that were heavily damaged and no grounding wire, no hearing or eye protection (Come on, Dave! Where's your eye protection?), no guards on table saws, etc.

I've said it before, you are a master craftsman and a Will Rogers type of humourist. The thing that has really baffled me is how do you keep all the looky loos out of your shop? Every shop I've ever been in no matter what the trade, has always seemed to attract "visitors". My dad had a sign, "Visitors are always welcome, we need lots of help around here. Grab a broom or do some other work." In his sheet metal shop you could eat off the floors. Thanks for sharing what you do.

Please carry on sir, you certainly do not bore me, I find your videos very interesting and educational especially where "mass production" comes into play....as far as I am concerned....10/10 and thank you for taking the time to film, edit and post. Regards,....Rich....UK.

The old saying that practice makes perfect. keep going Mr Engels your almost there .unfortunate to have 2 spokes break but you made the recovery look easy . I would never have a spoke break as I couldn't even make one never mind about a matching set.

I love your work as you do !! You are a professional!

I enjoy your videos. It is particularly interesting to see how YOU do things. I teach high school students. We create a mass production of mandolins or ukuleles each year. Everyone sees the very cool end product and thinks they want to do that too, but then there’s the floor sweeping, cleanup and endless amounts of sanding and other tedious tasks to make piles of wood into beautiful objects. Although I’d love to help in your shop for a day, I’ll let you do the wheel making long term ! You do very beautiful work, I hope you will get to see the wheels installed in person.

First one learns the skills and then by doing it day in and day out one learns to finesse those skills and probably see an easier and faster way to do it. A clean shop is a safe shop. I used to get comments about my clean organized metal fabrication shop. My efficiency was better too which helps get that not so pleasant job done quicker. Thank you for sharing your very large skill and inventiveness set. Every days a learning day watching you make it look easy.

I own a tv. Not quite sure where it is. Live in a small North Texas town and commute into FtWorth to do a boring job. Then I come back to my wife, dog, and home so that we may live a simple life. Thanks for posting these so that we may watch you do yours.

5 year rule. I like that one. I rings true. I've done a few things I thought I really liked but didn't make 3 years. Some that got past 5 years and I got to be good at but they were things I did because I had to rather than I wanted to, so they're done now too. Now I'm doing something that can be very repetitive, frustratingly hard to get a quality to my satisfaction, but I think I like doing. Too late to start anything new so I hope I make it past 5 years:) I think the floor sweeping thing is easier if it gets beaten into when you're young. Then it's just like breathing, you just do it because it's part of the rhythm of life.

In 2004 I was having problems with one of my children. Could not for the life of me figure out what was wrong. Then I began to pay attention to what they were watching on TV. I saw exactly the same behaviors on the shows. So I called the cable co., And had it shut off. They tuned out to be fine kids! The sales desk though could not figure out what we'd do without TV! Well less drama that was for sure! I wish I had been sharp enough to have turned it off ten years earlier. Funny thing, my kids watch regular TV now, and make fun of my RU-vid stuff, but I certainly like it better!

I often start a shop time session by sweeping, just to get my head in the room, even if it doesn't really need it. I am only a hobby shop fella but it helps focus and think about what I am getting ready to do. I am still getting used to having my own shop, first opportunity in 20 years where I don't have to clean away after every session as it is in someone elses space. So when I hit the ' need to stop now' I can finally just walk away and come back later refreshed. Often I do not have the energy by then to 'tidy' and a sweep round and tidy when I come back to it is a good way to start.

Watch you're videos just to see how a different type of fabrication takes place. Your 100% right there's no right way of doing things,,, what ever works for you. I appreciate the showing of cleaning the shop, it's part of the job..no romance, but it is what it is. As a metal fabricater for 40years it still makes my head spin when some says "It only took you 20 minutes to weld that.,why are you charging me for a full hour and a half" little do the realize it to 30 minutes to weld plus an additional 30 to fit and grind plus the clean up and purchasing parts. So much more is involved in a job that people don't see. . Sometimes the hardest part of the job no matter how cool the job is ....Is just showing up.

Hi Dave, this has been a great video , thanks for taking us along whith you, sometimes when productivity increases, enthusiasm decreases, lol, but it's all mostly paying work , so we getter done, I used to be a wood Turner, and swept up when I had time to, or at the end f the day, it was amazing how many pencils I used to find that had gone missing from back of the lathe, lol, you can never have enough pencils. Loved the chipmunk bit, as for the broken spokes, sometimes wood doesn't play fair, but that's all part of the game .Best wishes to you and your's, Stuart.uk.

3:20 "It doesn't take but just a minute..." - made me think of Gary Cooper in Sgt.York. The voice, the accent, the phrasing - lovely.

You are doing great, keep up the great job.

I appreciate the "every day" aspect of this video. I like when these type of videos are produced because it shows the more mundane side of real craftsmen. Thanks!

When you talked about hardening that cutter and saying it may not be exactly the way it should be done but it looks like it worked. I worked with a guy who went to the same high school as me several years earlier. He grew up on a farm and when ever we had to do something unorthodoxed he would say "we'll farmerize it". On the farm you did what you had to do to get the job done. When you had a hundred acres of hay down and the sky started to turn gray, there wasn't the time or money to run to town for a part they probably wouldn't have any way. Some of those fixes are still working.

Dave, very much appreciate you and your attitude about your “art’ and life in general, as well as enjoying the videos. You’re a great teacher . Keep on keeping on!

Let’s see, hmmm 2 broken spokes outta how many ? you’re doing good percentage wise, ya reckon back when them wheels were built w/o power tools, them hands had the same odds? growin up on Dads farm in the 60’s I used to plan out my life while cultivating them rows of corn in 1 st gear w/o an awning on those hot days. Then I married & moved to S.Tx. driving Semi hauling freight …. funny how I couldn’t wait to get away from that life of 1 step forward & 2 steps backwards. Now I’m retired and working on old tractors to see can I make em run. And watching You-Tube with channels that make things that Dad and I used to keep runnin to get that crop planted and harvested . I reckon it takes a grateful person to sit and watch what I’ve done a lot of my life. I watch your channel on my 65” tv. ( so I can see it) 😉😃😂

to funny, after a long day of working in my shop, I needed a good laugh, and I was laughing at myself as well, because I talk about the same things......in my head..... throughout the day. Thanks!!!

We’ve not had regular TV in years. We did have satellite for the kids for cartoons but I’ve never watched TV shows. I’ll read the news and watch RU-vid. When I’m not working I’m tinkering in the garage or I’m outside

Watching this you probably are showing something very important to the new generation of video gamers . When they grow up and see the world some will find your videos and some may be inspired great workmanship . And you do what you do there watching you because there learning

This one goes to 11! I am an artist. Some people say they envy me: Painting beautiful things. The frustration, cleanup, prep work...Negotiating prices. Art is work if you care at all about the quality of your product. Then, people tell you what they like and don't like. They ask why you chose this or that subject; sometimes you have an answer, but not always. The answers boil down to "how I see It." It is my way, and I have put a lot of sweat equity into my methods.

I live in Darwin, Australia, we had a cyclone back in 74, they planted many African mahogany as fast growing large trees, many are 4-5tf wide now, after they started dropping branches and killing people, it became popular to remove them, the wood is very common here. It is a beautiful cabinet or carpentry wood but it is high is silica, destroying tools and sandpaper, it is punky and weak, rotting quickly in the elements. The high silica content makes it unpopular with termites, which is why it was a popular choice. It is hard to work, brutal on tools but can offer a stunning finish. I hope they are kept inside when not in use to preserve the beauty. The tape seems like it would save some tricky handling to do any scribing work, all four sides would need attention, my father introduced me to glass tape, it is amazing stuff, but sticky.

And it looks like that tempered blade did stay sharp! Great shows. Keep 'em coming!

Really enjoy watching your videos!! Too bad some of your other viewers cant just enjoy them without all the shoulda, woulda , coulda. I have a feeling most of those folks havent accomplished 1% of what youve done in your career. Keep up the good work, from a guy on the west side of the state.

I, like many are fascinated with the nostalgia and your master craftsmanship. Don't take it personal when fans want to offer a little help. Many just want to know why certain things are done in a specific way. Your videos are mesmerizing for me. I will offer my 2 cents worth though. Have you considered investing in a portable vaccum system? I found that it was one of the best tool investments in my shop. It cut my clean up work load in half.

I really do understand the need to sweep up a lot of times. If you don't, you'll be waist deep in sawdust before too long. lol Keep doing what you do, it's always interesting to see how someone overcomes problems with many different solutions. As long as it works, helps you get the job done faster, safely, and get the job done correctly, nobody should care what method was used to achieve that goal.

Mr. Engel, I enjoy very much watching your videos !!!! Even though you speed up most of your videos to nerving speed, they work like a meditation for me. The segments of philosophy and household rules makes it complete. And your camerawork is very good too! I would suggest one change in the wheel construction (being an engineer, but not a canon wheel expert): The most extreme part of the spoke ends have no effect on the wheel strength as a whole. By shortening them by 50 mm it would bring: * less deep drilling in wooden rims (are stronger) * less deep cutting with tenon tool (= better centering of spokes) * easier rim mounting (less broken spokes) Please correct me if I am wrong.

You make great videos and I love the speed hammering.

Score or cut or tape to prevent splinters. Like watching from the bleachers a ball game we all figure we can play better than the pros. But sir, it does show we are all with you each step and so grateful to be in the same ballpark as you. Reckon none of us can play a lick like you can. The man who trained you must have been very good.

Dear Mr. Engels, you say it all so well. The honeymoon was over and making wheels went away for the fellow. And, the TV is over, well said. All the camera angles you utilize is just absolutely amazing. I don't know how many cameras you have but, wow, you must move them around a lot. Your editing skills and video sense and vision are awesome. And, the way you sharpen and harden your cutting tools is excellent. My stuff cuts great and works just fine for me. There's a motto for goodness sake. I really love it when somebody tells me, (and they have) " You can't sharpen your saw like that, it's wrong" I just smile and think of you with 500 plus tenons complete. Keep up the great work Dave. Jim

Tools to suit, some will never understand. 8X, secrete to the speedy hammer. And you are truly one that adds value to the You Tube.

This just became my favorite of your videos. Love the work you do and love your style.

Great video, I love your workshop stove too, I guess you would need that in Montana in winter.

I love everything about these videos, including your commentaries on life!

There are few things which smell so good as piles of fresh sawdust.... I agree with you about the “Tube.” I cut the cord just over a year ago. I watch you on RU-vid, along with several machinists, an excavator contractor, a historical re-enactor....

Thank you for sharing your time with us.