Building a new sheep wagon undercarriage from scratch. I am forging front brace irons and getting into the rear axle. Part 3 of the building the new undercarriages from scratch. Thanks for watching the progress.
Mr Engels , I live in a big city , I have seen horses , mules and donkeys but the only horse drawn vehicles I've ever seen were one horse icecream carts that vendors used in the 1950's. In spite of 100% ignorance I'm facinated by your videos. Why ? I think after hundreds of years of dependence on these vehicles , they have become part of our DNA ( My grandfather never owned a motor vehicle) I also believe that anyone should be facinated by your great expertise Thank you for sharing A F Pienaar Johannesburg
I'm 64 and soloed today (finally)! Your work has been enlightening, inspirational and without a doubt, helped me achieve my goal. And as a former videographer, I appreciate your aversion to jump cuts!
Dave, Couple thoughts to speed the process. At 14:00 you cut tapered notches in the rear axle cap and bolster. You start by clamping guide blocks on either side of the notch then running the router around to cut the notch parallel with the surface. Then you mark the taper edge, make two angled cuts with a saw, followed by a lot of cuts with a rasp to form the taper. My thought is it would be quicker, easier and more accurate to make a jig with a 3 degree plate and guide blocks to guide the router so it makes the cut at the correct taper. At 19:19 you disassemble the reach hounds to route off the sharp corners, then you have to put it all back together. It would be quicker to route off the sharp corners before assembly, and assemble only once. Gary Hinze
That forge-welding making those eyelets was very nicely done. I can apriciate work like that. Thanks for taking the extra time for good photography That was another great presentation. Old Bob
I love the amount of work you do with the most precision measure ever invented your eye. A much older and wiser person than me once said if it looks right it is right. As I progress through my trade I’ve come to realise the massive truth in that one line.
I have watched you working with absolute fascination! You are so well organized and have the most beautiful, appropriate tools for every step in your work. It would be a pleasure for me to see you in action at your workshop, alas, I live in Australia and at 86 years of age not keen on travelling overseas anymore. In my leisure hours I have made 2 waggons for my toy horses, actually, it is intended for my darling grandchild Jayda, but at 2 1/2 she is a bit young to play with it. The first farm waggon I made is for the little toy horse that I was given by my parents way back in the year 1940 when I was 7 years old. The second construction is a 2 wheeled dray to be pulled by one horse. I have made a harness out of thin leather and all is well. Next project is a hay-waggon with ladder-like sides; some drawings for it are completed so far. My materials are 7 or 9 mm plyboard and a variety of dowels ranging from 4 mm to 19 mm. Watching you work, I have learnt a lot. I absolutely adore your workmanship and I wish you the very best of luck. God bless you. Sincerely, Wolfgang Suehrer, Falls Creek NSW Australia.
Part of my job is to record historic sites in Montana and Idaho. Every once in a while, I run into old wagons in various states of decay or sometimes just parts of wagons. My vocabulary and understanding of what I am seeing has been greatly augmented by your videos. I haven't done any projects in your neck of the woods for a while, though I did record an old bridge south of Belfry a couple years ago. Thank you for the education and the enjoyment your videos bring.
Ohhh, so that's how those are made @0:40. I've always wondered how does an experienced smith make that kind of transition. I've made a few wall brackets using that design and always had such and such results, never consistent. Having a die for it, makes so much more sense.
The fit of the bolster to the rear axle with the pins and notches was perfect. Great planning and measuring! The square nuts are certainly an appropriate touch to such an old design. My dad was German and for some reason called them, Dutchman nuts. I wish I had asked him why but suspect his dad called them the same. I am anxiously looking forward to the next video.
When I was a kid, 60+ years ago... the "square nuts" were referred to as Burrs... "Get me a bolt, two washers and a burr..." I don't hear that any more...:-)
Glad you mentioned it as we also called them burrs 70+ years ago. I assume today's hardware clerks would have no idea what we were talking about if we asked for burrs. :-)
I am fascinated by both the genius of simplicity and your perfection in the execution of your work. Once again I am convinced that a good craftsman is a true artist. Congratulation Sir.
Amazing iron work and wood working!!!! I can't stop watching ALL your videos! Very Informative. I have my own wood shop but nothing like yours. By the way, what types of woods do you use for the different parts of a wagon? So far I see that you use a lot of poplar and sometimes Doug fir and red oak. Does it matter based on the part you are replacing? I am about to buy an old buggy, looks Amish. Missing a front wheel. I can buy it for $250. It looks like I can buy replacements on E-Bay. What do you suggest? Thanks again for all this information. I love watching your skills. Ron, "Knock On Wood LLC" Naugatuck CT
EngelsCoachShop. Thank you so much. I'll send pics when I get it. Keep the videos coming, they're informative and very addictive. I always have them on when I'm in my shop.
Have searched High and Low can't locate hammers with the speed yours have!Your voice modulation really suits the sped up videos for a nicely condensed presentation.
Muita experiência , tanto na parte das madeiras como nas ferragens, penso como ele restauraria as Conestogas Wagons antigas, um grande profissional! assisto sempre seus vídeos!
In terms of relative cost,how expensive would this wagon have been? small hatchback,sedan,SUV,Ford F150,Rolls Royce? The amount of work involved is staggering .
Beautiful work as always. I saw that the Queen Brace Irons have threaded ends, are the ends threaded before you start forging them or as part of the forging process? Really enjoy watching you turn raw metal into the wagon parts.
I have been wanting to build a wagon (chuckwagon) I am really enjoying your videos! What books would you recommend and where is good place to get plans? Many thanks! Rk
What's the name of the tool you use at about 35 seconds in to put that nice transition in from round to flat? Would you be willing to show us how you made that and your rivet headers?
Were square holes in wood made with hot iron back in the day? Drill a round hole and then square it....? It was interesting to learn the benefits to the wood of hot iron.... Great video, thanks!
