Building the Water Wagon Bolsters that will Carry the Tank | Engels Coach Shop 

When drilling wires through broken bone in order to hold it temporarily together, that same technique of putting your finger where the wire(drill) should go makes it easy to hit the mark. Nice! Always a privilege to be in the shop with you. Thanks Dave.

Could spend hours watching your skill and workmanship 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Would you please indulge some of us that love your craftsmanship with a loong regular speed video? Don't assume all of us get bored with a long detailed video. Does anyone else agree?

Every time I watch you I just think about those Pioneer smiths that made these wagons out of necessity and the hard work involved ! Thank you once again for sharing that with us !! I hope that some young people will watch and decide to carry on these traditions and skills , if I was 20 and not 70 I would love that life !!

Yet again watching a real craftsman at work. An absolute joy. I concur with others that the start of the weekend wouldn't be the same without viewing your videos.

I really enjoy watching this wagon come together.... no need to "steal" my time. I'll happily donate it. Not only are you a skilled wheelwright, but your videos have a great deal of craftsmanship too. Very nicely put together, educational and a pleasure to watch. Thanks Dave. Glad to see spring is finally showing up... been a long winter over here in southwestern SoDak.

A man who works with his hands is a laborer, A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman, But a man who works with his hands, his brain and his heart is an artist Dave, you are a Artist !

Whenever I am getting ready to start a woodworking project, I watch about 30 minutes of Dave. His patience, style, and technique remind me to do the same when I am working. He never seems hurried and is always aware of the next step; so following him I might not make some grievous error in my hobby. Thanks Dave. I should have stopped in Joliet on my way to Red Lodge four years ago.

Watching you creating, is never a waste of time. You don't steal our time! You are giving us lesson ! By the way, every one that wants to learn, must be patient ! Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge with us !

You've hit just the right balance of honest shop sounds and appropriate music, without it being intrusive

I want to thank you for setting up excellent videos so I can watch you working your shop. I feel like a nine year old boy getting a chance to stand around in your shop and watch you create tools that will last several life times from pretty much raw wood and metal.

It's not stealing my time! I usually watch while eating my breakfast here in the UK and gather some inspiration for the day's tasks. Thanks!

You can't steal what I have given freely, Mr. Engle. Thank you so much for sharing. Peace be with you, always.

You are definitely not stealing my time. I love watching your videos and the work you do. I also truly appreciate you restoring our history. Although I don't do nearly what you do, I learn so much from watching you. Thank you and God bless you.

I am unreasonably envious of his ability to drill a through-hole from the opposite side of a work piece BY HAND and have it come out precisely matching the hole on the other side. Every time! Even when there's no starter hole to match up with! The man is a walking drill-press. That is pure skill that can not be faked.

I hope you never stop making these videos because they give me such enjoyment and I'm sure I'm not the only one that feels this way. Thank you for taking the time and effort to make these wonderful videos.

That was the fastest 25 minutes I have seen. I could watch you work for hours. Great job and I can't wait to see the finished wagon.

The best 3 hours in ( twenty minutes ) ever. Excellent quality all around. How does one learn so much . Superb work again, thank you, Jim

always worth the time you always make fridays better for all of us.

I can spend Hours to watch what you‘re doing in your Shop ... 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

Thanks for sharing and doing this wonderful work!

Again you teach so wonderfully. Speeding it up made the work flow come together without being boring. It does however, mask the concentration and attention to detail and hours you put into the work. Not many words are needed, the actual work is the teacher.

I imagine that this project is filling your days with exciting and fulfilling challenges which call up many of your skills and craftsmanship. I have always found demanding projects to be the most fun to engage.

Closing in on 50,000 good for you, you deserve every single one and more. Thank you ECS the work you do is so well done. I know you can say there a mistakes that happen that only you can see but, every builder has them it does not take away any of the strength. Time goes bye so fast when watching your video's it is over so soon.

Thanks for taking the time to show us the build. Not many make wagons. Some Amish folk maybe. Admire your skill, that takes practice. Glad spring has arrived, it's been a long winter for everyone. Thanks for sharing.

Fantastic sir, I am a 30 year veteran of the carpentry trade and I am riveted to your videos. I have learned a lot just from watching you....even at chipmunk speed. I'm glad you're out there keeping that craft alive. Best to you.

Your editing always makes things as clear as a bright sunny day. I now know why I didn't get an answer at the shop when I called earlier this afternoon. I di get in touch with Mark, and my search is over. Thank you for that help.

That was the fastest twenty-five and enjoyable twenty-five minutes I have ever spent. You sir can steal them whenever you want. Craftsmanship such as yours can, has to be seen to appreciate it. Thank you for allowing me (us) to follow you on this journey. Till next time! Thanks.

Wow!! Such a pleasure to watch a craftsman bring beauty out of steel and wood.

It is a pleasure to watch a Master Craftsman at work.

Once again,,, thank you for the video. In this one words were not required. Best always, Charlie

time well spent, you have stolen nothing instead have given us another look into your workshop and shared your amazing skills.

Thanks for sharing. All I know about wagon making is watching your videos and you are extremely thorough with your craft.

Just so you know.....I would have watched the three hours....we all have speed controls....and I like the careful way you work....it has often helped me when I am in the shop....forces me to be more thoughtful and organized in a multistep, multimaterial project....and your use of a small square to "square up" a drill bit is brilliant, obvious and had me smacking my forehead wondering why all these years I never thought of it.....and you made me smile....you use your table saw as a work table.....and I thought I was the only one!

Like the gentleman below, I am enthralled with your work and would watch it all unedited for time!

I have no words to express my gratitude that I am able to look over your shoulder for a few minutes each Friday. So many RU-vid "craftsmen" out there touting their experience, expertise and love of the "craft", whatever it may be, it's just sad. You, sir, epitomize craftsmanship.

Have to agree with all others here, it's great to watch you use your skills and produce these marvelous wagons. Thank you very much for sharing.

What a pleasure it is to watch you in your element, just great workmanship. Thank You

always a pleasure watching a true craftsman at work!

3:30 A.M. Saturday morning having chocolate chip cookies and coffee, watching a master craftsman at his trade, Life is good!!!

25 minutes we'll spent watching a master craftsman many thanks

My eye candy for the week. It is a pleasure to see you work. I think even at 1/4 speed I could not keep up with you. Makes me realize how much work went into building a wagon all those years back. How much that our forefathers had to go through as compared to how easy we have it today. Thanks. Always enjoy watching.

I so enjoy watching a multi skilled craftsman at work. Thanks

No matter how bad the week was, you videos every Friday evening turns it into a good week. Thanks Dave.

I really enjoy watching your videos. Not to much talking and just enough fast forward and editing so we don't get bored. Pleas don't change the format of your shows. I used to watch a guy do forging which was very fun and interesting until he started talking too much and fast forwarding super fast through the forging process. Oh, and you cant steal our time. You buy our time with great videos.

My time was freely given, not stolen :) Thanks for the work it took to make the video.

As said by so many others, I could watch you work in regular time and enjoy it. Your craftsmanship is fantastic and I could spend my entire evening watching. Thank you.

Really enjoy watching the steps you go through while building these pieces of history. I find the format you use very interesting as I try to understand the steps you go through and try to guess what is next. Thanks for sharing.

What wonderful work. An absolute pleasure to spend time with you.

It's always a pleasure watching your videos Dave... and we don't mind the long ones at all ... in fact we rather enjoy them ... Take care... 'till next week them ...

True craftsmanship. Not many would have taken the time to match the nuts to the cross piece. It's all in the details and you are a master at it. Cheers :)

Another great video displaying your unbelievable skill and talent. Thanks for taking the time to video and share the process of building the water wagon.

Absolutely craftsmanship at its finest , kinda feels like what it must have been to be able to watch Michelangelo painting the Sistine Chapel.

I am exhausted thanks for these wonderful moments with the machines, blacksmithing, and woodworking skills

Howdy from Texas Sir. You are a true Craftsman...

this is fascinating your a real craftsman. you need to devote a video telling us how you developed these skills. did you design and build the tooling you use? did you apprentice as a wheelwright ? i think the story of engels coach shop is one worth telling.

love this style of edit....very organic for lack of description. "Wood and steel wonderful" thanks!

Master craftsman !! I could watch all day but I need to go work on my wagon

I could watch excellent craftsmanship all day long!

Wonderful workmanship. I look forward to your videos so no time stolen here. It is really interesting to see how the wagons were built and how to repair them.

Thanks Dave, I admire your skill as a blacksmith.

You are the man. It is wonderful that you're keeping these skills alive.

It’s a pleasure watching you work.

Enjoyed the video.Thanks for taking the time to produce it. That is a ton of work. Y'all take care and God bless.

It's still enjoyable, thanks for taking us along.

Best 25 minutes of my day .sir you are true craftsman. From wood to blacksmithing unbelievably beautiful. Thank you for the video God bless you and your family

Great job of building and crunching raw video. Wish more Tubers would follow your method.

Eastern Standard Time fan waiting for Mountain Standard Time video to upload. Patience is a virtue.

Beautiful....enjoyed seeing you bring a piece together!

Amazing multi-faceted videos...woodworking, blacksmithing,mathematics,welding, design and the list just keeps going and going! There are elements in your videos that speak peace and contentment and hope to a person's soul. Thank you for all you do brother.

always a pleasure watching you work. Thank you for taking the time to allow us into your world of wagons. Fascinating trade I never knew existed on any real level. The mix of old tools and technology with new tools and technology is fascinating to watch. I have no interest in watching someone using old tools and technology for the sake of reliving the past. To me its about the job, not the tools. If the old time craftsmen had a router they would use it in a heartbeat. They used the best they could get for the times. Im not discounting the high degree of skills they had with what they had to work with. They considered themselves modern at the time.

You are much welcome to my time, and I thank you for yours. I'll never build a wagon, but there are things to learn by watching.

Thank you Dave. What a great way to inspire me to face the work week.

Oh My Goodness I knew building wagons wasn't easy but I had no Idea what was involved . I have watched so many of your videos and am fascinated the art and skill involved is mind boggling. I have learned so much from you and want to thank you for sharing your skills and craft with everyone it is awesome how you make and repair all the old wagons and make new ones with the skill and craftsmanship of old using the same nails, bolts and crafting the iron work the way it was done of old , I wish when I was younger to have learned this craft . I will be watching more Thank You

These vids are so entertaining they only seem like 5 min. Thanks

Every darn episode has me marvelling at the amount of work involved and- the skill sets required to make each component of this rather large borax water wagon. I should point out that I am a carpenter working in Maintenance at a large private school in Melbourne Australia and my skills also include cabinet making and welding. I have yet to develop my skills in blacksmithing which I have a family history in.

Thank you for sharing a master piece coming together. I love some of your little tricks.

Thank you for taking the time to include us in your daily work. To you it’s every day work. To us it’s magic and a joy to watch.

As usual I enjoyed your video. I was especially impressed at the end of the video where you were reinforcing the King pin. When you drilled horizontally through the say 5 inches of wood to meet up with the pre-drilled holes in the steel, and got them perfectly aligned. 4 out of 4 holes aligned great! Not many could do that using hand drill free handed. Thanks for sharing.

I like how you drill from both sides to make the through holes. Also like your use of the mini square to keep your drill perpendicular. Decades of experience making it look easy. These videos make my Fridays special.

Its a joy to watch you work so clean and precise. I also like to watch you incorporate your little tricks. I took a mental note of some of them I will use myself. Thank you for sharing! Greetings from Oregon.

Nicely done. Again. Great craftsmanship and video. Thanks.

Best 25 minutes of my week!

Thanks for sharing. Always a pleasure to watch your skill. To drill straight through 4" of wood and come out exactly on target at the other side, fantastic. I know some who couldn't do that even with a pillar drill!

Watching you fight that bolt reminded me of me when I had to drill 7/8s bolt holes through 10 inch wood collumns with steel flanges on either side.Some of them were just like the one you had trouble with.Thanks for letting us in.

I have said it before, you Sir are a true craftsman. I look forward every Friday for your video, looking forward to the next step in the building of the wagon.

A jig or fixture for EVERYTHING , its what pulls it all together along with just a little talent,

Absolutely marvellous. Real attention to detail.

Watchin you work reminds me of an old saying....”Poetry in Motion”.... I think that says it all.

Excellent editing, hope you pay your co producer whatever she is worth ;)

I enjoy every second of your professional work. Thanks

Thanks, always worth taking a brake to watch!

@23:50 I take my hat off to you. I am amazed by the accuracy of your hand held drilling.

I love watching these videos to see the things I could actually do myself. In this one for example it was using the sandpaper and lighting the blowtorch.

Thanks for making these videos Dave. You're one of my favorite youtubers :)

Memorizing that's all this is. Thanks for sharing with us.

A joy to watch thankyou for taking the time to make the videos

6:21 - Beautiful slab of wood; the grain to the right looks as tight as you'd ever find. ~18:50 - That's the reason it's called a "ball- peen" hammer. 24:00 - Aim at your finger; works. 24:25- Thank *you* for educating us in what probably took several hours of your time. Your humility is un-earned, if you'll forgive the word-play.

I love it, Mr.Dave!! Great entertainment!! THANK YOU!!

Once again, enjoyed your work.