This shows how the bolster irons are made and how they are fitted to most common wagon gears. Part 4 of building a wagon gear from scratch. The bolsters are what the body of the wagons will set in too. Thanks for watching.
I am impressed beyond my ability to put it all into a comment. First off your attention to detail and skill at both woodworking and metal work is impressive. Then to realize that in the 1800's this work was done with no power tools as we know them today and I realize just how skilled the 19th century workers were. But then to see you do this work, even with modern tools, tells a story, such as making the rings instead of buying rings manufactured by some machine that no human hand touched. WOW!! Nothing would thrill me more than to step into your shop and just look around...
I retired 7 months ago after 30 years in IT. I've spent the last 7 months watching your videos. I think I'm ready to go looking for my 2nd career with a local Amish buggy builder. I just ordered 2 Engels shirts yesterday. i'll wear them during my job search. I hope you never retire! 😁
Just when I think I've seen everything, Mr. Engels uses a pipe jig on his lathe to shape some 5/16 or 3/8" round stock into rings.....THEN.....spends an untold amount of time welding and shaping them into "d" rings. It's simply amazing that one man has so much talent....and this is by far my favorite channel on youtube! Keep 'em coming Mr. Engels....we'll keep watching!
The design and construction intricacies of these old wagons continues to astound! The end product must have been the culmination of many generations of wagon builders, improving upon older tried and true methods. Excellent video.
This and the other videos have taught me how to drill bolt holes that line up to both sides of a fixture. Can’t thank you enough. You put the Fab in Fabrication!
I personally have no need of a wheelroght's skills or a carriage/wagon builders skills, but your craftsmanship and knowledge using simple tools and jigs that you have made is mesmerizing. I have shared your channel with several friends. I am a builder and woodworker and artis, so I a always impressed by someone of your skill and quiet workmanship. Keep up the good work!
I would imagine the statement " That's close enough " has not been used in your shop. You are a true craftsman my friend! All the videos you produce are very interesting to watch. Thank you for sharing with us.
Great production work, Dad. Really smooth and engaging with the shot choices, transitions, and timing. Best so far. I'll 3rd or 4th the comments on how you made the rings. I'm also curious why some spots were riveted and some were bolted.
Super good job Dave, I know you have to be proud of yourself and the quality work you preform!! It’s so exciting to see great videos and work being recorded for future generations to view how it is really made!!👍👍. Fred.
I love watching your work. I am a retired master carpenter, cabinet maker, kitchen designer. You have wonderful woodworking skills, as well as metalworking. Your projects are a whole new world for me. Im fascinated.
You come to the table with a gazillion skills you've mastered over time. At that point, it's not that hard. But for other folk like me, we sit back and look at it and say within ourselves, "Yeah, I could do that." Then we go out to our garages, and we don't have the gazillion skills mastered over time, and our results are often different than your results. You inspire me, sir. I watch you work and I want to do more than do, and to do it better than I do. Thank you for that.
Your craftsmanship is produced so easily. Just seems your production is an extension of 'thinking'......bringing it to picture form. Also, this reminds me of music called "Easy Listening". It's very easy watching this video......showing top notch work! ....13
The ability to do things multiple times accurately and without losing interest is something you display regularly. You show us how to do it once, speeded up, and leave it to the imagination how many hours it takes to do the same thing four or eight or more times over -- I'm guessing several days in some cases. Some would call it drudgery, others art. There is no doubt that the finished product is a work of art and worth every penny.
@@johnferguson7235 👉🔴What Do Muslims Believe about Jesus? Muslims respect and revere Jesus (peace be upon him). They consider him one of the greatest of God’s messengers to mankind. The Quran confirms his virgin birth, and a chapter of the Quran is entitled ‘Maryam’ (Mary). The Quran describes the birth of Jesus as follows: (Remember) when the angels said, “O Mary, God gives you good news of a word from Him (God), whose name is the Messiah Jesus, son of Mary, revered in this world and the Hereafter, and one of those brought near (to God). He will speak to the people from his cradle and as a man, and he is of the righteous.” She said, “My Lord, how can I have a child when no mortal has touched me?” He said, “So (it will be). God creates what He wills. If He decrees a thing, He says to it only, ‘Be!’ and it is.” (Quran, 3:45-47) Jesus was born miraculously by the command of God, the same command that had brought Adam into being with neither a father nor a mother. God has said: The case of Jesus with God is like the case of Adam. He created him from dust, and then He said to him, “Be!” and he came into being. (Quran, 3:59) During his prophetic mission, Jesus performed many miracles. God tells us that Jesus said: “I have come to you with a sign from your Lord. I make for you the shape of a bird out of clay, I breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by God’s permission. I heal the blind from birth and the leper. And I bring the dead to life by God’s permission. And I tell you what you eat and what you store in your houses....” (Quran, 3:49) Muslims believe that Jesus was not crucified. It was the plan of Jesus’ enemies to crucify him, but God saved him and raised him up to Him. And the likeness of Jesus was put over another man. Jesus’ enemies took this man and crucified him, thinking that he was Jesus. God has said: ...They said, “We killed the Messiah Jesus, son of Mary, the messenger of God.” They did not kill him, nor did they crucify him, but the likeness of him was put on another man (and they killed that man)... (Quran, 4:157) Neither Muhammad nor Jesus came to change the basic doctrine of the belief in one God, brought by earlier prophets, but rather to confirm and renew it.
The precision of your work is breath taking. Do you ever make a mistake? At 7:49, that's how I make 18K gold jumprings, albeit a little bit smaller. And I don't need my lathe to do it, as the ID is often 1mm and the OD is 2.6mm. I use a 1 mm drill bit as a core. the principle is the same.
I love the mix of Iron and wood work and how they come together. If you ever get in a crunch and have to do a lot of riveting, an air chisel can be set up with rivet headers (if you know someone who can forge and temper lol). But I know the weird satisfaction of setting a rivet by hand and you'll not likely give it up willingly. Good work, can't wait for the next video
wow I am so glad your videos don't go on all day I would never get anything done. the way you made the rings and the way you made all metal fastens. well I guess this wagon was intended to last a average mans life time. thanks for your sharing
True craftsmanship. An observation: using a table saw as a work station requires vigilance. I was putting a rabbet cut on an oak plaque to accommodate tile to do away with a grout line. The blade was up about a 1/4 inch and after making my 4 cuts I turned it over to clean off the dust but brushed my finger on the blade and got a nasty cut. Just for a fraction of a second my concentration lapsed. I personally think I became to think of it as a work bench. In using our hands we hit them with hammers and other things or cut them with sharp pointy things. Constant attention is required but being human we sometimes fail. It’s such a handy height. Also, if I may, I wore carpenter pants without fail. I always carried a 1” stiff putty knife, a small knife with break away points and a pencil. I found using a pocket knife or a multi-type tool not satisfactory and my side pocket easily accommodated pliers or side cutters. I find the level of knowledge and craftsmanship un paralleled. I look forward to each video. By the way I’m 74 and have bent a few nails and cut a few boards. Keep up the fine work. Jim
fascinating work, i watch every video. Very cool little jig you used to roll those rings on the lathe, never would have thought to use a lathe that way
I have to ask. The quality you are putting into this wagon is impressive. As a layperson of wagon building, it seems that your quality and attention to detail is far and above what a wagon would have been built back in the day. Are you matching exactly how a wagon was built? Please comment on this. Thank you
At first I thought you made the mortises a shade too long. I should have known you would not do that....(you left room for the metal straps). I really love watching this work. And it's so educational to discover how the different parts fit together emulating the original designs, like bending the strap over into a shallow mortise. Really neat. Thank you for sharing your talent and knowledge with all of us.
Dave: I have had so many compliments on my, (or should I say YOUR) borax wagon. I must give you credit as I would never have accomplished it without your videos. I have since started building a full scale wagon wheel, much like the ones in your Piedmont rebuild. Thanks for all the effort you put into teaching. Do you do your own video editing?
I really enjoy watching your videos and learn new things with each video. I am curious why you paint all of the metal and do not put any coating (preservative) on the wood?
A real pleasure, to arrive home from work and discover I have a new Engals Coach video to watch! A question comes to mind. I'm sure you have measured many, many original wagons. What percentage of originals are built to the same standard of precision you hold to yourself?
More beautiful work. The way you made the rings, wow, never wold have thought about doing it that way. How much iron goes into building a wagon like that?
There you are, making Fridays SPECIAL!!! :-) Perhaps this has been asked and answered before... but, what is the usual Purpose of the Bolster Rings? And what Uncommon Uses have you observed? THANK YOU, Mr. Dave!!
Great videos !!! The bender looks like a Shop Outfitters,Model 2516H. Is this right ??? I have a 2516H that I bought in 1997 when they were made in Wyoming. They moved to Colorado a few years ago, but still produce great tools. I sure have had good luck with mine. Keep up the great videos !!!
I knew it,,,Lockdown Securities OWNS Shop Outfitters !!! Thank you for the response !! Been subscribed since the Borax wagon rebuild. I owned a welding business for 24 years, now retired, and mixing in woodworking with welding.in west TX.
Absolutely a pleasure to watch, but, I have to say, with all that weight that is being added, surely you would need at least 4 horses to pull a wagon like that loaded up with sheep or any other farm animal?
Every one be warned the Engels Coach shop on You Tube has been Stolen from Mr. Engels Some one using the name Microsoft News has commandeered Mr Engels You Tube Page and stolen the site. He has been locked out of his own site and its not getting any credit for it.
