Finishing a Horse Drawn Buggy Pole, #3 | Safe and Ready Once Again 

Did not want to leave just a negative comment. In my youth 70 years ago, Mr. Ebert down the street build toys and clocks in his workshop out behind his house and I spent many a day with him and watched. I built many pieces of furniture after leaving home. One of my sons nows builds furniture now. I remember going out to the circus winter quarters and wating the wheelright rebuild circus wagon wheels at the Wallace Curcis quarters. Ah, the memories!

Can’t get enough of your craftsmanship working with all the wagon equipment

From an apparent archaeological dig (satire) to a thing of beauty. Only a master artist can manage such a feat.

Hi Dave. Just wanted to drop a note to say how much I enjoy your videos. You have a real knack for explaining things in layman's terms. I have only met one other person in my 50 years of work who had such a gift. I learned a lot of things from him too.

Mr Engel is a great craftsman, no small detail is unimportant. Very enjoyable and impressive.

Thank you. I like watching your work. I know very little about horses and buggy poles but I know a little more now. I am certain that with every minute spent watching your video, I get 2 minutes back. :-)

The knowledge of history and the talent necessary make these videos an easy and enlightening view.

Art in it's finest most functional form. What a blessing to have found your shop! Thank you

Your artistry with metal and wood is mind boggling.

I GET SO CAUGHT UP IN YOUR VIDEOS ,I THINK IT IS THE CRAFTSMANSHIP ,IT IS AWESOME ! GOD BLESS YOU ,YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR HOME AND KEEP FILMING

Seeing the final fit up and how all pieces come together is what makes the whole worth while. Old saying - "love it when a plan comes together!' Thank you for allowing me[us] to follow you on your journey rebuilding and repairing these pieces of history.

This is like watching 19 th century origami in iron . Quite the master . A very relaxing video. Thank you ,sir .

Incredible job of restoration. Fine craftsmanship covering others mistakes.

Your workmanship is stunning! I hope someone in your family carries on this tradition.

Outstanding work ethic and craftsmanship. Your video is most entertaining but the audio description makes it all the more interesting. I suspect you would be this exact in any kind of work you could have chosen. History is thankful you chose this. We all are.

You are a very talented man and I really enjoy your videos. So glad I stumbled across them.

Endlessly fascinating to watch you work. I hope you are teaching new folk so your skills are not lost.

Nothing like off the shelf parts. Thanks again for a great Friday.

Amazing craftsmanship + much patience = fine restoration. and a job well done. The satisfaction of working with our hands is something that many cannot relate to unless they do it.

I would never make it in your trade Dave. I would repair things the way the whoever repaired this piece over the years. You are a true craftsman in many skills.

Very nice and enjoyable to watch a true craftsman

Watching your videos is a great way to ride out this virus going around.

Super meticulous and patient approach demonstrated here... I'm always thinking I'm taking too much time fitting and adjusting.. but I feel the final product reflects this attention...watching you always inspires me to strive for that quality and fit.. thanks again.

You are a true craftsman - I wish I had worked with you when I was younger..

Fitting iron to wood has always been up on my list of satisfying things to do. I first encountered it while resoring antique firearms and have since used this skill in restoring many and varied items. It's very interesting to watch you gradually bring these old and new parts into harmony with each other.

I now understand how it works.Thank you very mutch for showing me the last part.How dumb am I Thought it was for one horse pointing the other way. All the best Peter

Good craftsmanship。Every episode is watching.

Going back to the first video to compare before and after is like magic.

The after looks a little better than the before. LOL Very nice work as usual.

I love watching detailed work in action , I'm a Trapper and have made some if my own trapping tools without any metal work training except for what I learned in shop class over 35 years ago , funny even with a torch , a video and few hammers a guy can accomplish !

you are truly a blacksmith and wheel wright

You are a true craftsman. As for fitting the pull tip maybe a curved draw knife?¿? and epoxy to adhere it. But you know a million times what I know about it. Again thanks!

I had no idea what you were working on until it was nearly done as I am not at all familiar with horse drawn equipment. We have a single tree hanging on our fence as yard art and I knew it had something to do with horses, now I know exactly what it was for and I now know what a buggy pole is as well. I have been educated (in a small degree) and entertained at the same time. Great videos.

sir i have to tell you your videos are becoming some of my favorites on youtube

Patience and attention to detail. Things my Grandfather and dad had when I was young. Things that were slowly taught to me, by both of these men, as I grew up. Watching you, reminds me of watching them.

Great to see a fellow craftsman at work....it's that old attention to detail, getting the fit right :-)

Putting on the cast iron pull tip shows how the guy who built buggies back in the day, did it without power tools. I just can imagine how much hand work went into building a buggy.

When I was a kid our neighbour was a wheelwright. I used to love going over to help him. Your videos rekindle those precious memories, thank you. I look forward to the next project. From Mid Wales, UK my greatest respect and gratitude. Mark

Sr. you are a true craftsman, I hope you sign all your work

Some fine work you do there and the scenery you put in your videos is awesome !

You are an artist!

I've been watching his videos for months and months and have really learned a lot about doing things the right way. No shortcuts here, everything is done as it should be. Great work.

You have definitely turned Trash into Treasure there, well done. I see some Muppet's have disliked this video, obviously wouldn't appreciate true craftsmanship even if it bit them in the arse! Looking forward to the next video....Cheers Les.

Not surprised that it was a process, initially it looks quite straightforward, then you look at the curves , angles , the angles of the fittings that aren't going to fit with that angle . It would have been a 2 bacon sandwich job . Great video 👍🇬🇧

I really enjoy your videos. You are very detailed and patient.

Though to myself...think he'd burn the poll tip on. 2 seconds later you lit the torch. I'm learning . Thanks again for your time and effort.🤣😂😁😀😎

I like to see in the face who are those 22 that put unlike. Every time I put like is x1000. Very good sir and like always thank you

regarding fitting the pole tip and "there's gotta be a better way": it really helps seeing someone with as much experience as you have do things like that the "hard way". I've had similar situations like that and it makes me question my abilities but seeing you have to go thru that process sorta reaffirms that I'm doing the best I can do in those situations. so thank you!

fitment just don't happen, it's made to happen. stellar performance

Awesome work Dave. Sure enjoyed the rebuild and doing it right. Thanks for sharing with us.

Hello, My name is Walter Eldridge and I've just started watching a couple of your videos and I'm kind of interested in how things were done back in the days of horse and wagons. My dad was born in 1906 and shared stories of the days he drove teams of horses to haul coal or ice so your videos are a reminder of the way things were done in his day. Much of the kind of thing must have been done at the livery station and my dad would hitch up his team at the livery. I miss my dad very much and the stories he would tell. I've subscribed to your channel and I'm going to watch more of your previous videos. I'm sure you use more modern techniques to help you but I could imagine what it would have been like not having those certain things you have. It's going to be a trip down memory lane for me.

beautiful work you make the job look easy thank you for the video.

There are not many people who can or want to take the trouble to do creative work as you do, I was one at my level of creation. Thank you, it's always a pleasure to see you perform such ingenuity work.

Perfect craftmanship!

Your talents are amazing.

Wonderful patience and skill

beautiful work, my hat in your direction is doffed!

I enjoyed that from start to finish, I am a carpenter and joiner by trade now retired I have made a few chairs and renovated many most in the same sorry state that your buggy started out at. Regards from UK.

Enjoyed watching!

Thanks for all your videos. Merry Christmas

Nice touch on the Stickley beveled through tenon.

Living life vicariously through utube. I am now a coachbuilder as well as a mechanic, carpenter, an excellent machinist and I’ve never got my hands dirty!........ Not true but it does tend to give you a false sense of achievement.

I would have guessed trash but I was wrong. Very nice

Thank you, very inspiring

Really enjoy watching you bring pieces of wood and iron back to life as working useful parts of the buggy and wagon systems. I am pretty sure there are many wagon and buggy makers smiling down on you from above knowing you are keeping the art alive.

That was fun! Keep em coming!

Awesome as always! Thank you.

You live in a beautiful land. Except for the winters I would move there in a heartbeat. I could sit on my porch and enjoy that view for hours at a time. Love the big sky country. The buggy pole rebuild was great. Simple yet elegant lines. Much pleasure in a job well done and giving new life to a piece of history, as well as the original maker.

Great job! You are an artist! from an brazilian fan

Another fine demonstration of a skilled artisan at work. Well done.

Thank you Sir! It's so nice to watch a great American craftsman at work!!

That bears no resemblance to what they gave you to work with, Master Craftsmanship, thank you for this channel.

Pure poetry.

Love your work,,,,,,,🇨🇦

Dave, every time you put up a video it is a great pleasure seeing you doing beautifull restaurations. Thanks again!

22 min of sheer delight! Thank you.

Very good job Mister !!!

Great stuff. I have used a much smaller version of the equaliser bar on braking systems on motorcycles and cars here in the United Kingdom where it is known as a Whiffle tree.

Beautiful Craftsmanship You amaze me with every project. Please keep them coming. Thank You for Sharing

I know I don’t have to tell you this but you do outstanding work

I always look forward to your videos. It would be great to get an overview of your shop and the various tools that you use.

Thank you. As I've said many time " I love work, I can sit and watch it for hours." This is the type that I particularly enjoy due to the useable nature of the end product. Again Thanks for sharing.

Great little series, Dave, thank you for posting it. From a pile of rubbish to a fully functional thing of beauty. Awesome job!

A beautiful piece of work.

Thank you again for all your time and considerable effort in making these videos!

Although I've never fitted a pull tip specifically, putting metal sleeves over the end of a piece of wood is is something I'm familiar with. My preferred way of doing that - once a good fit is ensured - is to smear the end of the wood with hot glue. Then I'll heat the metal piece warm enough for the hot glue to smear on that too, give the glue on the wood a quick blast with a hot air gun(or similar), and slide the metal piece on. Hot glue is more flexible than the average wood glue, which lets the joint between dissimilar materials last longer. And if you should need to remove the metal fitting, heating it up will cause the glue to weaken and the piece can be pulled off without drama and possible damage to the wood.Well, depending on how hard it was forced on of course.Naturally, the metal piece would need to be reasonably clean inside for this to work.

I like watching your work. Not everyone has the patience to take the time to do things the right way.

Awesome ! Merry Christmas 🎄

I always look forward to your videos,you are a true craftsman...

It's always a pleasure to see you working ! great job !

from what it looked like to the way you rebuilt it is so amazing. great work Mr. Engels. thanks

Hi, I realy like you shown us the hole proces and not just some rust beating, painting, and voila Done, a good old handmade thumbs up to you, looking forward to your next project, thanks for taking us along.

Great artistic work. Thanks for the video! ....13

Beautiful work. Yo are such an artist, bringing old wagon and buggy hardware back to working order. Thank you for your very interesting and informative video.

My admiration for your work grows with every video. Thanks, sir!

I was a little surprised to see all nuts and bolts and no rivets. Thanks for sharing the video.

Sir you do an amazing job iv learned so much thank you

Great video thanks so much for all your great videos I enjoy them so much

thanks for the videos sir !! lovely to watch a old craft mastered beautifully !!

Engels Coach Shop - where "close enough" is not good enough. Thank you once again for sharing your skills, including the effort in making the videos.