I am continually amazed and delighted at your sleuthing skills and deductions in putting piles of "junk' together and make a complete wagon again. It is a joy watching you bringing it all together. Have a blessed weekend.
Hi Dave, and Diane, this sheep wagon is looking very nice. I enjoy you using all the original parts as much as possible. Getting anxious to see how you cover the top since it will be to match the period. Also curious when the hotel work will start up again. (no pressure) : ) Thank you for sharing, and have a great weekend
I can imagine the shepherd inhabitant of this wagon approving of you ‘doing something different’ to avoid all those door shims. Probably wishing he had done the same when he had a chance back in the early days! Great video again; very much thanks to the team.
An excellent job of reasoning out what happened to and what needed to be done to correct the issues you ran into. Thanks for the video, really enjoying the restoration.
@@bigredc222I don’t get that hammer at all. I’ve never seen another like it, and I keep wondering if it’s some sort of American hammer that we don’t have down under. Can anyone enlighten me, please?
Great job. Have a great weekend. I think about my Grandpa working in his shop doing the thinks you do. Wish could have watch him. If he hadn't passed away before I was born I know I would have been with him just like I was with my other Grandpa. Love watching you stay safe, and God bless. Dan 🇺🇸
It is always astounding how you can take a pile of absolute trash and make it tell you how it went together many decades ago. And then, to top it off, you rebuild it!
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. Jointing in the side panel is the way to go. I flinched and had to restrain myself for every clinched nail, but a line needs to be drawn somewhere for shoddy workmanship. And thank you for posting your videos. Have enjoyed all of them.
The original wagon had all the nails clinched, The owner wanted everything possible to be as the original, hence clinched nails and old wood and rusty hinges etc.
@Page5framing @TCW-hw6iw Yes, I know the owner wanted it back the way it was. That is why I have flinched and restrained myself from being a keyboard warrior.
It’s looking good! So glad you stepped up to what’s right / best and not a quick fix that the Sheep Herder may have been forced to do, due to his priorities…. Staying with the sheep.
My only ever complaint with your videos, is that you don't always mention the species of wood that you are using. I know that your relatively dry environment there is not typical and so woods like poplar last longer than they would in many other locations. Just an more occasional discussion of species would be great.
This was a fun watch... I don't know why, and maybe you and your watchers are just built different. This is so much more entertaining than any of the CRAP on commercial TV.
Best channel on RU-vid, Saturday morning coffee with Dave. Motivates me to get off my lazy arse and do something (it doesn't work, I usually just get another coffee...).
Since you will be stepping up or down while going through that door, its height shouldn't be all that much of a problem. The worst part of it would be having to turn sidways to get your shoulders through. A wider door would mean less working space inside the wagon, so it makes sense why it was originally built like that.
Seems like shimming the door was a lot more work than solving the problem correctly would have been. I wonder if the panel on the right side of the wagon was added later, and something else was there originally? If not, and it was a case of the builder having forgotten to put in the rabbet until everything was assembled and it was too late, I would imagine that they would appreciate you fixing the problem rather than preserving their mistake for posterity!
Back then a lot of "old timers" used what they had on hand and made due with it. If it worked, then they left it. Just something of today we as a society has forgotten. The old wagon is coming along quite nicely, looking forward to seeing more. Great video as always, cheers :)
Thank you so much Dave and Donna, for delivering another great episode of how it should have been done. You have done such a remarkable job so far of reproducing or reclaiming this old wagon and from just a few old scrap pieces left from the rot pile. Outstanding.
I went back to the original video where he was taking the wagon apart. In one shot you can clearly see the bar. And it appears the bar was bent by the cart deteriorating. And indeed, like he said, it went straight across and was just too long. Jump back to that video and take a peek. Like I said I believe that bend is result of the cart falling apart. And was originally straight.
Its is a great project so many parts. That bent rod may have been for a problem area. Looks really good it will be nice when complete thanks for bringing us along.
Superb craftmanship. Enjoying every episode, especially the resto on the manure spreader, it will make a great parade wagon. I suggest you load it up with politicians !!
Great job Dave, built sturdier so no need for the extra rod bracing. One of the manufacturer's many mods after the first run builds. It looks so good and you never strayed away from the original build. Getting closer to the nitty gritty. Thanks for sharing with us, stay safe and keep up the fun. Fred.
Probably weren't carpenters and only had a bag of nails , not a pro build, a fix to use I'd say , get er done and if it works it stays , sheep being the priority
Well once again your detective analysis is spot on. but I am just as confused on thet bent rod as you were/are. Thanks again Dave for another enjoyable video great camera work also. ECF
I have a similar hammer that belonged to my great grandfather, who was a part-time blacksmith. I've been told it was a farrier's hammer, for shoeing horses.
Always a pleasure watching you work. My dad was a highly skilled carpenter, cabinet maker and millwork artisan. He passed on four years ago at age 99. I may never reach his level of expertise but I can fix most anything build and finish furniture, hang doors, run electricity and drywall, and paint. I owe it all to my dad. In fact my dad his brothers and their father did all farm work with draft horses until well after WWII when all five boys got back from Europe. My dad bought the farms first tractor a little gray Ford. Americana at its best! Engles Coach Shop keeps all these wonderful skills alive! Thank you!
Back to its original intentions, not the wear and tear mods you found. Great intuition/observations ,deductive reasoning... Man with a thought out Plan.....
This project reminds me of when I was a youngster and my brother and I would scrounge around for whatever wood, old or new, and nails, old, bent, or somewhat straight and build wagons and carts.
I am continually impressed at your videography skills! Camerawork and editing are very intuitive and precise for conveying the process. 9:07 you showed drilling for door frame bolts, where you countersink the carriage bolt heads in the door rabbet. The first side, you drilled the countersink first and the other side you drilled the bore first. I know when I have a similar application it is easier to drill the countersink first, to keep the spade bit from wandering. If you want to drill the bore first, at least drill a small pilot hole that the spade point can follow more precisely. Will you nail the panel board ends captured in the dado? Thanks for sharing, and your skills are worth the time to watch!
I am surprised some young person hasn't walked into your shop and begged to become an apprentice, convincing you that he or she is the right person for you to share your serious craftsman skills. I would begin by sweeping the floors, arranging the tools, etc. all the while keeping my eyes on your efforts and questioning you at every turn when it appears you would be ready to share your answers. I wonder what your video library will be worth downstream...do not do a funereal hearse (carriage)...bad luck!
God man, now I am wanting one of these sheep wagon’s, to build into a Gypsy Wagon or camper trailer for off road usage on a ranch or something. As that is a pretty nifty setup that seams pretty versatile.
Hi. Could you tell us about the choice for the Hanmer you are using on this build? Your eye for detail goes long ways so I'm curious about the thoughts behind the style of hammer you use on each build.
G'day, Yay Team ! I like your decision about that long bent Bolt..., it's apparently a "Ring-in" ; a part of something else entirely - which has made it's way into your rusty and rotting big Bundle of Relics, all awaiting restoration, or replication & reassembly... Such is life, Have a good one... Stay safe. ;-p Ciao !
Iron bar left out - made a lot of viewers feel better about some of there projects I bet. We all have that odd jigsaw piece that doesn't fit - must be from something else 😜
I wonder if that old rod originally had something to do with the running gear underneath it, or held it tight to one of its subsequent replacements. It's amazing to see this slowly take shape again from nothing more than rotted dusty hints and impressions
Would be interesting at some point to cover how the sheep wagons were used. When they headed out to the grazing pastures in the spring, how far did they have to travel; how long did they stay out, how were they replenished with supplies while out in the grazing pastures and were the shepherds rotated or did a shingle shepherd spend the entire time in the field in the sheep wagon? Not living in an area where sheep were herded , I have no knowledge of how the wagons were used. Great videos by the way.
Здравствуйте с приветом к вам из Нижнего хорошо получается у вас так держать и не стареть что сказать золотые руки дай вам всем здоровья буду ждать продолжение Нижний Новгород Юра Россия
I have been a subscriber of your channel for some years now, I don't know if I've ever commented before. I don't hold a lot of stock in my opinions. I just want to say you have no idea of what a blessing your channel is to me. Life is full of trials & tribulations, when the the conversations around the dinner table go a bit sideways, it's time to draw away. Engels Coach Shop is the place to go for a while. Those trials & tribulations are used by the Lord to shape me more into His image, but along the way I can catch a breather here...., thank you Dave.
Dad was born in 1900 and farmed all his life. We had lots of tools from the late 1800's on but we never had a hammer like you have, it reminds me of the early Woody Woodpecker every time I see it.
@@timeflysintheshopAha. Thank you. It’s obviously been made the way it has for a reason. I still can’t see why a farrier’s hammer should be different from others, so if someone could explain I’d be grateful.
Can't get used to Dave just banging in nails. I understand it's following the original building technique, but Dave doesn't do quick and easy, Dave does perfection. Brilliant to watch and a big thank you to Dave for our twice weekly treat.
with each episode of reconstruction work i always wonder, how much do you have to restrain yourself to put things right instead of how it was bodged together
Does anyone have any idea what will be the weight of the finished wagon? Looks to me like it will take a pretty good team just to pull the empty wagon. Add a frying pan or two, and it will take some serious effort!
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