I'm 63 and I wish I had 2 years to apprentice, LOL. I can't, im building a foundry for my next life adventure. I started as a carpenter with a bunch old guys, you know, like the 2 of us. I've applied my experience and studies to many industrial processes with success. Yet, a wheelrights circmfrantial measurement methods opened my eyes. My grandfather born 1896, telling me about the 20 mule teams were dear stories. When you built those wagons, I saw with the same awe as my grandpa over 109 years ago. I'd still love to spend a week in your shop, I know you don't. We'd the hassle. God bless and do that struggle to share your craft.
The quality of your work is not only visible, it's audible as well. When you let the wheel bounce on the concrete floor one can hear this is a solid wheel. And knowing how to assess your customers is a prime quality for any salesman ! Thx for the videos, Sir, they give me more insight in the American way of life than any book could deliver.
"American way of life"? These skills were brought over from Europe where they had been perfecting their art for hundreds of years previously. Dave has certainly carried on a proud tradition and is a master of his craft. His videos are not only fascinating but, for us older folks, they bring back a lot of memories too. I can just smell that shop of his👍🏻
Growing up in Dairy country, many of my friends were sons of farmers. Mostly Swiss. They used what you would call the Cowboy Way and by that I don't mean it in a negative way. You do what you have to do to get the job done. Most don't have time to spend on prettying things up. There is always plenty of daily work that has to get done. Personally, I think it is a good way. Thanks very much for sharing.
Old school cowboy type of guy pretty much summed up my father in-law. He grew up ranching and farming during the depression. My mother in-law said he got to go to school long enough to go in the front door and make his way out the back door. A piece of bailing wire or twine a chunk of a board or a scrap of leather or steel was almost as good as money in the bank. He understood stuff about mechanical things they can't even teach in college.
It's my understanding that God gave someone the brains to create duct tape, wire ties and bailing wire so we could get er done as quick as possible. Another great learning experiance, thanks Dave.
Your talk about the cowboy way was music to my ears. I come from a farming background and my dad was much the same way. When something broke down it was always get it running. We can make it pretty later. Those old timers were masters of making do with what they had. Thanks for another great video, Dave.
At 9:59 about the gluing of the core back together. At the risk of telling someone that has been doing this work for decades, and I am just an observer, I was taught to spread glue with a brush on both halves of the break line. This gets the glue deep into all the crevices for a maximum strength joint. My $0.02. Thanks, John
The more I watch your videos the more I understand my great grandfather. He was a wheelwright that traveled from Albion Idaho to about Ogden Utah. And he traveled with three wagons. That's as much as I know.
I'm a retired carpenter that learned a lot of things people aren't willing to pay for these days. I watch alot of videos on how to do things. Yours are my favourites.
I know nothing about buggy's or their wheels but I enjoy watching a craftsman work. If my kids grow up with this dedication and attention to detail my work will be complete. Some hope :(
My great grandad used to have a broom, I've got it now. It's had three new handles and five new heads, still the same broom! Still works as good as the day he bought it. Unfortunately, I had to buy a new dustpan for it, broke my heart to spend all that money. I swear we heard a rumble as he turned in his grave.
As my gramps would say, “It’s good enough.” Sent it down two generations already. First girl in his line to use it and I gotta say, If it’s good enough, it’s the best you got.
People would bring broken stuff to my grandfather and he would say when i asked “ it parts for my projects” . I saw him build a nut cracker from an oil broken chainsaw motor. We cracked pecans for a week with it and sold them. We drove to the thrift store and bought a chainsaw that ran. He gave me the rest of the money. It took me years to figure out the life lessons my grandfather handed me on a work bench (silver plater). thanks for sharing.
This is the first time I ever saw you put a pin in the rim before fitting the hot rim on the wheel........and, first time I ever heard you play music in your shop........I've been watching for a few years now.......love your videos !
And there is a certain degree of satisfaction that is attained from taking apart something on its last legs, cleaning up the usable parts, replacing only what is required, and coming up with something that may not be showroom new, yet will give many more years of service if taken care of!
Your comments about the "git 'er done" attitude of a a lot of old time ranchers brings back memories. That was always the way at our family ranch in Wyoming. Do what you can with what you have to get the job done. It isn't an art project for a gallery. I sometimes wish more of that rubbed off on me as I have a tendency to want it all new and perfect when that really isn't what's needed. I'm mending fences today to keep the feral pigs out of our Macadamia Nut Orchard here in Hawaii. I'm using old rusty steel fence posts, wired to the bottom strand of wire on the fence with whatever wire I can find to keep them from nosing under the wire. When I run out of rusty steel fence posts, I walk the fence line looking for some that I pulled out when I put that shiny new fence in. Thanks for reminding me that it's more about getting the job done that fancy paint and shiny things.
In contrast I spend much of most of my days fixing things that were originally done by someone who just wanted to "git 'er done". Sometimes you need to do things right.
I am a carpenter by trade and I’m also fortunate that I get to do things most people don’t do anymore! I get to repair old things and reproduce new old stuff with new and old ways your videos or very thorough and interesting at the same time! Leads me to believe that if I had to repair a wheel I could using your techniques thanks for making it a learning experience
Excellent, Mr. Dave. We live in a throw-away world and it doesn't serve us well in many cases! Thank You!! And just think, in another 4 or 5 months, this winter will just be a MEMORY!!! hahaha
Hey this was fantastic, couldnt stop watching, like watching an artist at work on a canvas, even better, thank you Mr Engles for revealing the inner workings of a buggy wheel and hub.
A life lesson. Sometimes we just gotta "GIT ER DONE" Others wise we just complicate things that don't need to be complicated. Great video yet again. Thnx.
Hi Dave, thanks for another interesting video, and explanation of the why's and wherefores of how you assess a job , and bring it to a satisfactory condition, I'm sure the old cowboy will be pleased at the result, when you took it off the stand and bounced it on the floor it sounded real tight, as I knew it would,lol. Nice view on the snow fall outside your place, stay warm dave, looking forward to the next one . Best wishes to you and your's, Stuart.uk.
What you call "Cowboy", in most of Kentucky I'd call "Hillbilly". Use what you got and just get 'er done! I'm a Hillbilly and proud of it. Haha! Thanks for your commentary on why you reused the broken up hub. Your rationale made perfect sense to me.
One of my top five favorite channels on TH-cam! So cool to see all the tools and techniques that go into this sort of work. And of course, the skills and craftsmanship are truly amazing, too!
Joe, listen to the background music @ 9:20 - sounds pretty much like Polish mountaineer's folk tunes... : ) Sounds like ancestral home, eh? ;-) Here's a small sample "Hej, bystra woda, bystra wodiczka" ("Oh, Fast Flowing Water) - th-cam.com/video/t0Oe8Bni9iI/w-d-xo.html
I love watching true craftsmen ply their trade. Your calm delivery and even voice may bely a 'sleeping dragon' but I doubt it! I wish I could have apprenticed with you when I was a younger man. I know my skills would be much greater. Thank you for your videos!
Glad you explained the re-use of the hub. Looks like a bunch of us thought that was crazy. But you're right - if it works and it ain't for show, then why not? Most of us have made do in one way or another at times, or as a rule for some, as you said. Great video and good points made. Life lessons taught here!
The person you rebuilt that wheel for made the right choice bringing it to you, that should last another lifetime, well done you, yet another amazing project. Looking forward as usual to your next. Hope you both keeping well.
I very much enjoy your videos. Wish I could sit in your shop and watch you every day. If I was 20 I would let you teach me. But I'm 60 and crippled, and at times have trouble holding a fork. Lol. I enjoyed working with wood all my life. And was pretty good at it. Always told myself, God is in the details. I see that in your work too.
Great video and instruction as always. My grandfather was a wheelwright, born 1900 in the UK, fixed all kinds of buggies and wheels. I would like to think how he would have appreciated your workshop and perhaps some more modern tooling here and there. Thank you for sharing so much of your craft and expertise.
The way I see it , you have skill and experience so when you say , ' I'll put her together this way and it'll work ' damn right it will . I have faith . Great video 👍🇬🇧
I recently discovered your channel. I admire your mechanical skills. Now I might admire even more your skill at giving the customer what he wants. Anything from "git 'er done" to "Please build me from scratch a gigantic, real, wagon wheel, so I can use it for a chandelier." 👍
Enjoyed the video Mr Engel. Yes new isn't always better. Many times the old way is still the best way. Thanks for taking the time to produce the video. Y'all take care and God bless.
Making "do" or "getting by" was a way of life for many folks. Always seemed to work for them ..guess it should work now just the same as it did then. You always do a great job in "gitter done" mode every time i watch you on these instructional videos. Thank you Mr Engels. Keep up the wonderful work your doing. 👍👍👌👌
From Wreck to Resurrection, top notch work once again with another Friday Evening complete , click on you tube and once again I'm impressed and amazed , some cowboy music and excellent explanation of methods and procedures used to bring this back to life for many yrs to come. I'm quite sure the client will be very well plzd , once again Thanks for sharing !
Great video Dave, very thoughtful of you to consider folks with their needs into the repairs along with the needs of the repairs! Thanks for sharing with us.
It's the loss of the 'make do and mend' attitude that is partly responsible for the state the world is in now. If more folk repaired what they could instead of always buying new there would be a lot less in landfill sites. Thanks for reminding us of this important life lesson!
And,. . . . yes, you get ‘r done Dave. Thanks again for a marvellous interpretation of the client’s whish! Thanks for your video, looking out for the next one! Greatings from the Netherlands, Bram
A wonderful video of just common sense and a respect of the old ways, the originators of the idea making the wheel to start with deserve major respect.
Love the music in the background!!! It completes the video... Especially the fiddling from around the 6 minute mark to the 13 minute mark... Keep up the great work
Sir; you place your words to construction of wheel perfectly and you having a good understanding of your customers with A1 workmanship. well done as people of today seem to not understand this concept thus if not their way will not fix it when there is many ways for a good outcome. love your work ethics.
When I first saw that wheel, I thought is was beyond fixing Well, I was sure wrong about that. Amazing job of fixing that wheel. Really all you did is replace the spokes. Would never have guessed that cleaning and new spokes would get it back in service. Been watching since the Borax Wagons, keep showing us how you fix and make the old wagons and carriages work again. Didn't comment at the time, but that working snow sled was amazing construction too.
Mesmerising ! I could watch your work all day but... I just decided to buy an old spring cart to restore here in Australia. Thanks for the inspiration...
There is a special skill and art to repairing old things. You have to know where to reuse, where to refurbish, and where to replace. I am thoroughly impressed by how well you know when to do which. Thank you for your videos - they always teach me something.
Sir, I enjoyed the fact that you are able to understand the needs of the customer. It would explain what appears to be a busy shop. Love your work and your attention to the details.
Thank you for the explanation of WHY. I have never been a Rancher or Cowboy. But I can definitely relate to 'Git Er Done". I think what this new generation doesn't understand about that phase is, you have to have good understanding of how things work and operate to as they say think outside the box. If you didn't grow-up on somewhat of a country / farm setting than you don't get that hands on training from the older generation of what makes things work. that's why great videos like yours and others, help bridge that gap. Thank you for sharing. I always enjoy watching your videos. I have learned just enough about coach and wagon wheels to know to send them to YOU.
So fascinating to watch - it all seems so complicated at first, but then every single hammer tap makes sense at the moment. Quite an artisan, thanks for sharing.
My dad was never a cowboy but he was great at working with what he had kudos to you I'm sure if he could have seen this he would have appreciated it thank you
Hi David nice work minimal repairs just to make it work looks good.Yes you are correct regarding the grease points just lets the grease go hard.see weather turned nasty hope you all good.
I'm so glad I found your channel. I just love to watch each and every one. I enjoy woodturning so I get to watch as you create some wonders of the buggy world. You were so gracious to work on the wheel of the buggy that fell off and get them back on the road. Not many would do so. Keep on working on the Hotel. I can't wait to see it when it's done. Happy New Year.
Enjoyed your explanation of "the cowboy way," non judgemental, just facts. Your videos are fantastic. I could do without the background music, the sounds of you moving around and the tools are music enough. But, the music is soft enough that it doesn't interfere with your "music," the sound of tools and you moving around. Reminds me of Taylor Smith's song "our song." Thanks for your uploads. Your craftsmanship fascinates me and makes me somewhat envious, I don't exercise that kind of patience.
Coming from a country that has never had real cowboys, the UK, i can certainly relate to what you're saying about get it done. I have spent most of my life either in the agricultural repair or truck repair business and as a youngster learnt a lot from the old school. Today it's much easier to go to the store and buy a new one rather than repair.
I love your "get 'er done" way of doing things !! Thanks for sharing, Dave - what a pleasure watching you on these wheels. Started watching you when you were building those amazing Borax wagons !! Keep 'em coming, my friend !!
Great video! I have installed a foot switch with a cover on my drill press. I find it very convenient. I can line up the material I’m trying to drill and with both hands hold onto to it, start the drill press and when it’s finished I just release the switch. It saves time and it’s safer.
My dad grew me up with the "cowboy way." He had lots of old galvanized pipe through the cow yard, and when a cow managed to step onto an exposed pipe and cause a small leak, some innertube, some bailing wire off the fence, and he "got 'er done." The water tank was only 8 ft off the ground, so with a full water head of only 16 ft, there wasn't too much pressure. Later in life, I raised some eyebrows keeping production machinery running with a few "git 'er done" repairs until we could "fix it right."
my mom had lots of the same tool you started with,,,, so did my wife , i'd find them in the yard as i would mow it ,,,, butter knives really are a handy item,,,,,,,, love your videos
He was also gentleman enough not to mention it was likely a nice cost savings for the owner too. If it works fine and can be done for less, that's what some folks prefer. We used to call those git-er-done repairs 'Zitlau Specials', after the rancher we worked for ;-) Excellent repair.
I'm 63 and I wish I had 2 years to apprentice, LOL. I can't, im building a foundry for my next life adventure. I started as a carpenter with a bunch old guys, you know, like the 2 of us. I've applied my experience and studies to many industrial processes with success. Yet, a wheelrights circmfrantial measurement methods opened my eyes. My grandfather born 1896, telling me about the 20 mule teams were dear stories. When you built those wagons, I saw with the same awe as my grandpa over 109 years ago. I'd still love to spend a week in your shop, I know you don't. We'd the hassle. God bless and do that struggle to share your craft.
what a treat to visit this guy while he's working in his shop
The quality of your work is not only visible, it's audible as well. When you let the wheel bounce on the concrete floor one can hear this is a solid wheel. And knowing how to assess your customers is a prime quality for any salesman ! Thx for the videos, Sir, they give me more insight in the American way of life than any book could deliver.
"American way of life"?
These skills were brought over from Europe where they had been perfecting their art for hundreds of years previously.
Dave has certainly carried on a proud tradition and is a master of his craft.
His videos are not only fascinating but, for us older folks, they bring back a lot of memories too.
I can just smell that shop of his👍🏻
Just rewatched from 3 years ago. Just as interesting now as it was then. And I still learned things that help me with my own repairs. Thanks, Dave.
Growing up in Dairy country, many of my friends were sons of farmers. Mostly Swiss. They used what you would call the Cowboy Way and by that I don't mean it in a negative way. You do what you have to do to get the job done. Most don't have time to spend on prettying things up. There is always plenty of daily work that has to get done. Personally, I think it is a good way. Thanks very much for sharing.
David Engel ist ein begnadeter Handwerker und sehr sympatischer Mensch,es macht groe Freude ihm bei seinem Handwerk zuzuschauen....
Old school cowboy type of guy pretty much summed up my father in-law. He grew up ranching and farming during the depression. My mother in-law said he got to go to school long enough to go in the front door and make his way out the back door. A piece of bailing wire or twine a chunk of a board or a scrap of leather or steel was almost as good as money in the bank. He understood stuff about mechanical things they can't even teach in college.
It's my understanding that God gave someone the brains to create duct tape, wire ties and bailing wire so we could get er done as quick as possible. Another great learning experiance, thanks Dave.
Your economy of movement and effort shows the mastery you possess.
Your talk about the cowboy way was music to my ears. I come from a farming background and my dad was much the same way. When something broke down it was always get it running. We can make it pretty later. Those old timers were masters of making do with what they had. Thanks for another great video, Dave.
At 9:59 about the gluing of the core back together. At the risk of telling someone that has been doing this work for decades, and I am just an observer, I was taught to spread glue with a brush on both halves of the break line. This gets the glue deep into all the crevices for a maximum strength joint. My $0.02. Thanks, John
The more I watch your videos the more I understand my great grandfather. He was a wheelwright that traveled from Albion Idaho to about Ogden Utah. And he traveled with three wagons. That's as much as I know.
I'm a retired carpenter that learned a lot of things people aren't willing to pay for these days. I watch alot of videos on how to do things. Yours are my favourites.
Never ceases to amaze me people always bring me jobs to fix and they never bother to clean them first. Likewise for you.
I know nothing about buggy's or their wheels but I enjoy watching a craftsman work. If my kids grow up with this dedication and attention to detail my work will be complete. Some hope :(
My great grandad used to have a broom, I've got it now. It's had three new handles and five new heads, still the same broom! Still works as good as the day he bought it. Unfortunately, I had to buy a new dustpan for it, broke my heart to spend all that money. I swear we heard a rumble as he turned in his grave.
Sound like trigger
I got a axe like that.
I had a truck like that. The rear axle and frame were the only parts that were original.
As my gramps would say, “It’s good enough.”
Sent it down two generations already. First girl in his line to use it and I gotta say, If it’s good enough, it’s the best you got.
People would bring broken stuff to my grandfather and he would say when i asked “ it parts for my projects” . I saw him build a nut cracker from an oil broken chainsaw motor. We cracked pecans for a week with it and sold them. We drove to the thrift store and bought a chainsaw that ran. He gave me the rest of the money. It took me years to figure out the life lessons my grandfather handed me on a work bench (silver plater). thanks for sharing.
Understanding and respecting the customer. Rare these days.
Respect to the man who can do it right.
Great respect to the man who can do it "the other way"!
This is the first time I ever saw you put a pin in the rim before fitting the hot rim on the wheel........and, first time I ever heard you play music in your shop........I've been watching for a few years now.......love your videos !
And there is a certain degree of satisfaction that is attained from taking apart something on its last legs, cleaning up the usable parts, replacing only what is required, and coming up with something that may not be showroom new, yet will give many more years of service if taken care of!
Your comments about the "git 'er done" attitude of a a lot of old time ranchers brings back memories. That was always the way at our family ranch in Wyoming. Do what you can with what you have to get the job done. It isn't an art project for a gallery. I sometimes wish more of that rubbed off on me as I have a tendency to want it all new and perfect when that really isn't what's needed. I'm mending fences today to keep the feral pigs out of our Macadamia Nut Orchard here in Hawaii. I'm using old rusty steel fence posts, wired to the bottom strand of wire on the fence with whatever wire I can find to keep them from nosing under the wire. When I run out of rusty steel fence posts, I walk the fence line looking for some that I pulled out when I put that shiny new fence in.
Thanks for reminding me that it's more about getting the job done that fancy paint and shiny things.
In contrast I spend much of most of my days fixing things that were originally done by someone who just wanted to "git 'er done". Sometimes you need to do things right.
My grandmother was from that cowboy school - I learned to keep 14 horses safe, well fed and with good vet care on a shoestring.
I am a carpenter by trade and I’m also fortunate that I get to do things most people don’t do anymore! I get to repair old things and reproduce new old stuff with new and old ways your videos or very thorough and interesting at the same time! Leads me to believe that if I had to repair a wheel I could using your techniques thanks for making it a learning experience
hi Dave i have to say the more i watch the morei i am in awe of your skills
Excellent, Mr. Dave. We live in a throw-away world and it doesn't serve us well in many cases! Thank You!! And just think, in another 4 or 5 months, this winter will just be a MEMORY!!! hahaha
@@EngelsCoachShop Ann laughed, too... We've got good partners!!! :-) :-)
Hey this was fantastic, couldnt stop watching, like watching an artist at work on a canvas, even better, thank you Mr Engles for revealing the inner workings of a buggy wheel and hub.
A life lesson. Sometimes we just gotta "GIT ER DONE" Others wise we just complicate things that don't need to be complicated. Great video yet again. Thnx.
Hi Dave, thanks for another interesting video, and explanation of the why's and wherefores of how you assess a job , and bring it to a satisfactory condition, I'm sure the old cowboy will be pleased at the result, when you took it off the stand and bounced it on the floor it sounded real tight, as I knew it would,lol. Nice view on the snow fall outside your place, stay warm dave, looking forward to the next one . Best wishes to you and your's, Stuart.uk.
What you call "Cowboy", in most of Kentucky I'd call "Hillbilly". Use what you got and just get 'er done! I'm a Hillbilly and proud of it. Haha! Thanks for your commentary on why you reused the broken up hub. Your rationale made perfect sense to me.
As my old dad would say "good enough for who its for" !
One of my top five favorite channels on TH-cam! So cool to see all the tools and techniques that go into this sort of work. And of course, the skills and craftsmanship are truly amazing, too!
What an awesome set of skills you have. And the way you pay attention to every little detail. You're a rare breed
i found the picture of you and i when we got to see you. special time. thanks once again.
Its like Friday evening with the professor,hot coffee and pencil and tablet for taking notes.
Well done.
Pretty sure I did this in a previous life. Oddly satisfying to watch. Nice repair.
Joe, listen to the background music @ 9:20 - sounds pretty much like Polish mountaineer's folk tunes... : ) Sounds like ancestral home, eh? ;-)
Here's a small sample "Hej, bystra woda, bystra wodiczka" ("Oh, Fast Flowing Water) - th-cam.com/video/t0Oe8Bni9iI/w-d-xo.html
I love watching true craftsmen ply their trade. Your calm delivery and even voice may bely a 'sleeping dragon' but I doubt it! I wish I could have apprenticed with you when I was a younger man. I know my skills would be much greater. Thank you for your videos!
I wake up Friday knowing the end of my day will be spent watching Dave's video, thank you Dave!
Glad you explained the re-use of the hub. Looks like a bunch of us thought that was crazy. But you're right - if it works and it ain't for show, then why not? Most of us have made do in one way or another at times, or as a rule for some, as you said. Great video and good points made. Life lessons taught here!
You got er done. Thanks for this Friday's installment. Stay safe mr.whealwright.
The person you rebuilt that wheel for made the right choice bringing it to you, that should last another lifetime, well done you, yet another amazing project. Looking forward as usual to your next. Hope you both keeping well.
So happy you play music low in the background, as I like to concentrate on the magnificent work taking place. Steve in Thailand.
I very much enjoy your videos. Wish I could sit in your shop and watch you every day. If I was 20 I would let you teach me. But I'm 60 and crippled, and at times have trouble holding a fork. Lol. I enjoyed working with wood all my life. And was pretty good at it. Always told myself, God is in the details. I see that in your work too.
Great video and instruction as always. My grandfather was a wheelwright, born 1900 in the UK, fixed all kinds of buggies and wheels. I would like to think how he would have appreciated your workshop and perhaps some more modern tooling here and there. Thank you for sharing so much of your craft and expertise.
Absolutely Great work and nice to see the authenticity of your work for future generations to see how it was originally done
The way I see it , you have skill and experience so when you say , ' I'll put her together this way and it'll work ' damn right it will . I have faith . Great video 👍🇬🇧
Just, I want to say , you are great and real artist in your art work .
God bless you and your family.
Mr. Engels, another wonderful video, You most certainly are the best at repairing those very old wagon wheels....
some times you just need to get it done... so true... in various situations in life and businesses... I love your videos!
I recently discovered your channel. I admire your mechanical skills. Now I might admire even more your skill at giving the customer what he wants. Anything from "git 'er done" to "Please build me from scratch a gigantic, real, wagon wheel, so I can use it for a chandelier." 👍
Enjoyed the video Mr Engel. Yes new isn't always better. Many times the old way is still the best way. Thanks for taking the time to produce the video. Y'all take care and God bless.
Making "do" or "getting by" was a way of life for many folks. Always seemed to work for them ..guess it should work now just the same as it did then. You always do a great job in "gitter done" mode every time i watch you on these instructional videos. Thank you Mr Engels. Keep up the wonderful work your doing. 👍👍👌👌
From Wreck to Resurrection, top notch work once again with another Friday Evening complete , click on you tube and once again I'm impressed and amazed , some cowboy music and excellent explanation of methods and procedures used to bring this back to life for many yrs to come. I'm quite sure the client will be very well plzd , once again Thanks for sharing !
Great video Dave, very thoughtful of you to consider folks with their needs into the repairs along with the needs of the repairs! Thanks for sharing with us.
It's the loss of the 'make do and mend' attitude that is partly responsible for the state the world is in now. If more folk repaired what they could instead of always buying new there would be a lot less in landfill sites. Thanks for reminding us of this important life lesson!
You got her done just fine. And as usual, it looks great!
I find your videos very calming. Thank you.
And,. . . . yes, you get ‘r done Dave. Thanks again for a marvellous interpretation of the client’s whish! Thanks for your video, looking out for the next one! Greatings from the Netherlands, Bram
A wonderful video of just common sense and a respect of the old ways, the originators of the idea making the wheel to start with deserve major respect.
WooHoo….my like on video took it from 9.9k to 10k …first time I’ve ever seen this happen. This video deserved it, great work.
Love the music in the background!!! It completes the video... Especially the fiddling from around the 6 minute mark to the 13 minute mark... Keep up the great work
Very neat. I admire the ingenuity you use to fix things. Thank you for sharing.
Psychologist as well as wheel Wright and cobbler. Love it👍
Sir; you place your words to construction of wheel perfectly and you having a good understanding of your customers with A1 workmanship. well done as people of today seem to not understand this concept thus if not their way will not fix it when there is many ways for a good outcome. love your work ethics.
When I first saw that wheel, I thought is was beyond fixing Well, I was sure wrong about that. Amazing job of fixing that wheel. Really all you did is replace the spokes. Would never have guessed that cleaning and new spokes would get it back in service. Been watching since the Borax Wagons, keep showing us how you fix and make the old wagons and carriages work again. Didn't comment at the time, but that working snow sled was amazing construction too.
Richard Reynolds
Mesmerising ! I could watch your work all day but... I just decided to buy an old spring cart to restore here in Australia. Thanks for the inspiration...
There is a special skill and art to repairing old things. You have to know where to reuse, where to refurbish, and where to replace. I am thoroughly impressed by how well you know when to do which. Thank you for your videos - they always teach me something.
Sir, I enjoyed the fact that you are able to understand the needs of the customer. It would explain what appears to be a busy shop. Love your work and your attention to the details.
Much enjoyed!.... watching this!... Thanks for putting this out there ....not too many of you guys left I'm afraid! 🤠
Well, let me be first. It completes my Friday to find one of these, and I'm looking forward to watching it.
Amen! It's like music to hear the ringing of Mr. Engels peining on the anvil.
And again another HAPPY customer, well done.
Truly superb. It’s always a pleasure to watch true craftsmanship.
Thank you for the explanation of WHY.
I have never been a Rancher or Cowboy. But I can definitely relate to 'Git Er Done". I think what this new generation doesn't understand about that phase is, you have to have good understanding of how things work and operate to as they say think outside the box. If you didn't grow-up on somewhat of a country / farm setting than you don't get that hands on training from the older generation of what makes things work.
that's why great videos like yours and others, help bridge that gap.
Thank you for sharing.
I always enjoy watching your videos. I have learned just enough about coach and wagon wheels to know to send them to YOU.
I enjoy watching your videos more than any other You Tuber that I seen, thank for sharing your work with us. And please don't stop making them!
Appreciated the outside scene. I miss the snow since I moved to North Carolina. Yes, I hated shoveling it but it sure is pretty.
But I've still got my shovel.
Watching that tire expanding set-up "gits 'er done", and never gets old.
So fascinating to watch - it all seems so complicated at first, but then every single hammer tap makes sense at the moment. Quite an artisan, thanks for sharing.
Another educational video with sound advice! Your skill always impresses me. 👍👍👍👍
My dad was never a cowboy but he was great at working with what he had kudos to you I'm sure if he could have seen this he would have appreciated it thank you
I hope the cowboy that had that wreck came out in better shape. :) Thanks for the videos.
Hi David nice work minimal repairs just to make it work looks good.Yes you are correct regarding the grease points just lets the grease go hard.see weather turned nasty hope you all good.
Thanks David for reply yes we same been very mild weather this winter take family good to 😀
Good old titebond three. My favorite outdoor wood glue. Thanks Dave.
I'm so glad I found your channel. I just love to watch each and every one. I enjoy woodturning so I get to watch as you create some wonders of the buggy world. You were so gracious to work on the wheel of the buggy that fell off and get them back on the road. Not many would do so. Keep on working on the Hotel. I can't wait to see it when it's done. Happy New Year.
Never ceases to amaze me
THANK YOU for the lesson very good advice! I like your show a lot!
Always a thrill to see how you get er done Bill , loving gratitude !!!
Thank you so much for your craftsmanship and your great attitude.
Old farmer's mantra: Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.
Need to add a 5th phrase, preventative maintenance goes a long way. Be nice you your equipment
I do remember my grandfather saying exactly those very words, he was a Montana farmer, wheelwright and blacksmith.
Enjoyed your explanation of "the cowboy way," non judgemental, just facts. Your videos are fantastic. I could do without the background music, the sounds of you moving around and the tools are music enough. But, the music is soft enough that it doesn't interfere with your "music," the sound of tools and you moving around. Reminds me of Taylor Smith's song "our song." Thanks for your uploads. Your craftsmanship fascinates me and makes me somewhat envious, I don't exercise that kind of patience.
Coming from a country that has never had real cowboys, the UK, i can certainly relate to what you're saying about get it done. I have spent most of my life either in the agricultural repair or truck repair business and as a youngster learnt a lot from the old school. Today it's much easier to go to the store and buy a new one rather than repair.
one of your best, the more I watch the more I learn and enjoy.
Well that knife should be good enough for your bread. 😀 Great video as always.
There's an old saying "nothing cleans fingers better than a good white bread sandwich"
I love your "get 'er done" way of doing things !! Thanks for sharing, Dave - what a pleasure watching you on these wheels. Started watching you when you were building those amazing Borax wagons !! Keep 'em coming, my friend !!
Great video! I have installed a foot switch with a cover on my drill press. I find it very convenient. I can line up the material I’m trying to drill and with both hands hold onto to it, start the drill press and when it’s finished I just release the switch. It saves time and it’s safer.
thanks for understanding its a LONG WAY to town and money is always short. I thought that was a great repair. you always have my respect great vid.
Bravo Dave. That Maple took detail very well. Looking forward to next week.
My dad grew me up with the "cowboy way." He had lots of old galvanized pipe through the cow yard, and when a cow managed to step onto an exposed pipe and cause a small leak, some innertube, some bailing wire off the fence, and he "got 'er done." The water tank was only 8 ft off the ground, so with a full water head of only 16 ft, there wasn't too much pressure. Later in life, I raised some eyebrows keeping production machinery running with a few "git 'er done" repairs until we could "fix it right."
my mom had lots of the same tool you started with,,,, so did my wife , i'd find them in the yard as i would mow it ,,,, butter knives really are a handy item,,,,,,,, love your videos
I was literally wondering why in the world were you reusing that hub. Then you cut to your explanation. 🤣 Super interesting video. Thanks.
Old timers in Missouri say just let er develop.Bill Janzen
He was also gentleman enough not to mention it was likely a nice cost savings for the owner too. If it works fine and can be done for less, that's what some folks prefer. We used to call those git-er-done repairs 'Zitlau Specials', after the rancher we worked for ;-) Excellent repair.