How I Cut Glass for Dutch Doors on the Sheep Wagon | Engels Coach Shop
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- Custom cutting glass is sure helpful for these specialty doors of the sheep herder's wagon that I got hung. Using scrap glass gathered over the years, I'm able to fit glass to my custom window frame in the top of these dutch doors, common on these wagons. Thanks for coming along.
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I love watching Dave sort through his ‘junk piles, scrap bins, and old boxes’. Puts a visual on “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.”
I grew up on a farm. Nothing got thrown away until the remainder had become too small to use in another project or repair. Thanks for the memories, Dave!
Yep, me too ! Dad had boxes of stuff and knew what there was and generally, where it was in all that collection. Helping with the collectioning was the fact that he was the "knock off" guy at the local farm auctions.
We used to be that way, then came the cheap disposable things that cost more to fix than a new one. My grandma had one toaster that over the years had several cords and more than a few new elements. Those days are over.
Finally something in my wheelhouse. Pro tip with the glass cutter. Dip it in light oil or kerosene to allow the wheel to roll free. Also you just need to open one end of the cut and snap it off the glass with your fingers or use a pair of pliers. I only tap the cut open on shapes. Straight line cutting will snap off easily. Thanks for filming these videos Dave. I’ve been following for a long time.
Lots of ways. I always lay the glass on newspaper for a cushioning effect. As above, oil the cutter, starting the cut on the edge. Then a matchstick under each end of the cut and press down on the waste side. Gives a nice, clean, straight break on pieces this size. Stone the edge for safe handling. Yes, only tap on curves.
Thank you.
Score and and snap over an edge. If you like you can put a piece of wood on top to hold it down.
I won't lie, the glass on the belt sander made me nervous. Best show ever!
I do hope dust collection was involved.
That is how they do it in the glass shops.
Ya just gotta take it slow, like the cat ate the mattock. If you go too fast and get the edge of the glass too hot, it will break.
I felt the same!
Gloves, at least.
My Dad always had a bucket of bolts many times it saved the day.Thanks DAVE AND Diane for these videos.
You're welcome!
There ain't a nail gun on earth that can compete with this gentleman.
I am agree with you!
I love seeing you doing your thing and bringing history back . Not many people can do what you do. all of us that learned how to do thing back the have passed on. so sad this will be lost in a few years. Take care and stay safe.
That is, I believe, a big, if not the main, reason why Dave is making this Library of videos.
The old hardware has so much more class in it than the fancy stuff they make today. I think it's better built, lasts a lot longer, and doesn't have a bright finish. In the early 90's my dad bought a large desk from a local furniture maker and it had large polished brass knobs. My dad told him the knobs made the desk look like it belonged in a house of ill repute and he wanted the hardware replaced before it was delivered.
You are a blacksmith, wheelwright, carpenter, detective, seamstress, glazier.
And a true gentleman!!!
My occupation is a glass cutter, i've done it for 45 years since i was 16. I can't help but smile when watching other folk cutting the stuff. Dave tapping away at the cut a classic example Lol. Still he got the job done. I reckon id have got that glass in that frame in under 20 seconds. Each to their own, id love to able to do the different jobs he can do.
True, but Dave never professed to being a glazier.
As you rightly point out, each to their own.
Such intriguing projects. I’m loving watching the progress of both the manure spreader and the sheep wagon. You are a master at bringing history alive for us. Great video as always - many thanks Dave and Diana.
You're welcome!
So that's what the little ball at the end of a glass knife is for! Never knew that. Thanks.
That is its use, but way to slow for production work. You have to get your confidence up, but the quick way after scoring, is to raise the glass, then while holding the edge slam it on the table. It will snap right off.
For small edges a pair of glass pliers is used to grab it and snap it off.
@@dallasarnold8615 Exactly! As he was tapping away I was hollering at him….. Pick it up by the edge and slam it down!
@@EuphJL Yeah. I suspect he knows the method, but being as how this is the one piece so close to right size that he did not want to risk it. But in my experience tapping it like that ends up breaking the wrong way.
@@millwrightrick1 I have done as small as a 1/8 inch strip like that, but it has been maybe 30 years since I worked with glass regularly. Probably have lost my touch by now.
I'm not sure how many times in the last week that Makita right angle drill would have been a blessing to me, but today's video has convinced me to grab one. Thanks Dave! ✌🇦🇺
Fantabulous job hanging the door and making the window for the door. Goes to show everyone ifin you pay attention in class you'll remember how to work glass. You did a great job cutting and squaring the window pane to fit properly. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and abilities with us, you make it worth watching all the time. Stay safe and keep up the great work and fun around there. Fred.
We're getting closer to my favorite part! Bows and a canvas top.
Another great video and a perfect tutorial on how to scribe and cut glass. Tapping the scribe/cut all the way through, Broke my share of glass with impatience for sure. I'm 81 now and still do lots of things around the house and in my workshop, and it makes me laugh when I do something and remember the odd 70 yrs back that I learned a skill just like that glass cutting. That comes to mind. Thanks for sharing! God Speed..ECF
Making something this complicated is satisfying to watch. Making it look 100 years old is pure art!😅
When you have the Skill and Talent that Dave has , This can't be called WORK . This might sound lame ,but what else can you say about this gentleman , that hasn't been said over and over and over ......................
Exciting to see the first bow go up !
Thanks Diane for showing us Dave's talent with a hammer. My thumbs approve!
A trim tack brass hammer! I have done wwodcraft for over 60 years. I have only seen 2 of those hammers. My grandpa's which I still have n yours! It still holds true..the right tool for the right job!
My dad has one too. His has a magnet in the head of the hammer that holds a flat top tack perfectly.
@@martine3214 I still use my G W Mount “ Supremagnet” #150 brass tack hammer for upholstery work. I can carry three different sizes of “Cross” tacks in my mouth and pick the one I want every time!
I have seen glass cutters a few times over the years, but that is the first time I have seen them being used. That alone was more than a reason to watch this video. I also never thought about sanding glass with a belt sander.
Welp, after watching all eight years of the Coach Shop, I finally saw Dave do something incorrectly: 1. that old glass cutter is suitable for thicker glass, 1/4" thick and up, for thin glass like that 1/8" glass, get a new cutter 2. never cut glass dry - always use some cutting fluid (typically turpentine with a few drops of oil in it) 3. cutting on the iron saw table could crack or scratch the glass with the tiniest bit of grit, aways cut on a piece of carpet or thick cloth 4. one can grind glass smooth on a belt sander, but the glass is always parallel to and right on the the table/rest, if that top corner snagged the belt, it wound slam the pane down shattering it - that was actually dangerous 5. never set glass dry - putty or silicone or some other caulk should be used - that pane will eventually rattle in the frame.
I once commented that Dave was a master of all trades and jack of none but glazier is one trade that he hasn't mastered. Still a huge fan, though!
My first thought was why not set the glass in place, use window pane glazier points, then use caulk to seal. Was the molding necessary?
@@scottgoodman8993 My guess is that Dave was staying in "the style" of this sheep wagon, like he's been doing so far. Your idea/recommendation is more correct for a house or similar, I think.
I still really look forward to Tuesday’s and Friday’s Dave! Some of your videos have helped me in my little world. Thank you!
You are a master of many trades. Love to watch people who know! what they are doing. Thank-you
You never cease to amaze me- all those skills and a glazier too.
You have all kinds of skills and patience too.
I enjoyed all the woodworking in this video as well as the glass cutting. I owned a lumberyard for 35 years and we had a nice shop that we did projects like this and replaced glass in windows. Brought back some good memories. 😊
All the comments about never seeing a ball on the end of a glass cutter so I'll be the first to say I've never seen a cutter without one!
I worked maintenance for a small college for thirty years we did everything. Seeing the glass on the belt sander reminded me of the belt sander we had just for glass. It had a sprayer that put water on the belt. It worked great. Good memories. Also had a frame that was used to hold the glass for the cut. Sometimes that was a little scary. The girls dorm room windows were 4’ 6” x 5’ 8”. Nothing like having an odd size that couldn’t be bought. Now the windows have all been replaced by modern aluminum framed double glazed. No more cutting glass.
Well, couple three weeks we should see that wagon herding sheep again. Great video Dave, keep 'em coming.
Jack of all trades. Master of . . . . . well all of them. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂
That anecdote at the end reminded me of several I’ll spare everyone.
For me, this Shepherd's wagon build is your finest work to date; much more impressive than 'building one new'! Many Thanks from Jerusalem, dear Dave & Diane. Your skillful mastery & gentle demeaner bring a quiet calm twice a week into my home. The world is ablaze - how desperately we need our Good Shepherd at this hour. Thank you for those few minutes which remind us that peace and assurance are attainable today if we trust in Him. שלום שלום Isa 26:3,4
Shalom to you.
with the small amount of snow and ice here in Louisiana I don't think caulked shoes were in use, at any time. If Dave hadn't shown that bit of trivia I wouldn't have ever known that. This is why Engels Coach Shop videos are so awesome! Thanks so much for the attention to details!
First time ever that I've seen a glass cutter with a little hammer ball at its end. Amazing.
Great video Dave. It's good to see the hoop going up and the glass being installed. I worked at a lumber yard and they, like you, had everything that anybody would ever need to build anything.I enjoy the channel very much. Stay safe.
Yes Sir, the nuts are always squared with the world on this show!!!!!!! Great work Sir David!
I've never seen your approach to "breaking" the glass. Tappity, tappity, tappity, etc.
love watching you skills Dave every day
I think for me this is just about the best and most entertaining channel on TH-cam. Consistently good.👍👍
Watching you cut that glass was wonderful.
I beg to disagree. It gave me, a former "glazier", a toothache and shivers. For explanation see my other comment (in the main section).
Speaking of 50 years. In my 50 years of custom woodworking, I've worked on some of the more expensive homes in Palos Verdes, Hollywood, Rolling Hills Estates. I worked on Jack Daugherty's home (Producer for the Carpenters). I even did all the woodwork in Al Stewart's recording studio back in the early 70's. And, as much as I enjoyed those years, I think you got the better deal. I think I would have loved doing what you do much better.
There are so many different skills going into this. Love to see it.
My father was a handyman about machinery and furniture. Now that I have seen you cut the glass, I understand the use of some tools he had. Thanks for these videos.
Does anyone else notice that Dave ALWAYS makes sure the nuts are square to the horizon???
Indeed! Meticulous craftsmanship.
Dave: I just today repaired an old Winchester ammo box that was just nailed, no finger joints. I followed your lead and filled the nail holes with water proof glue and reused the old nails. The 3/8" bottom has just a little dry rot, but it is a nice piece of pine and only one board q2" wide. So the box will not be used for anything real heavy. Thanks for the tip. David Adair
featheing cut glass edges and rounding corners so the sharp it taken off means the window will take slams and not break,store the glass cutter in a small can with a hf inch of oil keeps the sharp cutting wheel
A buddy of mine was a glazier and he'd dip the cutter in some kerosene. The lubricant helps in the cutting action. Yeah jagged edges are stressors in glass. The defect can telegraph. But if you take it out you're good.
Sir. Your respect for your skills, any skill, shine through on one simple aspect. The deliberate "clocking" of nuts or screws when you put things together. I really admire that and do it myself.
'Clocking' nuts and screws is as old as the trade itself and is one of the old skills installed in you from your peers at a very young age.
I carried this method through from trade to trade and still apply it to this day as a maintenance engineer on a huge conveyor system, clocking nuts which will never be seen😂😂
I'm 69 and I still teach the young guns to take pride in their work.
Daves work has impressed me over so many projects, a gem of a tradesman.
Nice work, as always David, and thank you for the horse shoe history as well. I appreciate that.
Just for your information, Catasaqua, Pennsylvania is in Northampton county on the western side of the Lehigh River, and the town is located just northwest of Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Nice job cutting that window pane. From my experience old glass can be hard to cut without breaking; well done. And thanks for taking us along on another video of completing the shepherd’s wagon.
Be safe and well.
Ed Belledin
I've read that old glass is brittle glass. Cold glass can be brittle glass too. I've had my share of bad breaks cutting glass.
@@1pcfred Allow me: Old glass as in made a long time ago by composition and processes not followed these days? Or old as in current glass will become old and brittle in the future? Always wondered about that.
@@milantrcka121 I'm not so sure about that myself. All I know is what I've read and experienced. The why of it I've never heard. I can imagine the process for making glass may have been less developed in the past compared to today. I know I've seen bubbles in some old glass. I don't see that in modern glass. As far as process control goes we have made progress.
@@1pcfred Regarding bubble in old glass: I believe that occurred way back when because they blew glass into a sphere and then while still hot it was rolled flat into sheets and cut into panes. Overlapping layers cooled and trapped air, resulting in those bubbles.
@@edbelledin9600 that could be. I've heard they poured glass onto molten lead. There was a metal plate process too. But with molten lead you didn't have to flatten a surface. Molten lead just gets flat on its own.
The sheep wagon is looking pretty sharp already!
I used to work as a glazier but the job was a right pane! 😅
Dave has doubts. Either the glass or the frame is out of square. We are all going it’s the glass, Dave checks his frame first. Sheesh Dave, we watched you make it.
It's a valid concern, considering he made it to fit the door. Which we see later is not 100% square.
My dad put those calked shoes on our team. They quickly found the shoes acted as a very good ground when reaching over an electric fence while trying to reach over to the garden.
Greetings from the other Joliet, the one in IL. We were a big steel town at one time, The horse shoe factory was a pretty big deal locally along with some other manufacturing in the bygone era. Always a pleasure watching Dave.
..................G'day Dave,
I did 18 months of a glaziers apprenticeship just after turning 17yo in 1959, and have never seen a cutter with a ball on the end like that in Australia.
Cheers, thanks, and kind regards.
Malcolm.
More amazing work, Dave. Hope you and Diane have a lovely weekend.
so entertaining and informative...I love watching other people work and 'steal' tips and tricks from them
I cut glass many years ago filling in for 4 or 5 week. We cut glass for show cases we would dip the cutter in motor oil and run it down the strate edge then cut glass would lay a pencil under the glass at the line and push each side of line it would snap the line thru the glass. That was 45 years ago Nice job enjoy your work..
a very wise person once told me that there is no such thing as bad experience. (I mean experience from what you do, either at work, school or wherever you go.) Everything you learn can be useful.
I agree. I think that most folks learn better from their mistakes/losses as from their successes.
My daddy was a child of the depression. He always had boxes of "good stuff"
Master glazer added to Dave's vast skill set.
Hi from the UK Dave. It was interesting watching you use the glass cutter, as a retired carpenter I was taught to use a glass cutter the other way round, upside down to you. Love the content of all your videos. Good luck.
Never knew what that little ball on the glass cutter was used for. Now I know. Thanks Dave, always interesting.
I stopped cutting glass 40 years ago as I kept breaking it. Watching you showed me that youth is not patient as was I so back then I figured hitting it harder would make it break faster. Well it did exactly that, but not on the line I intended. Thanks for letting me watch. I saw you are on PayPal so I'll fugger out how to start helping out. I'm a Pateon kinda person as it lets me put all my stuff in one place.
Somehow satisfying watching the crack develop in the glass as you cut it.
A lot of folks think tiny houses are a new concept.
I suspect every craftsman and fixit guy has a box/drawer/shelf/bag/barrel just like your horseshoe box of extra hardware. I have 2 biggish drawers full of stuff like that, collected over decades. 9 times out of 10 I can dive into them and come up with just what I need. I almost never throw anything away. Thanks for the video.
My collection of "saved stuff" (mostly threaded fasteners) is a combination of my, my Dad's, & my Grandfather's "stuff"!
I know exactly where Catasaqua is, its just north of Allentown and Bethlehem. I can only hear the name in my grandparent's voices. The wagon is really taking shape now.
Catasauqua, Pa. is just north of Allentown. Bethlehem Steel was next door just a few miles away.
Отличная работа, Дэйв! Когда то давно я тоже вырезал стекло для теплиц 😀. Зимой, под тяжестью снега, стекло иногда ломались и его приходилось заменять. И чтобы иметь возможность повторно использовать гвозди и рейки для удержания стекла я пользовался одним старым приёмом - я не забивал гвозди до конца. Шляпки оставались приподняты на 0,07 - 0,08 дюйма (примерно 2 мм). Тогда при замене стекла за гвоздь можно было легко ухватиться инструментом и вытащить его.
We always put tape or a heavy sheet of paper between the glass and our hammer so not to scratch the glass.
I have to laugh every time I watch you cut tenons and such on the tablesaw it has the optical illusion of the fence and blade moving back and forth.
That is where you get the term...riding rough shod over something.
My Dad had a green house, and four sons that managed to break glass in the greenhouse from time to time, to keep from getting into trouble we learned the art of glass cutting. Don’t know if he ever did know that was we were up to or not!
Glass can be sanded. A lot of people don't know that. I wonder how many folk know glass is melted sand with a few chemicals added along the way. Wood coloring is gorgeous! 👍👍👍
The woodworker way is to use screws for the hinges. Glad you chose the bolts much more durable as it would shake as it was pulled along the trail.
Thank you.
I learned something: what the knob on the end of a glass-cutter handle is for!
All my life, when cutting glass, I used to just snap it over a straight-edge.
You are correct on the illinois pronunciation on Joliet sir! Haha it's a hard o here ;) but people still say it however they are gonna say it. I've heard it both ways. Then again, I may not take my word for it... I saw worsh instead of wash haha
Are you from Appalachia, by chance? If so, me too! And if not so, I'm still from Appalachia, and proud of it!
@clarencegreen3071 nope sure not but I did get some lingo from the people before me in my family. I love that Appalachian dialect!
So that was a box for original studded snow tires!
respect and greetings from south africa
Love your shows
I reckon that feller could build the worlds tallest building with just a couple of 2x4s and a hand full of finish nails!!!!!
Hey Dave we looked up that town in Penn. that was on your box, it is just North of Allentown in case you are interested. Dave D.
Color is way better than I originally expected. 👌
That window frame is amazing. Cabinet maker standard.
Once again thanks for the video.
I've dine windows too. But you make it look so easy. Course having the right tools is a plus.😊
So therapeutic! Thanks Dave!
Like sitting at a potters wheel, it's a skill you never lose. Until your fingers give out anyway.
She's gonna be a real beauty that sheep wagon
Cutting old glass is not as easy as new glass. Dave you made it look easy.
Nice to watch your wonderful Job Dave 😊👌👍❤️
She's absolutely right! Learn the art and put it aside says a Sicilian proverb. Greetings from Sicily
Thank You Dave.
Я наблюдал работу профессионального стекольщика и это было лет 20 назад.Но запомнил на всю жизнь,потому,что сам так не смог повторить до сих пор.Он делал разрез один раз и очень быстро,как художник кистью.Не обстукивал а просто приподнимал рукой за отрезаемую часть и слегка ударял стеклом по столу.Очень тонкие срезаемые части он делал так же,только держал отрезаемую часть плоскогубцами.На действие с одним стеклом у него уходило не более 8-10 секунд.Увы,больше ничего подобного в жизни я не видел.
I observed the work of a professional glazier and this was about 20 years ago. But I remembered it for the rest of my life, because I myself have not been able to repeat it until now. He made the cut once and very quickly, like an artist with a brush. He did not tap, but simply lifted it with his hand. the part to be cut off and lightly hit the glass on the table. He did very thin cut parts in the same way, only he held the cut part with pliers. It took him no more than 8-10 seconds to work with one glass. Alas, I have never seen anything like this in my life. --from Russian, via Google Translate
Grew up on a farm in Wheatland Township, Will County, IL. Joliet was the county seat - yes you pronounced it correctly (at least like I always heard it pronounced). Great show and projects, as always!
thanks , ya taught me tip or two bout cutting glass Dave.
That window came awesome and it looks very good too 👌 👍
I volunteer at Habitat ReStore and help sort and price tools that come in (hand and power). One day I found in a pile of old tools the hammer shown at 24:03 but never knew what it was for until now.
I learnt something today! I never knew tapping made the final cut. I'd seen dad score, tap, then use the other end to slightly pry the glass apart. I think the tappy tap method potential is safer!
Now I know what that ball shape thingy on the end of the cutter is for.