I can't count the times I've watched you put together these wheels. and each time when you get thru hammering them into place the fit, keeps boggling my mind. the degree of accuracy that you accomplish each and every time. I guess after 40 plus years you have got it down to a science by now. still a joy to watch. thanks for sharing. ECF
I enjoy very much watching you work with fish your self efficient and for size or never say I wish I was a lot younger I would love to come and be at your shop for a couple of weeks watching you and helping you I am 75 years old and had three strokes and two heart attacks and had to give up working because I took my CDL’s away for me and I can’t be a truck mechanic without them
No matter how many times I watch as you create a wheel I am always amazed at how complicated they really are to build. I really enjoy watching your wonderful Craftsmanship . Thank You for demostrating the process to us!
It is amazing your accuracy and the end product. It is also amazing to think of the Wheelwrights before you that also had the same spirit and accuracy, I never get tired of watching this channel .
Love this man’s professional expertise. It’s sad that this trade will be lost in the future because there will be no need for wagons and horses, pulling wagons and whatever it should never be lost. It should be kept up. It is a great trade to know well done sir keep up the good work as long as you have time to do so well done.
My Dad when he was a early teen carved out all the parts and built a minitour stage couch it's close to 75 year's old now and in need of a lot of matnance sence my Dad is not going to do it himself I guess it's up to me with the help of all your hard work I've been woching for a few years now. Thanks for all your work and the library you have created it's invaluable to me with out it I don't know if I could ever figure out how to poot this together the right way.
Dave, I watch your videos like it’s a religion. I’m fixated by it. And I learn so much. Today’s learning: (1) flatten the hubs at the top of the mortise (d’uh, obvious, but not to dummies - in my model wheels I went to the trouble of angling the root of the tenons!) (2) the spokes are ovoid in shape with the pointy part to the outside of the wheel 😳. Who would have ever guessed that? (Now to replicate that for scale 🤔) But now I have some new questions, too - like this: You don’t normally key the felloes on your wheels but you did this time. Why? Thanks for all your videos. I love them.
It was so nice to actually watch one of your videos without all that fast forward crap you are so talented and knowledgeable in so many areas I wouldn’t care if your videos were an hour long I would watch the entire thing I think you have the best channel on TH-cam until I come across one with the fast forward stuff then I just find something else to watch
A great video. Your English is very clear and easily understandable. I personally do not need or rely on machine-translation, wich often fails, causing strange artifacts. The best way to test the precision of machine-translation, is to translate back and forth. Many strange results will occur. Sometimes the message is more or less lost.
I watched your review of bolster standards: You showed one that was “very short”. I think that when farmers built a hay rack using a 4 x 6 main frame and 4 x 4 joists, the taller standards didn’t work. They simply sawed the top of the standard off at about 8-1/2 inches. Retrofitting the wagon with automotive-style wheels and rubber tires allowed the lower profile hay rack.
I noticed you cut the Felloes a bit Proud - then pass the Crosscut through to remove any irregularities in the fit between the Felloes faces. I guessing these makes for a much tighter fit between the felloes and better overall wheel stiffness when the outer wheel bands are installed... Awesome Skills and wonderful Work!
Great ! No better lesson for someone interested in woodworking and , as a frenchman , improving his English , but not easy at all , will play the video again , trying for example to find out , what "dish" means here , and the French word for , thanks to the wheelwright who is to me also an artist.
The man from Essential Craftsman (another TH-cam channel) came to visit last summer and posted a video about his visit titled Engels Coach Shop. Dave explains what dish is in that.
I am as always, in awe of your skills, and the amazing tools you have. I can only echo your other fans comments. QUESTION: I am aware of some of the old wagon makers like Studebaker and Fischer which later transitioned into automobiles. I cannot imagine they built these as "onesies" they way you do. Would appreciate an episode with your insights into how they "mass produced" these. You mention little details about hardware in this series, but surely Henry Ford wasn't the first to have at least some kind of assembly line. Again, thank you for sharing all this.
My darling wife walked by, stuck her head in my door & saw my rapt attention to the video onscreen. Her only comment? "You must be watching that Dave guy again!" Guilty as charged and enjoying the hell out of it!
Lộc luôn thật thà chấc phát, bàn tay trắng Lộc làm nên tất cả. Bây giờ có vợ có con rồi Lộc phải gánh nặng hơn bẫm sinh bản tính Lộc hiền lại chịu khó vươn lên, được gđ của Thủy thương hết lòng, mừng cho Lộc
Hello, subscribed to your channel, you do everything very professionally. Please tell us and show us what tools and devices were used in those ancient times when there were no such advanced technologies. Thanks.
I've liked every one of your videos, except the one where you said, "even though a lot of you hate to watch sanding, today we're going to do more sanding." All the rest got a thumbs-up.
Even with a bad early Spring cold I enjoy your videos!......but I must admit, when you were explaining the tapers......it wasn't registering in the fog of flu medication......lol
Hey Dave, This is the first time watching you build a wheel and I was curious as to why you were sawing a space in the wheel where the biscuit would go. My thought lead me to believe that this relief space was used an expansion joint because the material is wood and we all know that wood expands and contracts. Is my assumption correct or did I make a "Mule" out of myself? Ha Ha. Great Video, Thanks
Am I to understand that standardized spokes are actually marketed to wheelwrights such as yourself? Pretty awesome to see 19th century technology resurrected by 21st century tooling.
Never seen a spider with so many legs! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! I noticed you marked the spoke at 16 1/4", so the felloes are 2" (thus the mark at 14" on the spoke) and the tire is 1/4""? Never mind. Should've just let the video play...
I always look forward to your posts, love your stuff, Here it is hard to get things done as the few peeps that do this work are scattered, I was looking at making a rubber tire wiring machine, as old originals are very scarce indeed ( I have never come across one that is available) I am now a retired toolmaker, with a life of experience looking for a project. I guess what i am trying to say is, do you know of anyone with sketches or a wiring machine available?
Thanks for sharing these excellent videos!! It is a true pleasure to watch a craftsman like yourself work! I am currently restoring a buggy here in Norway, and I wonder where you buy the spokes that you dont make yourself?? Thanks in advance! Best regards from Roy in Norway!
It still amazes me how NO glue is used to build the wheel. there must be a reason ...i thought all wood was glued together to make it stronger. I guess the iron holds it together . thoroughly enjoying your editing skills , well done!
In kind of the same thing, steam locomotives had replaceable steel “tires” on each driving wheel, and they were applied or removed just like Mr. Engels puts tires on these wooden wheels! A huge “ring of fire” was used to heat them to a larger ID to remove or replace them on the hub. That contraction was all that held them on! In an ironic twist, the Pennsylvania Railroad had a group of electric locos that ran off of overhead wires, and were so powerful that they’d easily spin their wheels if the engineer was too heavy handed. As a result, they had quite a problem with those motors “spinning out of their tires” due to heat buildup! The tires would just fall off the hubs! Talk about dead in the water!
@@tomt9543 The brake shoes on the drivers of steam locos had to be bailed-off or released often to keep the brake shoes from rubbing against the tires to create friction heat and loosen the tires on the centers.
Are the cutters you use to cut the tenons on the end of each spoke antiques, or something that’s still available? Not that I’m looking to buy one, just wondered the source for something like that. Being a retired welder, and a denizen of the wood shop, I enjoy projects that incorporate both wood and metals. Your channel falls squarely into that category, and I thank you for putting out a quality product, in both the videos and the products that you so expertly (and lovingly) repair and build! Thanks!
Someone else had a good question, how do you cut the tapers on the fellows, I just spent a little time looking through old videos without any luck? The only way I can think of is with a belt sander, or maybe with a jointer. Thank you.
I never realized there was so much to building what appears to be a simple wagon/buggy wheel. I've considered scratch building a horse drawn wagon in 1/24 scale and I'm guessing that most of the techniques used by you would be the same for my project. Would I be right?
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I can't count the times I've watched you put together these wheels. and each time when you get thru hammering them into place the fit, keeps boggling my mind. the degree of accuracy that you accomplish each and every time. I guess after 40 plus years you have got it down to a science by now. still a joy to watch. thanks for sharing. ECF
FASCINATING! I COULD WATCH YOU ALL DAY A REAL ARTIST AT WORK!
Every time I watch I learn something new..keep working, I will keep watching.
The master craftsman makes it look easy.
Gosh Dave that was quick,thanks for your time🤗😎🤗😎
I'm caught back up. Every video in your collection.
One day I'll make it to Montana and watch you work.
I enjoy very much watching you work with fish your self efficient and for size or never say I wish I was a lot younger I would love to come and be at your shop for a couple of weeks watching you and helping you I am 75 years old and had three strokes and two heart attacks and had to give up working because I took my CDL’s away for me and I can’t be a truck mechanic without them
Master of the measuring tape.
I turned 70 last week and when I grow up I want to just like you...thanks for teaching and sharing, God's speed.
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I want a Yankee candle of the smell of his shop.
Your skill is forever apparent in keeping alive the horse-drawn wagon.
A pleasure watching a real craftsman, and imagining the satisfaction that must come with such well done traditional work.
Good evening to all from SE Louisiana 20 Mar 22.
No matter how many times I watch as you create a wheel I am always amazed at how complicated they really are to build. I really enjoy watching your wonderful Craftsmanship .
Thank You for demostrating the process to us!
Another pleasant afternoon in the Engles Coach Shop. 😀 Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.
It is amazing your accuracy and the end product.
It is also amazing to think of the Wheelwrights before you that also had the same spirit and accuracy, I never get tired of watching this channel .
Love this man’s professional expertise. It’s sad that this trade will be lost in the future because there will be no need for wagons and horses, pulling wagons and whatever it should never be lost. It should be kept up. It is a great trade to know well done sir keep up the good work as long as you have time to do so well done.
Return of the Pink Persuader 😁
I am completely mesmerized by your skill. Thank you very much for sharing.
Also thanks for this episode. It was nice to see again.
You sir are so good at this that you make it look effortless, thank you for sharing your knowledge and skill, Great video
Such a masterclass. So glad, you're producing these. Cheers...
My Dad when he was a early teen carved out all the parts and built a minitour stage couch it's close to 75 year's old now and in need of a lot of matnance sence my Dad is not going to do it himself I guess it's up to me with the help of all your hard work I've been woching for a few years now. Thanks for all your work and the library you have created it's invaluable to me with out it I don't know if I could ever figure out how to poot this together the right way.
WoW there cant be many of you around a great video thank you.
old school knowledge brought to life------ some with new technologies. carry on. love watching this channel
Dave, I watch your videos like it’s a religion. I’m fixated by it. And I learn so much. Today’s learning:
(1) flatten the hubs at the top of the mortise (d’uh, obvious, but not to dummies - in my model wheels I went to the trouble of angling the root of the tenons!)
(2) the spokes are ovoid in shape with the pointy part to the outside of the wheel 😳. Who would have ever guessed that? (Now to replicate that for scale 🤔)
But now I have some new questions, too - like this: You don’t normally key the felloes on your wheels but you did this time. Why?
Thanks for all your videos. I love them.
Love watching you build wheels. You are a real engineer. I hope future generations are learning this. It will be lost forever I fear.
It was so nice to actually watch one of your videos without all that fast forward crap you are so talented and knowledgeable in so many areas I wouldn’t care if your videos were an hour long I would watch the entire thing I think you have the best channel on TH-cam until I come across one with the fast forward stuff then I just find something else to watch
Once again thanks for the video.
Incredibly awesome!
Not so he is a real cowboy. Really like your work.
God bless you Sir 👍👍👍
A great video.
Your English is very clear and easily understandable.
I personally do not need or rely on machine-translation, wich often fails, causing strange artifacts.
The best way to test the precision of machine-translation, is to translate back and forth. Many strange results will occur. Sometimes the message is more or less lost.
mesmerising!
I watched your review of bolster standards: You showed one that was “very short”. I think that when farmers built a hay rack using a 4 x 6 main frame and 4 x 4 joists, the taller standards didn’t work. They simply sawed the top of the standard off at about 8-1/2 inches. Retrofitting the wagon with automotive-style wheels and rubber tires allowed the lower profile hay rack.
Thank you Dave! Seriously nice to watch you work sir!!!
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Thanks for sharing Dave, sure enjoying this section on parts names and the great job you're doing in filming the history. Fred.
I noticed you cut the Felloes a bit Proud - then pass the Crosscut through to remove any irregularities in the fit between the Felloes faces. I guessing these makes for a much tighter fit between the felloes and better overall wheel stiffness when the outer wheel bands are installed... Awesome Skills and wonderful Work!
Good thinking
I look forward to your show every week. Your craftsmanship is a pleasure to watch. Thank you!
Great ! No better lesson for someone interested in woodworking and , as a frenchman , improving his English , but not easy at all , will play the video again , trying for example to find out , what "dish" means here , and the French word for , thanks to the wheelwright who is to me also an artist.
The man from Essential Craftsman (another TH-cam channel) came to visit last summer and posted a video about his visit titled Engels Coach Shop. Dave explains what dish is in that.
Thanks for sharing!
Once again, Never disappointed!
Thank you!
Thanks for sharing 👍
Never gets old.
lt is amazing to watch you build wagon's and wheels and such like it was done in olden times.....Thanks young man very much...!
Always a pleasure to watch a master at work.
As usual you amaze me. Thank you Dave.
I am as always, in awe of your skills, and the amazing tools you have. I can only echo your other fans comments. QUESTION: I am aware of some of the old wagon makers like Studebaker and Fischer which later transitioned into automobiles. I cannot imagine they built these as "onesies" they way you do. Would appreciate an episode with your insights into how they "mass produced" these. You mention little details about hardware in this series, but surely Henry Ford wasn't the first to have at least some kind of assembly line. Again, thank you for sharing all this.
Thanks again Dave. You give me that great feeling there’s hope for humanity.
thanks for posting, love the wood working you do....
Once Again thank you for the video Dave.
Another great video Sir. Every time I watch you work I learn something new about building wheels. Thank you.
Another fun episode. Thanks for sharing.
.. Cheers to you ..
Another great Video !
My darling wife walked by, stuck her head in my door & saw my rapt attention to the video onscreen. Her only comment? "You must be watching that Dave guy again!" Guilty as charged and enjoying the hell out of it!
Great video Dave, appreciate watching a true Craftsman
You are definitely gifted ,Great video series
awesome
You make it look easy Dave
Master!
What is not unimportant is the course of the grain in the rims and spokes.
Lộc luôn thật thà chấc phát, bàn tay trắng Lộc làm nên tất cả. Bây giờ có vợ có con rồi Lộc phải gánh nặng hơn bẫm sinh bản tính Lộc hiền lại chịu khó vươn lên, được gđ của Thủy thương hết lòng, mừng cho Lộc
Thanks Dave, great video as always
Great job. I love the craftsmanship of your work
Just designing the wheel requires deep and thorough knowledge of basic geometry and mathematics. Now , execution is , absolutely, different ball game.
😀 terrific video
You sure do make a nice wheel.
Looking perfect already!
I'm not certain but I think this is the first time I've seen you show the angle being filed into the hubs? Thanks again for another excellent video.
Excellent video as usual. Thanks Dave!!
very interesting , you can't learn this in college!!!!
Hello, subscribed to your channel, you do everything very professionally. Please tell us and show us what tools and devices were used in those ancient times when there were no such advanced technologies. Thanks.
I've liked every one of your videos, except the one where you said, "even though a lot of you hate to watch sanding, today we're going to do more sanding." All the rest got a thumbs-up.
What do you have against sanding? 🙂
@@d00dEEE It's not entertaining to watch.
@@Landrew0 It depends on the subject and who is doing it.
Even with a bad early Spring cold I enjoy your videos!......but I must admit, when you were explaining the tapers......it wasn't registering in the fog of flu medication......lol
Dave, I always love it when you pull out the Chocolate Cookie Jam! :-)
Truly amazing , is there a video of you saying how you got into your work ?
Bravo Respekt Meister ❤👍✌👍❤
So interesting, wish I could be there to help out.
i too use to work with wood for a living , people use to say i made it look easy . i said it is with 40 years of practice .
Hey Dave, This is the first time watching you build a wheel and I was curious as to why you were sawing a space in the wheel where the biscuit would go. My thought lead me to believe that this relief space was used an expansion joint because the material is wood and we all know that wood expands and contracts. Is my assumption correct or did I make a "Mule" out of myself? Ha Ha. Great Video, Thanks
Am I to understand that standardized spokes are actually marketed to wheelwrights such as yourself? Pretty awesome to see 19th century technology resurrected by 21st century tooling.
Yes
Thanks Dave 73 AB7RR Bob GOD BLESS AMERICA
Hiya Dave
Never seen a spider with so many legs! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! I noticed you marked the spoke at 16 1/4", so the felloes are 2" (thus the mark at 14" on the spoke) and the tire is 1/4""? Never mind. Should've just let the video play...
I always look forward to your posts, love your stuff, Here it is hard to get things done as the few peeps that do this work are scattered, I was looking at making a rubber tire wiring machine, as old originals are very scarce indeed ( I have never come across one that is available) I am now a retired toolmaker, with a life of experience looking for a project. I guess what i am trying to say is, do you know of anyone with sketches or a wiring machine available?
Thanks for sharing these excellent videos!! It is a true pleasure to watch a craftsman like yourself work! I am currently restoring a buggy here in Norway, and I wonder where you buy the spokes that you dont make yourself?? Thanks in advance! Best regards from Roy in Norway!
There are certain things in life you just can’t stop watching and one is you building spiders and placing rims and tires on.
It still amazes me how NO glue is used to build the wheel.
there must be a reason ...i thought all wood was glued together to make it stronger.
I guess the iron holds it together .
thoroughly enjoying your editing skills , well done!
In kind of the same thing, steam locomotives had replaceable steel “tires” on each driving wheel, and they were applied or removed just like Mr. Engels puts tires on these wooden wheels! A huge “ring of fire” was used to heat them to a larger ID to remove or replace them on the hub. That contraction was all that held them on! In an ironic twist, the Pennsylvania Railroad had a group of electric locos that ran off of overhead wires, and were so powerful that they’d easily spin their wheels if the engineer was too heavy handed. As a result, they had quite a problem with those motors “spinning out of their tires” due to heat buildup! The tires would just fall off the hubs! Talk about dead in the water!
@@tomt9543 The brake shoes on the drivers of steam locos had to be bailed-off or released often to keep the brake shoes from rubbing against the tires to create friction heat and loosen the tires on the centers.
Are the cutters you use to cut the tenons on the end of each spoke antiques, or something that’s still available? Not that I’m looking to buy one, just wondered the source for something like that. Being a retired welder, and a denizen of the wood shop, I enjoy projects that incorporate both wood and metals. Your channel falls squarely into that category, and I thank you for putting out a quality product, in both the videos and the products that you so expertly (and lovingly) repair and build! Thanks!
They are available.
@@dianeengel4155 do you know a company that still supplies them? I’m interested in purchasing one.
He used the "dreaded" hoof rasp again ! Bet there's not a dry eye in the house.
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Do you ever encounter wheels where the triangular splines have broken?
Someone else had a good question, how do you cut the tapers on the fellows, I just spent a little time looking through old videos without any luck?
The only way I can think of is with a belt sander, or maybe with a jointer.
Thank you.
He sands them by hand.
@@dianeengel4155 Thank you.
I never realized there was so much to building what appears to be a simple wagon/buggy wheel. I've considered scratch building a horse drawn wagon in 1/24 scale and I'm guessing that most of the techniques used by you would be the same for my project. Would I be right?
If spiders 🕷 had that many legs I’d probably be afraid of them too.
surprised you don't have a spoke press, like in the movies.
hearing those spoke creak when you are pulling them together makes me wonder if you ever have any actually break?
Yes. If you watch the Spanish cain wheel video you'll see him break one.