WORKSHOP WEDNESDAY: Historic Restoration of a Australian WWI trophy. Lower Shield, Seats and Wheels!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ย. 2024
- On the 4th of July 1918, an Australian-led offensive commenced around the village of le Hamel.
Such was its success that it led to being used as a model for future combined arms offensives.
During this battle, the 21st Battalion, 2nd Division captured a German 7.7cm Feldkanone 96. It was sent home as a war trophy and wasted away in a park in Ararat, Victoria.
After being rescued from being sent away for scrap metal, this rusty old piece has been acquired by the Australian Armour and Artillery Museum, where Al (the master craftsman of sheet metal) has begun restoring it.
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Damn, those wheels are absolutely gorgeous.
There is always something about hand made working tool.....
and just think, they used to mass produce them!
Agreed - did he say they'll be painted? That might be accurate, but it would be a crime.
There is a traditional wheelwright\wagonwright in Montana who has his own youtube channel. Check out EngelsCoachShop.
best part of wednesdays
The wait is worth it! I swear THIS is what keeps me going week after week.
Al is a real credit to the workshop. His attention to detail, and expert craftsmanship are astounding!
I am not denigrating Al and his work at all. He’s great. But what he’s doing is fairly routine restoration work. I’ve done lots of restoration work over the last 30 plus years and kudos to these guys.
Those wheels are a work of art. Another nearly lost trade, a true artisan
OMG they are amazing.
Thanks again for another brilliant episode. Everyone there seems to be so good at what they do. But Al, just goes about his work with the hands and mind of a true professional. Cheers
Those wheels deserve an exhibit themselves. Just beautiful, what a skill set.
What an amazing skill those Wheelwrights have. They're so precise and just look so organic.
I hope someone remembers to turn them once in a while and continues to oil them. May we
never ever lose these skills.
Thank you for including the artillery piece of the museum! I love me some armor, but we seldom see the big guns! Al is a treasure, I could watch him for hours! Cheers from the US.
It's nice seeing an older guy like Al out there in the shop showing off his skills and experience. I hope I can still work in my shop when I'm his age. What a stud!
Wonderful to see true pieces of history preserved with such skill and dedication.
I've been watching the videos from the Australian Armour and Artillery museum for awhile now and always enjoy them. The skill and craftsmanship is enjoyable to watch as is the dedication of the crew. They also allow me to learn things about the vehicles that I otherwise would not be able to, and see aspects of them that I would never see in a museum. I was especially excited to see this series because my Grandfather was on a FK 96 n.A. gun crew in WWI. (Erste Garde Feld Artillerie.)
I really look forward to these videos every week!
Brilliant, we can see how this is going to turn out with those wheels, right on par. Nice job guys.
I've got agree, those two wheels are stunning and I can't wait for the field cannon to be finished. Another episode.
These continually leave me in awe of a craftsmanship I will never have.
This unit is progressing beautifully. My compliments to the wheelwrights for such a gorgeous job of a truly lost art.
Excellent work as always - you guys are the masters of bringing corroded military equipment back to life. And those wheels - those are wonders of craftsmanship. I can only hope that Tony has an apprentice in his shop to carry on the work...
Love the new wheels
Thanks Kurt for your camera work once again. Those wheels are really something. 🙂
Amazing craftsmanship. The original makers of the gun and carriage would be 👏 👏 proud
Thank you so much for a look at the wheelwrights' process. I'm so grateful there are still people out there practicing such "lost" arts.
Wonderful to see another craftsman at work on a different sort of project to the norm
You Aussie guys make my Wednesday.
Thanks a million for that
Outstanding
Magic. All of you are mechanical magicians. Brilliant! That will become another master piece of history!
Lots and lots of patience. Quality work can not be rushed.
The restoration of this gun is fabulous, keep up the great content. Engels Coach Shop on TH-cam, you can see how those wheels are made & steel tires mounted in detail.
Great work. NB I reckon that Kurt is the perfect man to oil those wheels once a week, whilst the highly skilled workshop staff get on with more complicated tasks🙂😈! Cheers from NZ🇳🇿.
Am so impressed there are people out there with such amazing skills to produce such a beautiful wheel ❤
LOve the craftsmanship. I like that All attached the "L" handle much better control with less arm effort!
I really enjoy watching Al work, old school craftsmanship at work here I like this shop in general because of how they proceed in their workmanship
Kudos to Al, I really enjoyed how precise all his work is and results are amazing. On tap with a hammer, no bashing hell out of the metal and the task is done. Great video work as usual, looking forward to the next one!
I'm loving metal craft. Using modified bolts will give the look and will be easily reversible in the future.
Watching these guys work is amazing. It's great to see that there are people who really put every bit of their being into what they do, and all to preserve history so we never forget.
Nice little M113 FSV in the back there
19:00 inside the wooden hub, which holds the spokes, is a round tube of iron called a boxing. The boxing acts as the bearing that turns on the axel spindle.
Very talented man
Well done.
Thank god someone is keeping these lost trades alive. Great work as always guys👍🇦🇺
Saludos desde Argentina felicitaciones por mantener la historia de la ingenieria de los tanques de combate y artilleria pero por sobre todas las cosas la dedicacion, entrega de todo el equipo que trae nuevamente a la vida a estos veteranos fierros verdaderos maestros en su oficio Slds.
With the great craftsmen you have in the workshop, Do you have any apprentices, so that the skills are not lost? If not you should. Al would make a good teacher I think, as so would the rest of the team.
It's brilliant that you were able to save and restore this historical weapon, of course the wheels are gorgeous and it's great that your budget could afford them. It's a pity that the art of using solid rivets has apparently been lost though.
It's great to see the generations of artisan engineers from the elder statesmen to the younger guys all working together on such an historic piece. Excellent work from all but a very big hand to Al yet again, I'm sure his expertise and experience has been a shining example on this restoration.
Finally Wednesday ❤
Outstanding job Al. 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Amazing.
Al is very patient.
You guys are the real artists of the world, i dream to visit the museum some day, meet you all and see im person these beutigul restorations, cheers from São Paulo, Brazil.
Great work by Al and the wheel right. Looking Awsom.
I'd like to nominate Al for metal worker of the month.
Wunderschöne Kraftmannschiff! 😁🙂😊🔧🔨🪚
Al does beautiful work. I am glad to see that the hole in the right gun shield has been left in tact. it being a key feature that marks this particular German 7.7cm as the le Hamel gun.
I thought you were going to end the video without spinning the wheel! I haven't had so much anticipation since Fight Club! Thanks guys, another great vid!
That is an Amazing piece of equipment. I really love watching your restoration
I love how you show every step in great detail. Makes you appreciate the work involved.
Magnificent workmanship all round!
It’s Absolutely incredible the professional work that you & your team produce. Keep up the good work. 👍
Awesome work from a master.
This is my favorite weekly show! Thanks to everybody.
It's amazing to watch Al work. His genius idea for rounding the nuts and bolts to simulate the rivets, brilliant!!
Why simulate rivets, when you can rivet it for real? Not that hard to do... I don't understand why they don't take the little extra step to get it 100% correct.
Those wheels are absolutely beautiful. What a work of art. Can't wait to see this thing finished
Wonderful stuff. I really look forward to these videos on a Wednesday in 'Blighty' :)
Watching such experience is impressive - great work, congrats to Al.
Wow what a great looking gun! Can't wait to see it painted and ready for display. Wonderful workmanship, as always!
Those wheels are the icing on the cake, looking great.
Patience is the best tool in any tool box. Seems a more appropriate saying in these sort of jobs than any other.
Beautiful work on the wheels. It's really coming together. Thank you.
excellent content. wheel-righting looks amazing. lucky to have that close by alright.
Thank you for sharing!
You folks are amazing!!!
Great work, Al and the gang ❤
those wheels are glorious
Great work boys!
Another brilliant episode!
Perfect Clive 👍
Fantastic workmanship.
Great as usual...🏴👍
Beautiful work ok boy
Excellent work!!! I have used the same method of simulating rivets in my gun restorations, just on a much smaller scale. Fortunate indeed to have access to an actual skilled wheelwright, that is an (almost) dead art, and they did a beautiful job!! I am assuming you are oiling the wood with boiled linseed oil??
Al is a true craftsman....very well done sir!!
Again a great job and I'm impressed with the new wheels! 👌 👏👍
Those spoked wheels really cap off Al's work. Well done all.
That is a beauty
Great job on saving this piece of Australian military history glad to see this restoration and glad to see it saved
Well done!
really looking great! nice to see an old codger working his craft!
10 minutes in, I was relieved to see some grinding, I thought I would miss out. Great Work!
Great work, Al! ...and what beautiful wheels!
Awesome as always
Those wheels..works of art...really brings everything together...
NICE !!
Very cool. The wheels are amazing! Not sure how old Al is but, I'm in my early 60s and I don't know If I could do what he does. He just keeps moving forward and onward with his work.
Very Nice!
Cool!!!
Awesome. Enjoying this job.
Good to see Al still bashing away there!
Wagon wheels look amazing, hey Kurt if you see 5 bucks on the ground, don't pick it up, I'm worried about Jessie and his tight jeans🤣
the crew of these old field guns didn't have the loader sitting by the breech, as that position was inconvenient to feed the gun
the typical crew of a WWI-era medium field gun was
-gun captain
-gun aimer
-breech operator
-loader
-fuse setter
-2 assistant loaders
the gun captain stood next or behind the gun aimer, who was seated on the left side of the gun, the captain would spot target and transmit firing orders to the crew, the aimer manipulated the controls to set the gun on target
then the breech operator was seated on the right of the gun, facing the breech, his job was to open and close the breech as well as fire the gun by pulling the firing lanyard
the loader was crouched behind the gun, he received ready cartridges from one of the assistant loaders and fed them into the breech
the assistant loaders and the fuse setter were next to the caisson containing the ammunition, they took shells, screwed fuses on, set them and passed them to the loader
Another great episode! Thanks!
The whole 'turn screws into rivers' is an excelent way to preserve the autentic look. Excellent work.
Do they mean screws into 'rivets'?
Great video and workmanship. Looking farward to seeing it when it appears in the museum
Simply beautiful work, well art really.
I've seen 4 of your videos now, Al is a treasure and I'm a subscriber. So do I binge watch for an hour or so or try to do just one or 2 a day?
Beautiful work , thank you chaps.