Did Rustlers Shoot up this Sheep Wagon? | Engels Coach Shop

Riddled with bullet holes, inside and out, begs the question of what happened to this shepherd's wagon. Was it an innocent event, or more dastardly, as a part of our old American West history suggests? This is my story. Thanks for coming along.
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[@oldguysoldbikes]

Not just happenstance that the tins fit exactly. It's a testament to you skills.

[@squishy312]

One of the best craftsman I've seen on KZbin. That was unusually satisfying.

[@davidmelville5675]

I was going to write exactly the same thing. It wasn't a fluke.

[@johndavies2396]

When you are the best flukes happen 🤔🔨

[@legend7ify]

@@johndavies2396 ....G'day, It's new mate; Cheers, Malcolm.

[@davidmelville5675]

@@johndavies2396 The harder you work the luckier you get as they say.

[@tshouse9821]

You are not only a extremely wonderful Wagon and wheel restorer, but you are a pretty good story teller too!!!! 🦅😀

[@jamesfalk9820]

Love that little smile after the story of the bullet holes😊

[@mhughes1160]

Dang sheep hearder , this is cattle country pew pew pew 🤠 . LoL 😂

[@legend7ify]

@@mhughes1160 I'm 82; I remember those stories

[@steveschainost7590]

Well this one brought back memories. When I was a kid, in the 50's, , our kitchen range was a grown up version of a stove like this. It was fed with corn cobs and my brother and I had the job of keeping the cob basket full for Mom. We had a small shed (the cob shed) to keep the cobs dry and that Dad refilled whenever he shelled corn. I can remember my Mom opening the top on the left and dropping cobs in as needed.

[@paulcochran1721]

"When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.” - Better story than target shooting!

[@user-nk3tt6zt2l]

I see you are not sheepish about weaving a tale. thanks much for the video and I hope you enjoy your day.

[@railroad9000]

That tale probably has more truth than we realize!

[@bobdenuto8170]

Ensign also might be pronounced like the naval rank or ship signal flag.

[@richardthornhill4630]

Interesting story. Good to be the last one standing to tell the tale.

[@blacksquirrel4008]

That must have been very, very satisfying to have that tin pop into place like that. Proof your detective work was spot on.

[@douglasschafer6372]

Enjoyed your made up story. Really enjoying the Sheepcamp build. Thanks a ton

[@richardthaxton8469]

Now I heard the story a bit differently. Old (or young) Bach had been playing cards and drinking with several of the other sheep-herders and at one point he left the group for a spell. The comely young daughter of one of his fellows was sitting alone by the campfire. Well sir, suddenly there arose a ruckus. The young woman took unkindly to Bach's uninvited advances, pulled out a six-shooter, and fired several shots into Bach's wagon from her position on the ground by the fire...

[@danflemmer1999]

Good story; 'specially since it seems quite plausible given the clear evidence of bullet trails. (Grin) Thanks. "D"

[@simong9657]

Now us Aussies don't get the wool pulled over us often. But I rekon I see some truth in that yarn. 😂. Wonderful series as are all your videos. Thank you from down under. 👍🇦🇺

[@kencross25]

Thank you for these interesting historical nuggets.

[@user-cj2et1xn5c]

I love the commentary and the stories and watching you make the old sheep wagon new again

[@PeterWMeek]

The way my father put that was, "The first liar doesn't stand a chance."

[@garthbutton699]

My Dad also

[@WeeShoeyDugless]

What a fantastic tale, and told expertly also Dave. If you ever decide to hang up your tools, you have a more leisurely pastime to while the days away with your audience👍🏻👍🏻👌🏻😄😄🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧

[@davekreidenweis3126]

I have loved following you on this wagon, hearing the stories of the history of this project. Thank you so much, Dave. I could listen to your voice all day. God bless you

[@davecarlson4896]

I have the spacer and lids off of other old stoves saved them might help

[@user-rc5xp6rj4m]

Added to all the other trades required, comes Crime Scene Investigator.

[@DavidKutzler]

CSI Joliet

[@jimcrawford7111]

You just keep us on our toes. Love it and thank you for sharing. Can't wait for the rest of the restoration or the story, or the restoration or the story, or the restoration...... THANK YOU

[@ChrisDevismes]

You caught this fish with that tale. 😃

[@ironcladranchandforge7292]

I have a stove just exactly like yours. It's in my Blacksmith shop and I still use it. Great little stoves!! The poor man didn't sleep well that night I bet.

[@billkunert7281]

I first discovered your channel while you were building the Borax wagons. That got me hooked. Your attention to detail and historical accuracy is a joy to watch. You are a rare craftsman in this day of throwing things together. This sheep wagon should be good for another 150 years and the borax wagons even longer. I'm 85 and remember when there were more real crsftsmen who worked with more basic tools. Keep up the great work.

[@davidhamm5626]

Right out of "Death Valley Days"....

[@ron.v]

The exactness of the old tin's fit is a testament of the accuracy to which you held all the other parts you manufactured. It shows that faithfulness to the original has a greater reason than appearance.

[@jillatherton4660]

"Uncanny"? Nah, just a testament to the commitment you have to your craft. 😄👍

[@leeboykin6066]

I love to see you work. I started watching you because my mom told me that my grandfather use to rebuild wagons. I watch you and think about my grandfather. I never net him . But watching you make think about him doing his work. I want to thank you for this . This is as close as I can get to my grandfather. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. You make me so happy watching you work. It brings me closer to my grandfather I never met. Thank you for that . God bless you 🙏

[@dianeengel4155]

You're welcome. We're glad it's meaningful to you.

[@rogersteinberg2555]

I'm glad you cleared that up, because I was thinking that this wagon might have been at the battle of the Little Bighorn. 😅

[@crowznest438]

Watching you flatten out that tin and close the holes was surprisingly satisfying.

[@bruceferrero8178]

There was no love lost between cattle men and shepherds...

[@ptonpc]

The bullets? I think that is more an American thing . Amazing work as always.

[@pat36a]

I have an old 1947 CC , Coke wet cooler that came from the front porch of an old general store. It must have said "shoot me" to someone, and they did. They hit it in a sweet spot , going through both sides just high enough to rip the bottom of the ice box. Patching the floor of the box so it would hold ice water, I left the hole in the sides for conversion. 16:32

[@tonywatson987]

@17:20 so satisfying to see that all your surmise, prediction and calculation came out bang on the money with that panel fitting so sweetly. Great job!

[@arthurirwin8235]

It's amazing watching the wagon come together, I've seen a few sheep wagons over the years, but I never knew what they were until seeing you build one.

[@traveller9625]

You never disappoint

[@davesimpsondave]

When I was young and growing up on the farm we has a kitchen stove like yours ,but much larger, the tops we called lids and your handle was called a lifter, and so the old kids joke to what was the three main parts of a stove, was 😁 lifter leg and poker

[@mayforddavis9291]

And the Detective is at it again. Always fascinating to watch. Thanks for inviting me along. God Bless you and Mrs. Engels.

[@dianeengel4155]

Thank you.

[@tolydukhovny682]

wow! not only thee woodcraft, not only the stove and tincraft, but a genuine oeice of history! thenks for the posting.

[@terryrogers1025]

Love the stories and all the things you point out along the way as to how things were used and how they fit in the wagon. Thanks for the update, appreciate your hard work on saving a part of history.

[@davidchisham]

The family is going to be really proud of this wagon. Great video. Thanks very much Dave and Diane.

[@stevewhyte8476]

It was not rustlers who shot up the sheep wagon. There was a cattle rancher from North Fork . His name was Lucas Mccain. Also known as The Rifleman. Lucas caught the owner of this wagon grazing sheep one summer day on his ranch , he fired a warning shot . The shepherd and a rather homely lot lizard were seen jumping from the interior of the wagon and heading for the tall timber . Lucas then unloaded his 44-40 Winchester into the wagon .

[@donlum9128]

Savery, Wyoming has a museum that has several sheep herder wagons. I highly recommend seeing it.

[@kathyboyers4341]

A great craftsman and a great story teller also.Sounds like the truth to me. Could have happened just like that . Thanks for taking us along on your journey through history.

[@rickster4455]

It's like I was there! Just kidding, good storytelling, Mr. Engles.

[@BillOwens-vt2wi]

Shaping up nicely and thanks for a great story. Hope your having fun. God bless.

[@markchodroff250]

Dave , so much work to make old parts fit and look somewhat nice , I guess it’s easier to use new wood and metal and it looks so nice , besides a new wagon can go right out camping the old buggy just needs a spot in a museum! LOL

[@georgem1134]

Master craftsman and a great storyteller

[@Biggestfoot10209]

You need to write a Western novel. It would probably be a bestseller. I for one would buy it and enjoy reading it.

[@James-ru4jx]

An Original "Lead Sled" !😂

[@mostardentlyasmr4777]

I was on the edge of my seat Dave, I could listen while you spin yarns all day. Maybe start a second channel where you just tell stories of the old west.

[@blackbuttecruizr]

Sheep herders were often the target of cattle folk, who wanted them run out.

[@gerhard6105]

Herder is also the Dutch word for the person who guides and or owns the sheep.

[@causewaykayak]

Another episode bringing colour to the past. I also love the stoves. You can always get a small fire gojng and warm yourself or do a pudding or pot roast

[@montewoods4766]

You would have been a great crime scene investigator your reconstruction of the bullet patterns shows clear logical thinking.

[@Hertog_von_Berkshire]

Amazing just how well that tin fits the space.

[@morganchristian2946]

A dear old friend and house mate of mine grew up in a town east of Harris Burg PA called Annville. He said ", if ifs and ands were, pots and pans, there'rd be no need for tinkers. A virtuoso performance of the kinetic and the desired result.

[@JF-fx2qv]

Interesting story. Pretty satisfying to have that metal fall into place!

[@raymondhorvatin1050]

A good story and a tall tale thanks for sharing

[@rexmasters1541]

Great story with the remains of the incident.

[@cyrilhudak4568]

Summer swap meet season is here, time to be on the lookout for stove parts and other bits and pieces to complete the display.

[@AAR2VZ]

If the slats are on the outside, they are in compression, much stronger and more durable than when on the inside, under tension. Excellent engineering....as always.

[@lgun1]

Comstock-castle is still in business making restaurant stoves.

[@thestormforce5]

Dave, you are a true master at what you do. I loved the story.

[@davidmitchell38]

Place stove on its side after removing the removable items. Then go in legs first and rotate for the remaining legs to go in. Then stand up and reassemble.

[@patrickradcliffe3837]

Looks like No. 7 is a standard design for this cookstove no matter the manufacturer.

[@Landrew0]

This stuff reminds me of the old west, to which I was born after the tail end of. But it brings back things to mind, like weathered wood corrals, the smell of cattle manure, and the smell of old style bacon made with saltpeter.

[@sergioulloa5382]

great story at the end......Thank you, Dave it just made this sheep wagon more valuable.

[@SkylerinAmarillo]

I have to say, I was so happy when you started to clean that tin sheet. I was screaming inside that you might not do it!

[@edhansen8531]

You know its true! Thanks.

[@jerrycutright3267]

I heard an old western poem needing to be written!!

[@walterlang151]

I might have just bought that story "hook, line, and sinker" - Another great video!

[@danfarris135]

Add bedtime story teller to your list of skills. 👍

[@tomtruesdale6901]

Great job on the wagon so far and loved the story. Who is to say that it is not 100% true. Some of those holes looked to be "out going" also

[@josephkerley363]

It would be nice if the museum did living history and had someone living in it for living history days. That'd be kinda cool.

[@PendeltonWhiskey]

Mr Engle, you are a wonder!

[@roylucas1027]

Great episode. I particularly enjoyed the drama.

[@Mark-ip2wy]

In Australia we don't really have sheep wagons "don't quote me" but we do have highway and road signs, somehow they get holes too.

[@winstonsmith9740]

Same in nz.

[@Ham68229]

If only things such as that wagon could talk, the stories it could tell. American history was rough back in them days. Another great build series, looking forward to the next one. As always, great video. Cheers :)

[@jeanhawken4482]

Amazing history

[@grahammorgan9635]

How neat it is that you are able to recreate the history of this sheep wagon, not necessarily far from the truth maybe.

[@MikeJohnson-bu4gl]

Almost could be the story of Blackey or Wic who sheepherded for my Grandfather who by the late 30's had about 5 herds (5,000) or 50 flocks (100) that were summer ranged on the west and south sides of Cloud Peak in the Big Horn Mountains. But the devil is in the details as the sheep wagons were with the doors & stove on the back end of the wagon with a step not on the tongue end like this one.....but it could almost have been a story of my family. After WWII Grandpa replaced the canvas tops with aluminum so that they provided more protection from the weather.....love these walks down memory lane!!!

[@garrockwaters304]

I'm loving it! You said you were going to build another one for the park so everyone can see it and touch it. The kids are going to be thrilled and some older folks too! That is awesome.

[@glencrandall7051]

Every piece you put back in place is testimony to the accuracy of your restoration. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe. PS, I wonder if this segment was supposed to air on April 1st?🙂🙂

[@alfredomarotta6604]

Great story 😊

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Sure sounds zackly like I heard the story told around the campfires many years ago Dave. Didn't get much sleep that night and was glad we had to leave the mountain the next morning. lol That's great that you were able to use all the tin like you did, made it fit right back like it should have been the first time too. This build will see History told over and over. Glad you are documenting the rebuild. Stay safe and keep up the good videos and stories. Fred.

[@danielpullum1907]

I bet you are a killer on jigsaw puzzles!!!!! Nice work David.

[@eastcoastwatch672]

Great story, I was very intrigued, wished it was longer 😊

[@SuperZmeister]

Dave, I mean this in the kindest way and don’t take offense to it, but, watching your videos day in and day out I have come to the conclusion that you could describe how and why paint dries - and make so interesting that your viewers can’t change stations…myself included! You are a natural teacher.

[@jimnelsen2064]

I cant believe you used Dianes iced tea pitcher for washing up!

[@TheVespap200e]

Love the story at the end of the video Dave! I think the sheep herder was a retired outlaw that the sheriff and his posse came looking for. A gun battle ensued and sheep herder lived happily ever after.👍

[@myesenc]

You sir, are an American treasure

[@mfreund15448]

Happy Friday Dave! I agree, no other possibility!

[@Renville80]

Talking about bullet holes... on one of my photography trips to North Dakota, I found one early power plant that was retired in the mid '60s and it is literally _miles_ from anywhere. I was hard pressed to spot even ONE intact windowpane on this 3-story building!

[@MikeWilliams-yp9kl]

Hi Diane and Dave, great expert in wood , history, and storytelling ❤❤

[@JAdams-jx5ek]

Excellently done.

[@michaelbondick575]

Great story😏👍

[@davidrogers3016]

What a great story , you are the greatest.🌴😎

[@wileycoyotesr8623]

I love campfire stories. 👍👍👍

[@donaldtyree3618]

A true restoration! I love it 😍 keep up the good work ❤️

[@suzisaintjames]

What a great story teller! Set us up for modern day vandalism and finish with rustlers! which was it? Dave's not telling. 💖🌞🌵😷