Finishing a Closet for a Shepherd's Personal Belongings | Engels Coach Shop

[@davidbishop4015]

I'm glad you are here and doing something you love to do. It is showing us, as viewers, how things were made. You are a true master craftsman. Stay safe.

[@D989501L]

Good evening Dave and Diane. Nice touches putting the old hinges and wooden twist lock back on. The guy 100 plus years ago that built it would never in his wildest dreams think some of his workmanship would live on into the 21st century. Nice to see Regards Richard 🇬🇧

[@TController]

Your attention to detail is phenomenal.

[@jeffskogley7139]

Seeing you work with the old slotted screws reminds me about how glad I was when Phillips head screws became popular. Those slotted heads liked to “outsmart” me. 😢

[@railbirrd]

Reminds me of the old days when we drove all of our screws by hand.

[@raymondhorvatin1050]

Thanks for sharing

[@charlesxix]

I hope the shepherd appreciates all the hard work you've put into his wagon when he's snuggled up with his favourite sheep on a cold and frosty night.😊

[@brucemeller2794]

I love this project. I especially like seeing how seemingly automatic it is for you to test, and test again, to make sure everything fits before it’s secured. Love it! 👌😁

[@jerrygillette854]

Dave, I'm just amazed how you can start with a pile of semi rotted and very weathered wood and rusty metal, and be able to decifer how it was all assembled and working. Excellent work.

[@glencrandall8334]

Well done Dave. It's looking more like it was when built originally. Your great attention to detail and craftsmanship is outstanding. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.😀😀

[@nicholascurto2093]

Only you have the historical background, skill set and patience to recreate a "one of a kind" duplicate of the Shepherds wagon of old. Like all your work, it is a custom resurrection of a style long gone but expertly recreated. You are to be congratulated not only for your exquisite craftsmanship and restorative art work that each week we look forward to, but also for developing this video library for interested craftsman into perpetuity! Can't wait for your video(s) each week and thanks for permitting us to come along.

[@causewaykayak]

That shepherd must have had only the bare essentials with him in the wagon. It's hard to see anyone over wintering in it. Tough times ! I like that you kept the original turnbuckle ❤

[@howardnielsen6220]

Dave you are such a fine craftsmen it’s a blessing to watch you Thank You

[@stuartlockwood9645]

Hi Dave and Diane ☺, all you need now is are some of the shepherds belongings to put in those excellent cupboards, I wonder what they used to contain ?.and using the old screws and turn buckle was a nice touch. Excellent work as usual Dave, thanks for another interesting video, stay safe, best wishe's to you both, Stuart and Megan, Uk.

[@suzisaintjames]

I love that you used the old latch on the cupboard doors 👍. I bet the owners do too! 💖🌞🌵😷

[@terryrogers1025]

Thank you, appreciate your time effort you put into giving us a look over your shoulder at what you do. I enjoyed the video, looks like a fun build.

[@martindonald7613]

In a Romany Vardo, that space would not be divided. The space under the bed was where the "Chavies", or kids would sleep. After having followed you since you started, and having built a few vehicles in my past, I look forward to your videos every Friday. Latcho Dives.

[@mayforddavis9291]

The "magician" is at it again. it is a real pleasure to watch the craftsmanship and detail to which you work. Thank YOU for allowing mme to follow along. God Bless You and Mrs. Engels.

[@AdelinoGambiarras]

It looks fantastic I like the making of the door nobs 👍 👌

[@robertmalloy9747]

I diligently watch your channel because you are such a professional at your craft and you constantly explain every move you undertake. Thank you for all the enjoyment watching you solve these problems and produce quality results.

[@stephenrice4554]

That was pure pleasure watching you build that cubby hole . Nice bit of turning too . Great job 👍

[@oc2phish07]

Terrific video as always, Dave. And although I have followed you for quite a while now, I never noticed until tonight how ambidextrous you are. You handled that hammer equally well with both hands. You are indeed, the complete artisan.

[@edmedlin2936]

I love that claw hammer you are using. Never saw one just like that. I know full well that a man can have 50+ different hammers for all kinds of different tasks. I will keep an eye out for one like yours.

[@hefy2jefy]

His hammer never misses and his screwdriver never slips. Love this kind of carpentry.

[@harleyb.birdwhisperer]

There have been one or two bruised finger nails, tha’s about it.

[@tomtruesdale6901]

Great video Dave, Thank you for sharing it with us. Love how you are using the old wood, pieces of hardware and fasteners whenever possible. Returning the spirit of the old wagon to the new one.

[@ellisc.foleyjr9778]

I love it every time you take a piece of the old wood/material and re-use it again bringing it forward to the end of this great "Renewal" I wasn't sure when we first seen it that you'd be able to salvage as much as you have so far. and it looks like you'll save even more! Old stuff yet new craftsmanship. I've been watching your attention to detail. thanks for sharing. ECF

[@timeflysintheshop]

Hey you actually reused a piece of wood in exactly the same place it was before! Nice! 👍😀😎

[@Eagle48]

When you started this project, I thought you were nuts. I’m not ashamed to say I was wrong.(Again) What you have there is a horse drawn “Rat Rod.” Fantastic work, as always!

[@billy19461]

I have been following you for several years. Still amazed at the number of skills that you have in several different fields!

[@stg6186]

Great video as always and I love the ambidextrous hammering !

[@oldiron1269]

Ambidexterous hammering is a true boss move! My Dad and older brother were both lefties and could do that.

[@markchodroff250]

Dave , that’s a lot of work , screws by hand ? Wow , your doing better then young men half your age 👍🏻👍🏻

[@douglasschafer6372]

I never cease to be amazed, switching hands while nailing. I might starve if something happened to my right hand.

[@davidbackman4442]

I can paint with both hands, turn a screwdriver. Brush my teeth, shave. But hammer - no way. Well, not unless the purpose is to create an aged surface. Or clearing flux from a stick weld. I could probably do that as a south paw.

[@daveborchers5649]

My Dad taught me when building wood gates to clinch the nails across the grain of the wood. This he said would keep the grain from splitting. I see you Dave do the same thing. Never saw a board split in any videos. Keep up the good work

[@markbrown-us4xe]

I would not have seen that box in the pile of boards. Really shows us you know your stuff. Waiting for the next surprise. Thanks.

[@wileycoyotesr8623]

He probably stored extra batteries for his Sony Walkman in the closet. I always enjoy watching you build compartments such as this. Thanks for inviting us along. 👍👍👍

[@TheMerimatt]

I learned a trick with clinch nails that I think is pretty cool. When the nail is partially driven in, bend about 1/4" of the tip at 90°. Then, finish driving the nail home. Now, when you bend the nail over, the point that you previously bent over actually buries in the back side of the board like a staple. It looks neater and maybe it even adds some strength. This project is looking great!!

[@opendstudio7141]

That’s the way my Grandad taught me. Especially where there is a chance of scrubbing and getting injured - then Lockjaw.

[@Dave-ty2qp]

I built, and rebuilt Flight simulators for a couple of decades, and sometimes refurbishing some of the old ones and using older techniques no longer in vogue, made me respect the effiency and value of technques no longer used. I'm sure you may feel the same way while clinching those nails. Remember, that worled quiet well, and for a long time. Thanks Dave for another excellent video on how they used to do it.

[@TheEudaemonicPlague]

I'd kill for an old Frasca simulator. In the seventies, I had the opportunity to play with one at a local airport. This _is_ Frasca International's home, after all. I remember being pleased that he bought the small airfield just north of Urbana...as a kid, I'd be at my grandparents' farm about a mile north-east, and I'd watch the variety of old planes flying around. You aren't a Frasca, are you?

[@Dave-ty2qp]

No I'm not a Frasca but a FlightSafety international Tech,. My first encounter with an original Link Trainer used during WW2 was at an old storage building at the Gadsden Alabama airport, where we held our Civil Air Patrol meeting back in 1962. I worked for the FOB operator part time when I was in high school. so you can say I worked in aviation 1961 untill my final retirement in 2017. I worked the old stuff, the new stuff, the military stuff, and the flight simulator stuff. I miss the folks in aviation but have a great deal of memories from people around the world I was privileged to meet. Thanks for the reply. . @@TheEudaemonicPlague

[@grahammorgan9635]

Lovely to see this wagon coming along particularly with the use of old and new materials. A great start to my weekend Dave, many thanks.

[@stewartfrye]

Dave, as a professional stairs builder, I would like to point out the importance of correct use of CLAMPS in your work. It's rarely noted in your videos, but an essential parts of construction, and your professionalism shows through their correct use and necessity for fine work. Great work. I think a subject that would help many people in their understanding of your craft.

[@TheEudaemonicPlague]

Just what I need! In the next couple years, I'm going to have to find a professional stair builder...the basement stairs are rotting. I bet they aren't the same ones that were originally installed, either...they'd be 130 years old, and that basement's been very wet for many years. But, do you really think people don't know enough to use clamps when needed? I disagree.

[@CC-hl5zj]

I always feel bad for sitting around watching you work, sure wish I could come and help you but you always got it under control. Thanks for sharing your time with us.

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Great job Dave, Shepherds Boxes turned out great and would handle the purposes back in those days and in todays world will show how they stood the test of time. Excellent work. Stay safe and keep up the great work you do around there. Fred.

[@JimG31547]

This project is moving along and a good mix of new and old.

[@johnritchie3889]

I would venture to say that the original builder did not take the same care that you’re giving. Very well done, Dave.

[@donaldtyree3618]

That’s why renovation costs more than a new build

[@robertvirtue]

Another Beauty....well done Dave.

[@philthycat1408]

Screws hand driven. Such a rarity nowadays. Flat screwdrivers are, now, usually used for opening paint tins. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍

[@Hazmatt4700]

This wagon reminds me of the style of things that my sheep raising second cousin would build for his little subsistence farm. Also my grandfather and my dad's oldest brother. My uncle there was a cobblers apprentice before the war and a blacksmith's during. It's very interesting to watch this come together.

[@NV..V]

Another great video! The bent over nails are growing on me. I have a very old Captains Bench built the same way...

[@foxholewilly]

I was most impressed when you drove that one nail, horizontally, left-handed.

[@FarmsteadForge]

Looks really nice, I really like your old wood lathe. Our sheep wagon is just open under the bed.

[@sasquatch885]

Magnificent! You’re putting the original builder to shame.😮

[@pat36a]

When new, it probably had the same level of skill shown. It's not the original wagon any longer. It has been modified and repaired thru the years. Some by the shepherds in the field.

[@donaldb3628]

Outstanding!

[@roysnider3456]

Hey Diane, tell Dave those knobs are nice but if he can find any wood thread spools those work well and they already have a center hole just cut in half in the middle to make 2 knobs. I believe this was a fairly common solution back in the day given that everyone sewed to some degree and all thread came on wooden spools so there was an abundance of wooden spools back then but not anymore sadly.

[@dianeengel4155]

Good idea.

[@RobertFay]

*- Building this is going fast, Dave.*

[@andrewjones1649]

Wonderful. As ever. Thanks Dave.

[@randyhughes5160]

Wow what a difference a day makes

[@robmarshall5100]

Thank you, your crossmanship and attention to detail. Though and we're using what you can. It's good to see the past come to the future

[@harleyb.birdwhisperer]

Stick around, we’re about to witness a manure spreader with the craftsmanship of fine furniture.

[@denis9450]

As usual Dave great work Kind Regards from Liverpool England

[@Garth2011]

Interesting that back in the time they didn't use full one piece wood for the doors and bed support. They used three pieces for the bed support and then two for each door. All good in the end but much more time to measure twice then cut etc. I liked that Dave used the old existing door "clasp" and turned his own door knobs ! Nice touch.

[@donwilson4934]

Such great craftsmanship.. always checking work.

[@TonyWhite22351]

I noticed that you switched to your left hand to hammer in an awkward nail Dave , quite impressive !

[@robmatthews7972]

The old wagon is looking good.

[@oldschool1993]

You owe me another cup of coffee- once again I poured a cup and then got enthralled in watching and let it go cold.

[@bradvye6652]

nothin better than watchin an old guy pound nails i luv it

[@ssmith8881]

I admire your dedication to keeping this as original as possible. But, I could not clinch / bend over the nails even though that appears to be what was there originally.

[@Reziac]

Interesting how the old hinges give it that truly authentic look. Gonna look like new when you're done -- if it's 1870 :D

[@chas1355]

Well, that's one section beautifully done. Now on to another one.

[@ferguscosgrave7510]

Artist at work

[@flywayhome8903]

Once again thanks for the video

[@strokerace5468]

You never seem to miss the head of a nail. I’m at least guaranteed 2 or 3 misses

[@BillOwens-vt2wi]

Great detail looking really good. Hope your enjoying the build. Have fun.

[@dianeengel4155]

He is enjoying it!

[@Mxyme]

Cute !

[@davidprocter3578]

During lambing in the UK the closets were used for keeping orphaned lambs until they could be fostered out. Many years ago I was taught a trick with nails by an Australian friend of mine if you flatten the point on a nail slightly it helps prevent splitting out wood when driven through not sure how this would work on old seasoned timber, but you only need a couple of light taps.

[@chosipian]

I am enjoying this so much and learning so much, Thank you

[@gordbaker896]

Great Cubby. Sure Love that Vest.... It is so nice to have 3 hammers on the job. Less looking around for one!

[@RDS60]

It would be nice see you take those wagons out for a trial run when you finish if you had a team of horses

[@bubbahogwallop9640]

Where was your young helper today? I think it’s great that you are helping our youth! Great video.

[@boelensds]

still sandblasting and priming I think.

[@demonknight7965]

He helps out when school work, and other things allow.

[@reginaldgraves1684]

I got the impression that he was the only one of several who attended who had the aptitude for the work and so might be back.

[@ersikillian]

I love that antique hammer!

[@CRUZER1800]

Hi Dave.... I see you are expert at nailing with both hands. I had to learn that back in the 60's when Dad and I built a cold storage warehouse for our apples. As I recall, we used around 2000 lbs of various nails... I also noticed you line up the screw slots kind of like you line up the square nuts and bolts... Nice touch.. Thanks for another great video. Russ

[@kenbrundage5528]

You seem to be using modern round nails. I have recently restored a cabinet-makers tool chest built in the 1930's, and also a bellows built about 1900. Throughout both had square-cut nails, some as fine as carpet tacks. C/n get these today, so far as I know.

[@chrisallen2005]

Quick Google search says there are many places you can purchase them.

[@TheDistur]

Fun to see this coming back to life

[@kevinreardon2558]

Love the use of the old latch.

[@peterdicapua1891]

Dave, the best yet

[@TheCitroenman1]

where the nails originally bent over on the wagons i find the building fascinating

[@JulianFoley]

Drives a nail true.

[@bigredc222]

Very nice as usual. Thank you.

[@Chris-yo4ks]

One thing that some channels that just cant seem to get right. the music you play in the background.....well is in the background. I just cant finish watching something when I constantly have to chase the volume.

[@knlazar08]

Nice video!

[@user-bl6lf3or6w]

Gloves? Exceptional!!!!

[@roberthagood4770]

As always an awesome job.

[@timothyhill4630]

Another great video! ❤

[@rodneywroten2994]

Nice Mr. Engels

[@marlinkojak9882]

thanks dave

[@BobBlarneystone]

Hmm, I need to make some knobs for doors. These are good, but I think I'll leave a short shouldered tenon that can engage in a shallow mating hole in the door. Then a little glue with the screw will fix them in place permanently.

[@mfreund15448]

Happy Friday Dave

[@joopterwijn]

For me 46 minutes Togo and it’s Saturday 😂

[@thouartit]

Shephards were hired and sent out, in late winter/early spring to stay with sheep in the mountains for the summer. Before autos, horses would move the cooks wagon and sheep, up to a central point in the mountain summer acreage, where 'cookie' cooked and ran the camp. This was a huge job, often as hard as the shephards. The shephards were on call 24/7. They rode the horses which pulled the cooks wagon, making sure the sheep were grazing and upright. Often they would find a high up place, and scoped the herd. It was fairly easy then to spot a predator pestering the sheep. Then it was either shoot the predator or get down there ASAP. Often shephards would trade off the task of ranging around the herd during the day, making sure to spot those in trouble. At night, shephards would often get woken up from their bedroll near the wagon, when they heard a predator hassling the herd. Bells and bleets would have them saddled and double timing it to face down a bear, wolves or coyote or sometimes a tumble over a rock or hole. It was very lonely existence. Not the easiest job, to say the least and poorly paid. The wagon held all food reserves and stayed put usually, if the grass could hold out for the season. Otherwise, camp would move to anew spot. Technically, the wagon was the cooks wagon, not the shephards.

[@garthbutton699]

Thanks for making the Sheppard wagon just the same as it was originally built,some folk may want to improve on its design... Thanks for another informative video🤗😎🤗😎

[@BQExionPro-h9u]

Здравствуйте хорошо получается гвозди 70 м м золотые руки все подгоняет как было в старину что сказать дай вам всем хорошего здоровья Нижний Новгород Юра

[@vicpatton5286]

HI DAVE I am so in awe of the care and skill you are investing in the shepherd's wagon, and really everything you touch! I always look forward to every video. I do have a question though. Do you happen to know the name of the hammer you are using for quite a bit of your nailing. It is a claw hammer with a very interesting curved top section. It looks like it might have been hand forged. I particularly like the longer than normal handle mounting area afforded by the curved top. ps- I also like to use a bit of beeswax or soap to lubricate wood screws. warm regards vic

[@rdaltry777]

Thanks Dave

[@flabdablet]

When I'm re-using old screws and bolts, I like to drop them into a shallow dish of linseed oil between pulling them out and refitting them. The oil lubricates them as they're driven in, then soaks a little way into the wood fibres. After it cures, it helps slow both rust and rot.