Hi Mr Engel ! Working with steel and wood since 1978 I can ensure your audience that what you have shown us is a hell of a lot of work that not everyone is cut out to do. You actually have to be a jack of all trades from working with canvas to cloth and every thing in between, I admire your talents and the calm cool approach to the work you do. Nova Scotia. Canada

Your work is beautiful Mr. Engels. A man can go home and be proud of a good days work. 40yrs. and still seeking any knowledge to improve; amazingly awesome.

YOU, SIR, ARE A GREAT AMERICAN MASTER! WATCHING/OBSERVING YOU HAS BEEN NOT ONLY AN EYE-OPENER BUT A COGENT APPROPRIATE INSTRUCTION & INSPIRATION FOR ME IN MY WORK! Thank you. This series of not only the work for the Spanish cannon undercarriage but for all the wheels is very enjoyable watching. Again, thank you. Arthur B.

Craftsmen like you cant be replaced with anything in this world..

Friday evening with a bowl of homemade chicken and dumplings and watching a new hub video... good way to start off the weekend ;-)

I have searched tirelessly (no pun intended) to find a tire to wheel circumfrence ratio. I was delighted to hear you lay it out in this video. Thanks for all of the great videos. Me and my coworkers thoroughly enjoy watching your work.

This is living history. More than anything else, it's important to keep this art, this technology alive, and pass it on to the next generation.

It's pretty clear you HAVE done it before and it's always a joy to watch...

Love your video's. That's obviously just how it has to be done (i'm just an all round universal "i want it, i can do it" guy living in a 3rd floor flat in a city in Germany). Straight forward with hints and explanations at important steps. Learn a lot from you. Thank you so much for that!

As allways, a good old handmade thumbs up to you.

Well Mr. Engels, it's most pleasurefull and relaxing to see a man who knows what he's doin', doin' what he knows. I don't imagine you get that good reading out of a book. I have a friend who makes wagon wheels down here in Australia and he's most exacting. He uses Ironbark for his hubs. Reckons it's the only wood that's harder than his mother in law's heart. He tells me that he gets purely inspired by your work. He'd tell you himself except he hasn't got a computer and don't want one. (He's still getting the hang of 'them wireless telephones'). Anyway we both hope that this letter finds you as well as you can be over there in Joliet, Montana... Nice looking country. Kind regards, Chris Harris

Dave, Really nice to watch you work the old methods. I am a furniture builder yet love to see the specialized work you do with wagons and such. Thanks for wonderful videos. John in Pensacola,

You make all of this look so easy (which tells me you are very good at it). I have enjoyed watching your videos and have realized that some of this is WAY over my head - some of this I have seen before and always thought "I can do this" - and still other parts I have actually done, but for something else beside making wheels. Thank You for these videos and I hope you continue for many - many more years at this dying profession.

You have an extra subscriber now! My dog now comes and sits to watch your video. He likes the country scene at the beginning and was ‘riveted’ watching you band those wheel hubs. As usual, thanks for showing us your work.

Papa always said "Practice makes perfect". It sure looks like you have had a lot of practice.

It is truly a joy to watch you work, Mr. Engel. Thank you for filming and sharing.

Hey there. I enjoy your videos. Just a quick tip. When cutting material from a coil, I use a wedge as well to keep from knicking the parent stock. If you place the wedge on the parent side and not on the cutoff side, you wont pinch the wheel as you cut through. Please keep them coming.

Just beautiful work, I hate to say a dying art, years of knowledge in a 20 minuet show. I learn something every time I watch you. Thanks a million

I like your style of video. You go into detail when needed and then will go caffeine crazy for the repetitive parts to complete the process. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Thank you again for sharing your amazing skill and craftsmanship. I'm a carpenter and a few years back in my spare time I built a buck board sort of wagon for my wife to plant flowers in and on. The neighbors were all a buzz and complimenting my skills. If they only knew. I did my best to cobble together wheels that looked similar to the real thing but in no way shape or form on the level of your work. I'll keep watching and studying and maybe My next wagon will come a little closer to the real thing.

Just incredible workmanship. I shed a tear when I realized you'd need to sand the burn marks off of each hub...but I don't see anyway around that. 18 or 19 hours of hard work deserves 2 or 3 cold drinks, a long hot shower and a recliner. Thank you again for another great video.

Dave, I would watch an hour long video of you just eating lunch. Thank YOU for producing these entertaining videos.

The craftsmanship is amazing! And you make it look so easy. With some editing, of course. But still....

@spaert

5 жыл бұрын

Add in some fast-forward and you've got a video! Haha! But, seriously, the artisanship blows me away. Never seen anyone else with such a varied skill set. Amazing.

A lot of knowledge needed for a small project. Nicely done.....and enjoyable to watch. ....13

The invention of the wheel is truly an amazing process.

I gotta say , watching you and your vids are very relaxing , so nice to see pure craftsmanship at it's finest , plus working at your own pace and getting the job done in a very skillful and patient way , I heard one your comments , years back a hammer would go flying , I'm same way , with age came a little patience ,

Measure twice, cut once. Loved the comic relief ( intentional or not ) of the AARP calculator. And as always, great skill and craftsmanship. Thanks.

@ralphmills7322

5 жыл бұрын

Mr Engels must have a "working" retirement plan!

This is some of the most interesting work I've ever seen. I can't imagine what those wheels would cost......what a craftsman

@billmorris2613

2 жыл бұрын

I’m thinking his hourly rate to be around $100 to $125, and he said it took almost 300 hours to make all 12 wheels.

Rub - a - dub - dub - twelve - hubs - done - bud. He! Hee! Heee! Brilliant Mr. Engels.

I enjoy watching your videos. Amazing craftsmanship. I passed through Joliet last week. What a beautiful place.

Another very good and useful video, thanks from Devonshire, England

I getting the feeling that when you are done, those wheels are going to last as long as King Tut's chariot. Quality fit for a King.

I am thinking of our great grandparents farm 60 years ago watching the Clydesdale's pulling the huge wagons and it brings up how impressed I was then with the workmanship of the huge hubs, spokes and the iron bands rapped around, much bigger when I was only 3 foot tall. Thanks for your great workmanship and glad to see "mostly" how it was done over a hundred years ago.

When I watch one of these cannon wheel videos all I think about is the old saying "An artist can make a beautiful object and a craftsman can make two."

Thanks for sharing. Really like your shop, probably took time to get it all together. There's a science to what you do , but you've made an art of it, and that takes practice.

Once again, thanks for posting!!

Great video as usual always looking forward to the next one. They would make an interesting patio lamp stand, what a conversation piece.keep them coming! Be well.....

Thanks Mr Engels, a joy to watch.

Thanks for taking the time to do this video, I and many hundreds appreciate it. Wonderful to see your skill

God bless you for your patience. I could not do that for 18 hrs. You are truly talented and patient. I believe your love for your work goes a long way in giving you patience.

It's a pleasure to watch a master craftsman do his thing.

Cr8zy skills old dude handling that hot metal

Only a lotta experience can produce this work flow. Very impressive. Now that is a true mandrel lol, a jewellers ring mandrel for giants

I sure am glad you post how you make these. I never thought about them until I see how you do make them. A lot of work but wow you sure do great work. Thumbs Up sir!

Mighty fine job. They're going to be beautiful Wheels.

You Sir, are amazing!! Outstanding work!!

Great video! I really like watching you work.

You are awesome. I really enjoy watching a craftsman at work.

Beautifully done.

Fantastic work as always.

Always a pleasure watching your craftsmanship! A human dynamo!

You make that look so simple but im sure its a major undertaking. Thanks for sharing your job with us.

Top notch quality work, right there.

18 hours worth of work and you look dog tired at the end. Thank you for doing what you do, most folks really don't know what a good days work is.

Thank you! Another great video. Looking forward to fitting the spokes and felloes.

Great video! Thank you for sharing.

Magnificent. Nifty bit of calculating and fitting. Once again,,, thanks for showing more of your craftsmanship.

Amazing as always

We can tell that you have set a few hub bands before. Thanks for letting us watch.

Watching this is fascinating...you are an artist in your work.

Thanks for sharing this. You are fantastic at what you do.

Always a pleasure to watch you work. No rush and great skill.

You make it look sooooo simple and easy because it's so very obvious you know what you are doing and have done it before. Thanks again for another great video. Also I really like that "Traveler" tool we've seen before, so much so I think I'm going to make one for myself!

Brilliant watching a master at work

Great job you make everything look so easy Thanks for sharing

Complete excellence. Thank sir, Jim

Nice to se your work! Thank you!

That marking guage is priceless, I'm gonna have to make one!!

Fantastic video. Excellent work.

Great work. You make it look so easy.

Very nice job.

Incredible skills , a lifetime of experience

Mr. Dave, Trabalho maravilhoso, PARABÉNS.

Starting my morning with a smile on my face. Always enjoy your uploads

total class there getting the EXACT starting radius with the hammer and anvil, to blend in with the rolled section PERFECT. LOL they resemble giant "jump rings"....its very similar to how my wife does small silver metal rings for jewellery (spiral then snip em one by one)

Good job Dave!

Just plain amazing, thank you very much for sharing with others your knowledge of an almost lost art in this modern age.

You are one unique tradesman! Thanks for your great videos!!

I love work. I could watch you do it for hours. Seriously, enjoy watching your skills.

Those last comments were just what I was asking for. Thanks. Looks easy when you do it. I guess that's experience and skill for'ya

WOW, WOW,WOW,WOW!

Tremendous accuracy! Wow 😮

once again great video great work

Good work and plenty of it!

thanks for a great video Mr. Engels

Excellent work..

Dave, chapeau again. What a craftmanship you showed in this video. You made a quick summary of how to calculate the length of the metal but as always that is easier said than done. You nailed it again my dear friend, well done!!!

Very enjoyable to watch. I'm delighted to see how each and every piece being crafted masterfully. Keep up the good work. I'd love to see more

Sooo interesting, Dave !!

simply amazing

Apprentice, NO!!!!! Do you not remember the old saying? If you do it yourself, it is ALWAYS RIGHT.....anywho, excellent, as always!!!!!!!!!

wow 18 hours! You are devoted, for sure. Love the video thank you.

Thank you, again, Mr. Engels. I can't imagine what it would be like to work in a mass production wagon, caisson, or cannon facility. Quit making it look so easy.

GREAT VIDEO !!!

wow, what a lot of hard work, very well done.

Brilliant video and excellent editing!

Wonderful work of execution of the old craft. There is a lot of work to achieve the final fulfillment But surely satisfaction, pleasure and happiness in the face of these achievements. BRAVO for creativity and all your efforts.

great work, with most experience.

Once again great work!! Thumbs up and enjoyed the video

Artist at work.