Channel: EngelsCoachShop

Category: Education

Tags: wood workingsteam bendingwheelwrighthorse wagonsengels coachblacksmithing

Description: Uncovering the reasoning why most carriages, wagons, coaches and buggies have smaller wheels in front and larger wheels in the back. Building and restoring horse drawn vehicles often delves in to designs, functions and why's. This is a bit in the designs of the front axle steering and why wheels are sized like they are. Thanks! History of the Akerman steering design; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ackermann_steering_geometry Interested in more history of the carriage trade? Here are some books that might be helpful. These Amazon links also help support this channel. Carriage Terminology: An Historical Dictionary amzn.to/2Hfoq4H The Brewster Story - amzn.to/2wzrUNq Practical Carriage Building amzn.to/3cJALfR Wheel making: Wooden Wheel Design amzn.to/2TIxfK8 Carriage and Wagon Axles amzn.to/3aGDXav An Interesting account of an early English Wheelwright Shop amzn.to/39sAICR The Wheelwright Shop, in Kindle form amzn.to/3bxYOhd I am a huge Makita user and these are some that I use here regularly: (I am not sponsored at all by Makita) I use Makita Cutoff blades amzn.to/39gln8f I have several 4½” Makita angle grinders amzn.to/377snTp I have several 7” Makita grinders amzn.to/3biF0hP 4½” Flap wheels amzn.to/386TyPy My Makita cordless drill amzn.to/2OxQZ1e My Milwaukee ½” cordless drill amzn.to/31BopBB My Makita 3¼” Electric plane amzn.to/2OBkVcV My Makita Leaf Blower, revolutionized my shop cleaning amzn.to/2Uywh5d My Makita ½” drill, very powerful amzn.to/377uEhp The Rasp I like to use – 14” amzn.to/2wclyTI The Big Hoof Rasp – 17” amzn.to/3nMh5NL The Rebar Leatherman I use amzn.to/2vuvWpH The silk scarf I wear amzn.to/2wGqKQf My metal marking pencil amzn.to/2Hu75oB Metal marking pencil refills amzn.to/3744EDP #Wheelwright #HorseWagons #EngelsCoach