Hey Cody I've been watching your videos for almost a year now and I love what you do! keep it up! anyways quick question: Do you get a kick back from amazon if we buy from wranglermart? I just bought a set of chisels a week ago, if I would have known that some of the money would have gone to you I would have bought them from there.
me mo I think your missing the point, it's his piece of beautiful grained wood that he used to build something that is special to him, that will hold something of worth and value to him! I feel honoured he felt we were worthy enough to share in its creation, and that's enough for me and it should be for you too.
I've been watching Wranglerstar vids for a few years and love them.... I am kinda sick of hearing people criticize him.... Mr. Wranglerstar, my advice (unwarranted) is to completely ignore them from now on.... I think they get some sort of sick satisfaction from knowing it gets to you. Have fun and God bless!
i totally agree with Michael !!! its so sad when people burst out negativity and have absolutely nothing backing it up, never constructive at all. thumbs down !
I agree. I mean, the titles were one thing (even though they didn't bother me one bit), but now people are complaining about what type of wood he uses? Life's far too short.
They (whoever they are) say we shouldn't feed the trolls and that the best way of dealingwith them is to refuse to even acknowledge them. But I think sometimes you just have to tell them to shut up! It is certainly more satisfying. And after all, it is Wranglerstars wood, his workshop, and his channel! So I think he has every right to use whatever he wants, wherever he wants, and also has the right to tell em to get lost!
The shelf is as always made with special care. The material was chosen to set off the treasured brace and drills. You will get years and years of enjoyment from all of these. Others opinions are simply that... opinions. Don't allow the negative comments detract from the joy of creating your workshop the way that you desire. Let the chaff of negativity be drawn up and into the air filters and out of your way. I so enjoy watching your videos and learn so much. I grew up on a farm in Indiana that has been in the family for generations. Seeing many of your older tools reminds me of the workshop on the farm and my dad and grandfather. Thank you for sharing your time and talents. God bless you and yours.
Great job Cody! I loved the fact that you made a shelf for tools that you cherish and are family heirlooms! That's why I suggested to my brother to send you some stuff like that. The work that Chad put into the lumber, combined with your work and skills made something that will be around in your family for a long time! I think that's very special. Don't let any negativity get you down. Woodworkers are very passionate about wood and sometimes let that passion get the best of them. Keep up the great work! Really enjoy your videos!
I agree. Your old family tools mean a lot to YOU, so sod the people who are girnin' about your choice of wood! I too cherish my old family tools and get pleasure in using them alongside newer hand and power tools. Please don't let them get to you.
Most people do not understand heirloom tools, the way some of us do! Plus it's your wood do with it what you want! Great workmanship, and great video thank you!
I think your use of the curly maple is appropriate and amazing. Your heirloom tools are tools you love and respect not only for their quality but how you got them. The shelf looks great and the naysayers just wish they had stuff half as nice. You just ignore them and keep doing your usual fine job. You are a blessed man, with a great wife and fine son. Your channel reminds me a little of deer meat for dinners channel, not content but tone. You're both god fearing men with your priorities in the right place. Keep up the good work and keep the vids coming.
Cody I am genuinely impressed with your patience with people. How dare people on RUclips say "oh you shouldn't have used this wood on that project, what a waste". They have no right to tell you what to do. I think it turned out great. Keep up the good works. Thanks -Hudson
Cody, First off, I love your videos. Goofy titles, funny thumbnails, 10 min of a chain saw, I love them all. Keep them coming. Secondly, you have been mentioning mean comments alot lately. Keep in mind that people tend to write a negative review of a product or service more often than a positive one. Don't let them derail you or keep you from doing what you want. It may seem like you make a bunch of people mad with off subject video titles and what not, but the majority of us aren't swayed by it. We just don't take the time to say we weren't bothered by a videos title. The shop looks awesome. You have definitely inspired me to overhaul my shop and improve my organization. Thank you!!
As a young adult watching the channel, I can truly say that with every video, I learn something new. With being only 17 years old I really do have a lot to learn in all aspects of life, and I can really say I look up to you as being a role model. So please keep up the awesome content! Hope you and your family get well soon!
Cody you work hard on your videos, it really shows when you see how you set up your shots and edit them. I know you are a one man show. It takes time to do what you do. To watch you take on this project building a workshop shows there must have been many hours of planning with some sleepless nights. Another great video series!
Thanks for posting. I love your videos. I wouldn't stress anyone's comments about using whatever kind of material you want on YOUR shop. I love what you are doing to create a nice place to work for yourself and I appreciate the effort you make to create these videos.
Praying you feel better soon. Praying the damage to the mail box isn't bad. Don't listen to the keyboard second guessers. I think your grandfather would be honored that you treated his tools with such respect. Does anything else matter? :) Love you guys. Thanks for sharing your lives with us. A suggestion for the mail box rebuild? Build it so that when, not if, it gets hit again that it can swing to the side. My dad build one like that for us years ago. He had an iron pipe in the ground, and another sat down inside it and came up vertically then a 90 degree elbow and out horizontally. A flat board was bolted to the pipe on the end of that, and the mail box was attached to the board. It lasted decades, as far as I know it's still there. :)
Continue to use the wood to your enjoyment; it's yours and it's your right; Prayers for all the Wranglers. Thanks for such an mainspring channel and for giving praise to HIM.
For me and my budget i bought mostly second hand tools. some were in rough shape but it wasnt a bad thing because i learned how to repair/restore them (with the help of great youtubers such as yourself). It gave a better understanding how to use and take care of those tools. it was a good learning experiance and a big wallet saver.
I don't agree that you showed disrespect to the sender, or to the wood itself - I actually thought it was sweet and considerate that you'd use some of the finest wood you had for your finest old family heirloom tools. Like you said, it will last a lifetime - both the shelf, as the tools themselves. You should keep doing what you are doing, Cody, and don't let others tell you what to you. Your life/work is not a popular vote thing, it's you showing us what, and how you do things - keep it that way. God bless, and keeping you all in our prayers!
Hey Cody. I hope you and your family feel better soon. I am praying for you guys. Don't sweat the people that are upset about your use of the curly maple. No one should dictate how someone uses their resources. Keep up the good work. I love your videos.
The best place to utilize fine materials in your work is where you will come into contact with them the most and thereby appreciate them the most. Your plan of surrounding yourself with beautiful things to inspire you to make beautiful things is an excellent one. Well done.
Your doing a bang up job. There is nothing wrong with using maple. Building things right the first time makes for long lasting pride and enjoyment and you should feel proud of your work. Always remember that with woodworking and life it is always about enjoying the journey and learning by experience is what makes us all good at what we do.
The Stanley Sweetheart planes had a real problem with quality control when they first came out, so they got a bad rep, but they have, I understand, worked out those problems. Another decent plane is the Wood-River planes sold by Woodcraft. I'm going to argue that you don't go cheap on hand planes, if you buy a good one, it will last for several generations, and, a good plane is such a joy to use. I'm partial to the Lee Valley Veritas planes, I have several, as well as some Lie Nielsen, and some good old Stanley planes as well. My list of starter handtools; 1) Low angle Block Plane 2) 5-1/2 Jack Plane 3) 1/4" and 1/2" chisels 4) Panel Saw 5) Back saw 6) 12" combination square (get a decent one) 7) a good tape measure 8) Marking knife (make one) 9) Wooden Mallet (Make one!) 10) Drill and bits 11) Clamps (lots of them LOL) 12) Workbench with some kind of vice. To me the first planes to get is a good low angle block plane, this tool is so very useful for so many things, and a decent 5-1/2 Jack plane, because it will work as a #4 smoother or for working larger boards as a jointer, in a pinch. Hand chisels, you should have four to start, but two would do at first, a 1/4" and a 1/2", then later add a 3/8" and a 3/4". Narex is a brand that Lee Valley sells, and I understand that they are really a great value. I have all Japanese chisels, as I'm in Japan and I'm able to find good used ones for very cheap. You will also need some kind of system to keep these tools sharp, there are lots of methods out there, I use good quality Japanese water-stones, but that's just me. Next up you need two decent hand saws. If you are going western saws then a Panel Saw (don't matter if is is rip or cross cut) and a decent back saw again, either rip or crosscut. I like the Japanese pull saws, again, I'm in Japan, so the Japanese saws make sense for me. A marking knife is something you can make yourself, easy to make really. A decent wooden mallet, again, make it yourself, same as the marking knife, make one, it is not hard. Get yourself a nice 12" combo square, spend a bit of money to make sure it is worth using, and add a good tape measure. After that I think that a bit and brace are nice, but most people will opt for an electric drill, get a decent one, and some decent brad point woodworking drill bits. Now go make yourself a decent workbench, not a work table, but a bench, it should be solid and heavy, and it should have a decent vice on it. Dog holes and hold fasts can come later. With the basic tools listed above, you can build a decent bench, like the one Cody built or something even more basic like the Roubo style of bench, this is what I have and really like. Really this should not cost you that much money, especially if you look for sales and purchase the tools spread out over a bit of time. The worst thing you can do is to buy cheap tools, these will frustrate you and eventually you will replace the with better tools, thus making the cheap tools not really cheap. I hope this helps. Cheers!
When you have over 500k survivors, you've got a lot of opinion flying around. Just know Cody that the majority of us are eternally grateful for the time and effort you put in for our viewing pleasure.
First the work bench with dogs, then the french cleat storage system. Great videos WS, you are keeping me very busy with all your great ideas. Thank you! Cheers!
Starter set of carpenter tools. About 1958 I inherited my Grand fathers carpenter tools that he used as a part time carpenter/handyman from about 1900 to 1955. They were in a wood toolbox like a suit case and tool caddy like your $25.00 caddy from 2 years ago. Here is a list of the major tools I remember. 2 hand saws 1 rip & 1 crosscut, 1 coping saw, 2 planes large and small, 1 brace and a hand full of bits, 1 16oz claw hammer, 1 8ox ball peen, 1 1/2" chisel,2 screw drivers,1 small Stanley hand drill,1 combination Square, 1 building square,plumb bob, 8" torpedo level, and a roofing hatchet. Thanks for your vids and good health wishes to you and yours. Don W
I love the new shelf and the wood it was made from. Your valued possessions and you deserved no less. I hope you enjoy it for many years as much as I am enjoying your videos!
I think the project looks wonderful in the curly maple and your reasoning for using a beautiful wood for beautiful tools, both handed down through the generations and gifted by subscribers is a lovely idea. Keep doing what you do Cody, I love your videos and I hope you all start feeling better soon.
I think that was a very good use for the maple. Just think every time you glance at them or use them, it will make it a little more special. I admire your work Cody. I had to move several years ago and had to sell my shop, it had everything. Norm would be proud. Now I have a very small area and pretty much gave up woodworking but watching you has given me inspiration to start working again. I really don't need all the power that I had as you are demonstrating. Thank you and God Bless.
Many thanks for another fine woodshed video. I'm enjoying learning as we go along. And many of us enjoy any little visit from Mrs W. Too bad about her mail box news. Until my inlaws moved they were in Sandpoint, Idaho. When we drove up to visit them we noticed that everyone on the main road going in, had their Roadside mail boxes suspended from one apparatus or another. Hanging from chains. We found out later that the reason for suspended mail boxes was the snow plows. A lot of damage had been done, and this is how residents found that the damage could be minimized-- hanging, flexible recepticals.
Cody, I've really enjoyed the workshop series. I'm a VERY amateur woodworker (in the military...not much time or money) with high aspirations. Seeing you turn your room into a great shop is inspiring. Thank you.
I love your videos. They are soothing and wholesome. I love how you just share about your life, perspective, and personal observations. Don't listen to the nay sayers. You will never please everyone even if you made that your sole focus. Keep being yourself and keep making quality videos.
Don't take to heart the haters online. The project is as special as you make it and it will be always more special to you than someone who has no connection to it. I watch all your video's with a open mind, I don't mind if you're doing shop video's or kitchen video's they're all good content my wife especially like Mrs W's input and has made some scrubs. If someone doesn't like what they are watching then that's their problem. You're grounded lifestyle brings a sense of well being and half a world away. You are bringing more good to this world than any other single person I know. Keep up the great work and follow gut. Be the person who make you happy and everything else will work itself out.
I love the end comments about the wood working tools I totally agree about the forums they are a waste or web space. And you should not call your self an amateur you are way better than that you are a professional in skills and manner. Keeps up the awsome videos
In my opinion he is a professional he deffinatly has more skills then some so called "professional " out there over here in Aus he would be employed in a heart beat he has a fantastic skill set and yes he is humble sometimes to humble I think. And if you think he has to sell products to be a professional I would purchase anything he was to make
Your family & you are in our prayers. It is by His stripes you are healed. Let them say what they may - they have in the past and you still have over 500,000 subscriber and this video has almost 8,000 hits. Get well and keep up your great work.
I'm 35. I started my tool set at like 10 from my hand me downs from uncle and my dad. Slowly over time it's expanded out to include the best tools I could afford at the time. Finally expanding to include traditional wood working tools... and I'm learning the value sharpening chisels etc...
Feel well soon WS and family. Really enjoying your videos, and in my humble opinion there is no such thing as a mundane project, especially where your shop is concerned. Prayers and positive vibes for your health going up as we speak. Ed
Cody, value is in the eye of the beholder if your family was freezing and you had no fire wood that curly maple would be about as valuable as a few hours of heat to warm your family and you. Don't let people hung up on the material value of something effect your brother it's your shop, your wood, your tools, your time do as you wish and be happy with the result. Best of wishes man always enjoy your videos.
The maple rack would look even more spectacular with a little bit of oil on it. Would really bring out that grain. As it stands, it still seems to blend in with the plywood.
Well, I don't know about anyone else, but I think it is great that you used the curly maple for something that will be front and centre in your shop for many years to come. The shop is really coming together. I am looking forward to see what you do with the window wall and underneath it. All the best.
Beautiful shelf for some beautiful nostalgic and meaningful tools. Keep at it Cody, I think those are deserving of a good place to call home in your shop. Very satisfying watching you make that, seeing that fornster bit in action brought back memories of working in my grandfather's shop with him. Thanks for stirring those up, keep the videos coming.
I found some very nice Stanley/Bailey planes in my dad's shop. The largest is a Bailey #5. Your channel has taught me to preserve,value and respect my fathers old tools now that he's gone.
I'm in the process of doing exactly what you are with the shop, weeding out all the excess tools and giving them away to people who need them. Also putting up a French cleat system, probably across 3 walls. Minimalizing tools that have been acquired over a long period of time is extremely difficult, especially for the tool lover! Great work, keep it up!!!!
Mr Wranglerstar, I am going to say something that I wasn't allowed to growing up.....some people are just "stupid" and need to just shut up. Negative rudeness is just that. The two brothers that sent you the wood pieces are probably honored to have you use their pieces in your new shop especially showcasing treasured tools and family heirlooms. Enjoy your new organized shop and smile every time you look around at the great gifts from subscribers. You know people send you tools, sometimes family treasures, because they know you will love and respect tools with a past or a story. Hugs & Blessings
There is some kind of a bug going around down here in Texas. Hope you get to feeling better. About which tools to start with, I was told to get the best that you can afford. I kind of followed that over the years and haven't been disappointed too many times. The Maple is great for what ever you want to use it for. It is your shop! Stay warm and I will keep you in my prayes that you all get to feeling good soon.
i agree with the price compliment and forums. when i was about 12 i picked up the wood working hobby from my grandfather who is now been deceased for a little over a year. he taught me a good bit about the carpentry and furniture trade. my grandmother on my moms side had a neighbor who was a very successful furniture builder.he had once told me that" it's not the price of the tool that makes the best quality furniture." " it's the best quality in the wood worker." meaning that just because you spend 500.00 on a set of planes means that that they are any better then 200.00 set. now my grandfather had taught me that patience and perfection were the main things that made the best quality in a wood worker.
Sorry to hear the family is under the weather. Get well soon. I concur with you on the maple selection. Those are special items, totally warranting a seat of distinction.
Who cares what other people think just keep on doing what you do best and enjoy life. Okay just do not do well on the negative enjoy what you do and how you do you teach a lot of people keep doing it. Thank you!
This is my first comment ever. It seems some of the negative comments are bothering you. I hope this will help balance it out. I love all of you videos. I am getting pretty jealous of you work shop. Well thought out and beautiful job. Jealousy to me is a good thing envy is bad, and where the negative comes from. My jealousy comes from place of respect and admiration. I have watched enough of you videos to know the person you are. The way you treat your son and wife and how you live your life. Is model I look up too. Keep up the great videos and doing what you do. Thank you for being you.
I was at a woodworkers trade show last year, and stepped into the booth of a really fine hand tools company. I wish I could remember the name, something with a V I think. Anyway, they allowed us to test most of their tools on blocks of wood they had setup in the booth. It was amazing. I gained so much respect for quality hand tools. I use a lot of the low end ones such as that older Stanley in this video, and do just fine. However, the difference with the nicer tools is truly incredible. I was in their booth probably for a couple of hours literally just shaving wood, not even making anything specific. It was pure joy to use them. They accomplished what you dream a tool would (e.g. Cuts perfectly, no chipping, skipping, fraying. Smooth). It was as if God reached down and said, "yes, this is possible." But wow, they had a price tag. Little mini spoke shaves for something like $70. Planes for $375. Maybe in my later years. I hope so!
These work shop videos are going to be hard to beat. I'm really enjoying them and I'm sure I'm not the only one. You did a great job all around. I hope everyone feels better soon. It's been a tough year for colds / flu in nj.
Really love that shelf layout you have there,super clean and i may copy this pattern when building my woodshop. I have these videos all saved for reference. Appriecate the work you've shared with us. God bless
I watch almost every video and I know this will sound fan boy but just amazed by all your projects the pride and effort you put in every project and organization is amazing I wish one day I own a homestead that is close to what you have in 2020 which is when I am watching this
Wranglerstar, I have been watching your videos for a while now and really enjoy them. As to the shelf for your braces and hand drills your using the curly maple shows respect for the family history of them and you should ignore what anyone else says. As you said in an earlier video about the piano makers workshop that had sculptures and fine art in it your shop should be pleasing and inspirational to you since you are going to be spending your time there. One other thing, have you considered a cyclone separator for use with your HEPA vac. One like the Dust Deputy might save you from having to replace filters in your shop vac as often.
Two things: 1. I am so impressed with how you both handle bad news and problems in your lives. This wasn't the first time and I've been meaning to make this comment for a while now. Your mailbox was destroyed and the two of you handled it with respect when many times things like that lead to relationship arguments. Cody, you conduct yourself with the utmost class and respect, and that is the measure of a real man. Jack is a lucky young man to have his parents as role models. 2. Does anyone know the audiobook that made a quick appearance in the video? Sounded interesting.
Beautiful shelf for tools that mean a lot to you. Love the maple and how the shelf turned out! I am really enjoying the approach of the tool "groups" and making different shelves specific to what you have. It is inspirational to me. Keep up the great work! Hope you and your family feel better soon!
Another brilliant video. You've no need to justify using the wood for what you did. It belongs to you and shouldn't concern anyone else. Keep up the good work and get well soon.
Hope y'all are well soon! Love the notion of a video about 12 key tools for woodworking. As for dollars,how about beginner-intermediate-advanced OR value-better-best?
Nice work wirh the new shelf. Personally I felt your choice of wood was rather apt and showed a genuine respect for the tools. Quality tools ensconced upon quality wood. It would be quite nice to use different woods for different shelves to feature the wood as well as the tools?
The best tool is a hand-me-down tool. I have some really crappy tools that I inherited that go back 3 generations. They were the low-end models then but have a rich history in all that they have built. So, they get restored and treated well, but used. They say a poor carpenter blames their tools. But, I've seen some of the most amazing stuff my great-grandfather built with his limited budget and the tools he could afford. Love the channel!
I can think of no better use of such a beautiful material than for it to be there for you to see every day than a noble shelf in your shop. Perhaps the naysayers do not understand how precious those tools are to you. I pray your family gets well soon.
Cody, please continue to use the materials you want in your projects. By using nicer materials in a "simple" way your are practicing wood working. The shop is looking amazing!
I didn't really look at the title that much, just started watching it. wasn't really sure what you were making but when I saw you drill those holes and cut out those notches I thought you were making a curly Maple gun rack and I was so excited. turns out it was a gun rack of sorts, it's a tool rack, guns a tool, braces a tool. it all works, looks fantastic, wish I had one.
It has always amazed me how people judge other people works or what they have when they do their best. Most of the time the people judging can't do any better themselves and don't have any better tools if any. The ones who can do better stay humble about it and maybe give them guidance.
Cody hope you and family get well soon! And I think the maple wood was a good choice for the shelf. I agree that special tools deserve special treatment. It would be nice if all the shelf's could be made with hard woods, but it would be to expensive.
I think that it is your material you can use it how you want. Do your own thing. Love your video's Cody keep them coming. The old man in las vegas, Ron
Cody you can use all types of wood on your shelves so you know how to work with them and what kind of finish to use on them so when you make a project you will have a leg up on it I have been woodworking for 30 years and would have done the same thing .Keep up the good work great videos and most of all God bless you and your family
The curly maple shelf looks great, great way to display your tools! Pay no mind to the negative Nancys it's not like you had enough to make a gunstock!
hi Mr w , haven't watched your latest one yet,I'm saving it for later but I just had to say that I'm catching up on some of your old videos,and you really cheered me up, the osis survival kit,lol I've never laughed so hard even with my bad chest the happy tears have made my day you really have a great sense of humour and I will surely laugh at that for a long time!!!! genius and I will/can only share this with all of humanity if I can,well done!lol
+Wranglerstar. It is so nice to see your wood shop taking shape and getting organized. It is looking very nice in there. I too am a rookie amateur woodworker like the subscriber you mentioned in this video. I would love to see your take on a proper set of beginners tools. The shop I am setting up is totally "unplugged". As for cost, Please make every effort to keep it as low as possible. We are a homeschooling family of six with one income, and I work as a police sergeant in a moderate size town. Money is tight. My family and I will keep you and your family in our prayers for a full and swift recovery in the coming week. Thanks, and have a great day.
Thank you so much Shaun. We really appreciate the prayers. Highly recommend buying old and used if you can - cheaper and good quality often. Ask older neighbors too. God Bless.
The way I look at it is it'll stand out more among the plywood shelves. Anyone in your shop will see that shelf and know how much you cherish what's on it. It's more a respect to the items and who they belonged to then to the wood itself, although you are respecting the wood since it is being placed where it can show its difference.
Hey Cody don't worry about the folks that get on you about your shelf. You have family heirlooms you want display them in a safe nice place. Great job!
More then half my shop tools (Power and Hand), are restored just because I love saving old tools. A reconditioned tool (if done well) has a long life and gives me quality work in return, plus, I know HOW to keep them in good shape. That said, I do own newer tools as well, and spend good money for the best tool that I NEED, for the work I do. Buying a Cadillac where a pick up will do is just wasted money. I LOVE the drill rack, awesome! Built for a lifetime and something to pass down to your son, from you. Use the woods you want, its your project!
That is a great little shelf and with the curly maple, makes it even better. Just wish I could see it with some linseed oil on it, that grain would pop. Keep up the good work.
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Hey Cody I've been watching your videos for almost a year now and I love what you do! keep it up! anyways quick question: Do you get a kick back from amazon if we buy from wranglermart? I just bought a set of chisels a week ago, if I would have known that some of the money would have gone to you I would have bought them from there.
Love the shelving system!
me mo I think your missing the point, it's his piece of beautiful grained wood that he used to build something that is special to him, that will hold something of worth and value to him! I feel honoured he felt we were worthy enough to share in its creation, and that's enough for me and it should be for you too.
I've been watching Wranglerstar vids for a few years and love them.... I am kinda sick of hearing people criticize him.... Mr. Wranglerstar, my advice (unwarranted) is to completely ignore them from now on.... I think they get some sort of sick satisfaction from knowing it gets to you. Have fun and God bless!
i totally agree with Michael !!! its so sad when people burst out negativity and have absolutely nothing backing it up, never constructive at all. thumbs down !
I agree. I mean, the titles were one thing (even though they didn't bother me one bit), but now people are complaining about what type of wood he uses? Life's far too short.
They (whoever they are) say we shouldn't feed the trolls and that the best way of dealingwith them is to refuse to even acknowledge them. But I think sometimes you just have to tell them to shut up! It is certainly more satisfying. And after all, it is Wranglerstars wood, his workshop, and his channel! So I think he has every right to use whatever he wants, wherever he wants, and also has the right to tell em to get lost!
I agree. The internet can be a harsh place... the best thing is to ignore them.
The shelf is as always made with special care. The material was chosen to set off the treasured brace and drills. You will get years and years of enjoyment from all of these. Others opinions are simply that... opinions. Don't allow the negative comments detract from the joy of creating your workshop the way that you desire. Let the chaff of negativity be drawn up and into the air filters and out of your way.
I so enjoy watching your videos and learn so much. I grew up on a farm in Indiana that has been in the family for generations. Seeing many of your older tools reminds me of the workshop on the farm and my dad and grandfather. Thank you for sharing your time and talents. God bless you and yours.
Great job Cody! I loved the fact that you made a shelf for tools that you cherish and are family heirlooms! That's why I suggested to my brother to send you some stuff like that. The work that Chad put into the lumber, combined with your work and skills made something that will be around in your family for a long time! I think that's very special. Don't let any negativity get you down. Woodworkers are very passionate about wood and sometimes let that passion get the best of them. Keep up the great work! Really enjoy your videos!
I agree. Your old family tools mean a lot to YOU, so sod the people who are girnin' about your choice of wood! I too cherish my old family tools and get pleasure in using them alongside newer hand and power tools. Please don't let them get to you.
Most people do not understand heirloom tools, the way some of us do! Plus it's your wood do with it what you want! Great workmanship, and great video thank you!
A nice light finish will make that beautiful wood really show off its beauty. Great videos Cody.
I think your use of the curly maple is appropriate and amazing. Your heirloom tools are tools you love and respect not only for their quality but how you got them. The shelf looks great and the naysayers just wish they had stuff half as nice. You just ignore them and keep doing your usual fine job. You are a blessed man, with a great wife and fine son. Your channel reminds me a little of deer meat for dinners channel, not content but tone. You're both god fearing men with your priorities in the right place. Keep up the good work and keep the vids coming.
Beautiful work. Great video! Your Family is in our prayers. Thanks for your energy and effort!
Cody I am genuinely impressed with your patience with people. How dare people on RUclips say "oh you shouldn't have used this wood on that project, what a waste". They have no right to tell you what to do. I think it turned out great. Keep up the good works. Thanks -Hudson
I'm learning a lot by watching. Thanks for sharing Mr. W. God Bless
Cody,
First off, I love your videos. Goofy titles, funny thumbnails, 10 min of a chain saw, I love them all. Keep them coming.
Secondly, you have been mentioning mean comments alot lately. Keep in mind that people tend to write a negative review of a product or service more often than a positive one. Don't let them derail you or keep you from doing what you want. It may seem like you make a bunch of people mad with off subject video titles and what not, but the majority of us aren't swayed by it. We just don't take the time to say we weren't bothered by a videos title.
The shop looks awesome. You have definitely inspired me to overhaul my shop and improve my organization. Thank you!!
As a young adult watching the channel, I can truly say that with every video, I learn something new. With being only 17 years old I really do have a lot to learn in all aspects of life, and I can really say I look up to you as being a role model. So please keep up the awesome content! Hope you and your family get well soon!
you keep up with woodworking over the last 5 years? i've been slowly getting into it and i am 18 right now.
Cody you work hard on your videos, it really shows when you see how you set up your shots and edit them. I know you are a one man show. It takes time to do what you do.
To watch you take on this project building a workshop shows there must have been many hours of planning with some sleepless nights.
Another great video series!
Thanks for posting. I love your videos. I wouldn't stress anyone's comments about using whatever kind of material you want on YOUR shop. I love what you are doing to create a nice place to work for yourself and I appreciate the effort you make to create these videos.
Praying you feel better soon. Praying the damage to the mail box isn't bad. Don't listen to the keyboard second guessers. I think your grandfather would be honored that you treated his tools with such respect. Does anything else matter? :) Love you guys. Thanks for sharing your lives with us.
A suggestion for the mail box rebuild? Build it so that when, not if, it gets hit again that it can swing to the side. My dad build one like that for us years ago. He had an iron pipe in the ground, and another sat down inside it and came up vertically then a 90 degree elbow and out horizontally. A flat board was bolted to the pipe on the end of that, and the mail box was attached to the board. It lasted decades, as far as I know it's still there. :)
Continue to use the wood to your enjoyment; it's yours and it's your right; Prayers for all the Wranglers. Thanks for such an mainspring channel and for giving praise to HIM.
For me and my budget i bought mostly second hand tools. some were in rough shape but it wasnt a bad thing because i learned how to repair/restore them (with the help of great youtubers such as yourself). It gave a better understanding how to use and take care of those tools. it was a good learning experiance and a big wallet saver.
I don't agree that you showed disrespect to the sender, or to the wood itself - I actually thought it was sweet and considerate that you'd use some of the finest wood you had for your finest old family heirloom tools. Like you said, it will last a lifetime - both the shelf, as the tools themselves. You should keep doing what you are doing, Cody, and don't let others tell you what to you.
Your life/work is not a popular vote thing, it's you showing us what, and how you do things - keep it that way.
God bless, and keeping you all in our prayers!
Hey Cody. I hope you and your family feel better soon. I am praying for you guys. Don't sweat the people that are upset about your use of the curly maple. No one should dictate how someone uses their resources. Keep up the good work. I love your videos.
The best place to utilize fine materials in your work is where you will come into contact with them the most and thereby appreciate them the most. Your plan of surrounding yourself with beautiful things to inspire you to make beautiful things is an excellent one. Well done.
Your doing a bang up job. There is nothing wrong with using maple. Building things right the first time makes for long lasting pride and enjoyment and you should feel proud of your work. Always remember that with woodworking and life it is always about enjoying the journey and learning by experience is what makes us all good at what we do.
The Stanley Sweetheart planes had a real problem with quality control when they first came out, so they got a bad rep, but they have, I understand, worked out those problems. Another decent plane is the Wood-River planes sold by Woodcraft.
I'm going to argue that you don't go cheap on hand planes, if you buy a good one, it will last for several generations, and, a good plane is such a joy to use. I'm partial to the Lee Valley Veritas planes, I have several, as well as some Lie Nielsen, and some good old Stanley planes as well.
My list of starter handtools;
1) Low angle Block Plane
2) 5-1/2 Jack Plane
3) 1/4" and 1/2" chisels
4) Panel Saw
5) Back saw
6) 12" combination square (get a decent one)
7) a good tape measure
8) Marking knife (make one)
9) Wooden Mallet (Make one!)
10) Drill and bits
11) Clamps (lots of them LOL)
12) Workbench with some kind of vice.
To me the first planes to get is a good low angle block plane, this tool is so very useful for so many things, and a decent 5-1/2 Jack plane, because it will work as a #4 smoother or for working larger boards as a jointer, in a pinch.
Hand chisels, you should have four to start, but two would do at first, a 1/4" and a 1/2", then later add a 3/8" and a 3/4".
Narex is a brand that Lee Valley sells, and I understand that they are really a great value. I have all Japanese chisels, as I'm in Japan and I'm able to find good used ones for very cheap.
You will also need some kind of system to keep these tools sharp, there are lots of methods out there, I use good quality Japanese water-stones, but that's just me.
Next up you need two decent hand saws. If you are going western saws then a Panel Saw (don't matter if is is rip or cross cut) and a decent back saw again, either rip or crosscut. I like the Japanese pull saws, again, I'm in Japan, so the Japanese saws make sense for me.
A marking knife is something you can make yourself, easy to make really.
A decent wooden mallet, again, make it yourself, same as the marking knife, make one, it is not hard.
Get yourself a nice 12" combo square, spend a bit of money to make sure it is worth using, and add a good tape measure.
After that I think that a bit and brace are nice, but most people will opt for an electric drill, get a decent one, and some decent brad point woodworking drill bits.
Now go make yourself a decent workbench, not a work table, but a bench, it should be solid and heavy, and it should have a decent vice on it. Dog holes and hold fasts can come later.
With the basic tools listed above, you can build a decent bench, like the one Cody built or something even more basic like the Roubo style of bench, this is what I have and really like.
Really this should not cost you that much money, especially if you look for sales and purchase the tools spread out over a bit of time. The worst thing you can do is to buy cheap tools, these will frustrate you and eventually you will replace the with better tools, thus making the cheap tools not really cheap.
I hope this helps.
Cheers!
When you have over 500k survivors, you've got a lot of opinion flying around. Just know Cody that the majority of us are eternally grateful for the time and effort you put in for our viewing pleasure.
First the work bench with dogs, then the french cleat storage system. Great videos WS, you are keeping me very busy with all your great ideas. Thank you!
Cheers!
Starter set of carpenter tools. About 1958 I inherited my Grand fathers carpenter tools that he used as a part time carpenter/handyman from about 1900 to 1955. They were in a wood toolbox like a suit case and tool caddy like your $25.00 caddy from 2 years ago. Here is a list of the major tools I remember. 2 hand saws 1 rip & 1 crosscut, 1 coping saw, 2 planes large and small, 1 brace and a hand full of bits, 1 16oz claw hammer, 1 8ox ball peen, 1 1/2" chisel,2 screw drivers,1 small Stanley hand drill,1 combination Square, 1 building square,plumb bob, 8" torpedo level, and a roofing hatchet. Thanks for your vids and good health wishes to you and yours. Don W
Thank you Don,
I love the new shelf and the wood it was made from. Your valued possessions and you deserved no less. I hope you enjoy it for many years as much as I am enjoying your videos!
I think the project looks wonderful in the curly maple and your reasoning for using a beautiful wood for beautiful tools, both handed down through the generations and gifted by subscribers is a lovely idea. Keep doing what you do Cody, I love your videos and I hope you all start feeling better soon.
I think that was a very good use for the maple. Just think every time you glance at them or use them, it will make it a little more special. I admire your work Cody. I had to move several years ago and had to sell my shop, it had everything. Norm would be proud. Now I have a very small area and pretty much gave up woodworking but watching you has given me inspiration to start working again. I really don't need all the power that I had as you are demonstrating. Thank you and God Bless.
Many thanks for another fine woodshed video. I'm enjoying learning as we go along. And many of us enjoy any little visit from Mrs W. Too bad about her mail box news.
Until my inlaws moved they were in Sandpoint, Idaho. When we drove up to visit them we noticed that everyone on the main road going in, had their Roadside mail boxes suspended from one apparatus or another. Hanging from chains. We found out later that the reason for suspended mail boxes was the snow plows. A lot of damage had been done, and this is how residents found that the damage could be minimized-- hanging, flexible recepticals.
Get well!! The shelf looks great and is a fitting place for you grandfathers tools!
Cody is like a modern day Mr. Rogers. Simple, philosophical life lessons while doing fun activities. Keep up the good work neighbor! Can you sing?!?!
The wood was a gift from a subscriber and it holds beautiful antique tools, how much better could it be used.
Cody, I've really enjoyed the workshop series. I'm a VERY amateur woodworker (in the military...not much time or money) with high aspirations. Seeing you turn your room into a great shop is inspiring. Thank you.
Thank you Cyrus.
Hope you and the family feel better and please keep producing the excellent videos. They make my day!
I love your videos. They are soothing and wholesome. I love how you just share about your life, perspective, and personal observations. Don't listen to the nay sayers. You will never please everyone even if you made that your sole focus. Keep being yourself and keep making quality videos.
Don't take to heart the haters online. The project is as special as you make it and it will be always more special to you than someone who has no connection to it. I watch all your video's with a open mind, I don't mind if you're doing shop video's or kitchen video's they're all good content my wife especially like Mrs W's input and has made some scrubs. If someone doesn't like what they are watching then that's their problem. You're grounded lifestyle brings a sense of well being and half a world away. You are bringing more good to this world than any other single person I know. Keep up the great work and follow gut. Be the person who make you happy and everything else will work itself out.
I love the end comments about the wood working tools I totally agree about the forums they are a waste or web space. And you should not call your self an amateur you are way better than that you are a professional in skills and manner. Keeps up the awsome videos
In my opinion he is a professional he deffinatly has more skills then some so called "professional " out there over here in Aus he would be employed in a heart beat he has a fantastic skill set and yes he is humble sometimes to humble I think. And if you think he has to sell products to be a professional I would purchase anything he was to make
Your family & you are in our prayers. It is by His stripes you are healed. Let them say what they may - they have in the past and you still have over 500,000 subscriber and this video has almost 8,000 hits. Get well and keep up your great work.
I'm 35. I started my tool set at like 10 from my hand me downs from uncle and my dad. Slowly over time it's expanded out to include the best tools I could afford at the time.
Finally expanding to include traditional wood working tools... and I'm learning the value sharpening chisels etc...
Feel well soon WS and family. Really enjoying your videos, and in my humble opinion there is no such thing as a mundane project, especially where your shop is concerned. Prayers and positive vibes for your health going up as we speak. Ed
From my family and I to you and yours; we pray for y'all to get over this bug and feel better!
Cody, value is in the eye of the beholder if your family was freezing and you had no fire wood that curly maple would be about as valuable as a few hours of heat to warm your family and you. Don't let people hung up on the material value of something effect your brother it's your shop, your wood, your tools, your time do as you wish and be happy with the result. Best of wishes man always enjoy your videos.
That turned out beautiful. Each piece custom piece adds character that cannot be measured by us looking through the camera.
The maple rack would look even more spectacular with a little bit of oil on it. Would really bring out that grain. As it stands, it still seems to blend in with the plywood.
He will oil it I'm sure, but I think he'll remake some of the plywood units in maple now so he can oil everything when he's done.
toolshell yep, I just used danish oil on some and dang did it pull the grain out!
This ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
toolshell
Agree! Rub some BLO on that and it would look spectacular.
Got to agree some oil will really make it stand out and show how special that rack is
Well, I don't know about anyone else, but I think it is great that you used the curly maple for something that will be front and centre in your shop for many years to come. The shop is really coming together. I am looking forward to see what you do with the window wall and underneath it. All the best.
Beautiful shelf for some beautiful nostalgic and meaningful tools. Keep at it Cody, I think those are deserving of a good place to call home in your shop. Very satisfying watching you make that, seeing that fornster bit in action brought back memories of working in my grandfather's shop with him. Thanks for stirring those up, keep the videos coming.
I found some very nice Stanley/Bailey planes in my dad's shop. The largest is a Bailey #5. Your channel has taught me to preserve,value and respect my fathers old tools now that he's gone.
I'm in the process of doing exactly what you are with the shop, weeding out all the excess tools and giving them away to people who need them. Also putting up a French cleat system, probably across 3 walls. Minimalizing tools that have been acquired over a long period of time is extremely difficult, especially for the tool lover! Great work, keep it up!!!!
Thank you James.
Mr Wranglerstar, I am going to say something that I wasn't allowed to growing up.....some people are just "stupid" and need to just shut up. Negative rudeness is just that. The two brothers that sent you the wood pieces are probably honored to have you use their pieces in your new shop especially showcasing treasured tools and family heirlooms. Enjoy your new organized shop and smile every time you look around at the great gifts from subscribers. You know people send you tools, sometimes family treasures, because they know you will love and respect tools with a past or a story. Hugs & Blessings
There is some kind of a bug going around down here in Texas. Hope you get to feeling better. About which tools to start with, I was told to get the best that you can afford. I kind of followed that over the years and haven't been disappointed too many times. The Maple is great for what ever you want to use it for. It is your shop! Stay warm and I will keep you in my prayes that you all get to feeling good soon.
Thank you Alan.
wife is out of town, so I'm streaming Wranglerstar from my TV tonight!!!
i agree with the price compliment and forums. when i was about 12 i picked up the wood working hobby from my grandfather who is now been deceased for a little over a year. he taught me a good bit about the carpentry and furniture trade. my grandmother on my moms side had a neighbor who was a very successful furniture builder.he had once told me that" it's not the price of the tool that makes the best quality furniture." " it's the best quality in the wood worker." meaning that just because you spend 500.00 on a set of planes means that that they are any better then 200.00 set. now my grandfather had taught me that patience and perfection were the main things that made the best quality in a wood worker.
Sorry to hear the family is under the weather. Get well soon. I concur with you on the maple selection. Those are special items, totally warranting a seat of distinction.
The new plane is a beauty Cody! I'm glad you got lots of use out my grandfathers before moving on to something better!
Who cares what other people think just keep on doing what you do best and enjoy life. Okay just do not do well on the negative enjoy what you do and how you do you teach a lot of people keep doing it.
Thank you!
This is my first comment ever. It seems some of the negative comments are bothering you. I hope this will help balance it out. I love all of you videos. I am getting pretty jealous of you work shop. Well thought out and beautiful job. Jealousy to me is a good thing envy is bad, and where the negative comes from. My jealousy comes from place of respect and admiration. I have watched enough of you videos to know the person you are. The way you treat your son and wife and how you live your life. Is model I look up too. Keep up the great videos and doing what you do. Thank you for being you.
I was at a woodworkers trade show last year, and stepped into the booth of a really fine hand tools company. I wish I could remember the name, something with a V I think. Anyway, they allowed us to test most of their tools on blocks of wood they had setup in the booth. It was amazing. I gained so much respect for quality hand tools. I use a lot of the low end ones such as that older Stanley in this video, and do just fine. However, the difference with the nicer tools is truly incredible. I was in their booth probably for a couple of hours literally just shaving wood, not even making anything specific. It was pure joy to use them. They accomplished what you dream a tool would (e.g. Cuts perfectly, no chipping, skipping, fraying. Smooth). It was as if God reached down and said, "yes, this is possible." But wow, they had a price tag. Little mini spoke shaves for something like $70. Planes for $375. Maybe in my later years. I hope so!
Mrs. W's smile is contagious!
These work shop videos are going to be hard to beat. I'm really enjoying them and I'm sure I'm not the only one. You did a great job all around. I hope everyone feels better soon. It's been a tough year for colds / flu in nj.
Thank you Kevin. On the mend.
Really love that shelf layout you have there,super clean and i may copy this pattern when building my woodshop. I have these videos all saved for reference. Appriecate the work you've shared with us. God bless
I watch almost every video and I know this will sound fan boy but just amazed by all your projects the pride and effort you put in every project and organization is amazing I wish one day I own a homestead that is close to what you have in 2020 which is when I am watching this
Wranglerstar, I have been watching your videos for a while now and really enjoy them. As to the shelf for your braces and hand drills your using the curly maple shows respect for the family history of them and you should ignore what anyone else says. As you said in an earlier video about the piano makers workshop that had sculptures and fine art in it your shop should be pleasing and inspirational to you since you are going to be spending your time there. One other thing, have you considered a cyclone separator for use with your HEPA vac. One like the Dust Deputy might save you from having to replace filters in your shop vac as often.
Two things: 1. I am so impressed with how you both handle bad news and problems in your lives. This wasn't the first time and I've been meaning to make this comment for a while now. Your mailbox was destroyed and the two of you handled it with respect when many times things like that lead to relationship arguments. Cody, you conduct yourself with the utmost class and respect, and that is the measure of a real man. Jack is a lucky young man to have his parents as role models. 2. Does anyone know the audiobook that made a quick appearance in the video? Sounded interesting.
Thankyou for all the awesome videos you are making and I pray y'all get well soon may God Bless Y'all
Just ignore the negativity. Thank you for all the joy, interest, knowledge and inspiration you are giving us :)
Beautiful shelf for tools that mean a lot to you. Love the maple and how the shelf turned out! I am really enjoying the approach of the tool "groups" and making different shelves specific to what you have. It is inspirational to me. Keep up the great work! Hope you and your family feel better soon!
As you organize all your tools, I enjoy remembering the restoration or talk about that you did on each one...
VERY BEAUTIFUL WOOD
Another brilliant video. You've no need to justify using the wood for what you did. It belongs to you and shouldn't concern anyone else. Keep up the good work and get well soon.
Hope y'all are well soon! Love the notion of a video about 12 key tools for woodworking. As for dollars,how about beginner-intermediate-advanced OR value-better-best?
I very much enjoyed this video Cody. Hope your family feels better soon. GOD bless.
Thank you Sheldon.
one of my favorite things about going on a trip and returning is being able to binge on all the videos you've uploaded while i was away.
Goal accomplished!!! 1,000th like!
Nice 👍🏼
Nice work wirh the new shelf. Personally I felt your choice of wood was rather apt and showed a genuine respect for the tools. Quality tools ensconced upon quality wood. It would be quite nice to use different woods for different shelves to feature the wood as well as the tools?
The best tool is a hand-me-down tool. I have some really crappy tools that I inherited that go back 3 generations. They were the low-end models then but have a rich history in all that they have built. So, they get restored and treated well, but used. They say a poor carpenter blames their tools. But, I've seen some of the most amazing stuff my great-grandfather built with his limited budget and the tools he could afford. Love the channel!
I hope you all are feeling better soon. You are Always in my prayers My Friend .
I can think of no better use of such a beautiful material than for it to be there for you to see every day than a noble shelf in your shop. Perhaps the naysayers do not understand how precious those tools are to you.
I pray your family gets well soon.
Appreciate that. Thank you
Cody, please continue to use the materials you want in your projects. By using nicer materials in a "simple" way your are practicing wood working. The shop is looking amazing!
Thank you for another great video and get well soon, Wranglerstars.
I didn't really look at the title that much, just started watching it. wasn't really sure what you were making but when I saw you drill those holes and cut out those notches I thought you were making a curly Maple gun rack and I was so excited. turns out it was a gun rack of sorts, it's a tool rack, guns a tool, braces a tool. it all works, looks fantastic, wish I had one.
It has always amazed me how people judge other people works or what they have when they do their best. Most of the time the people judging can't do any better themselves and don't have any better tools if any. The ones who can do better stay humble about it and maybe give them guidance.
All my best wishes for the 3 of you and your health..... (Jack quit bringing home those stray bugs,,, ya know dad wont let you keep them)
be well all
Cody,
Oil the Drill and Brace shelf/holder and it will really bring out the grain. It will really make it look super special!
Cody hope you and family get well soon!
And I think the maple wood was a good choice for the shelf. I agree that special tools deserve special treatment. It would be nice if all the shelf's could be made with hard woods, but it would be to expensive.
I think that it is your material you can use it how you want. Do your own thing. Love your video's Cody keep them coming. The old man in las vegas, Ron
Cody you can use all types of wood on your shelves so you know how to work with them and what kind of finish to use on them so when you make a project you will have a leg up on it I have been woodworking for 30 years and would have done the same thing .Keep up the good work great videos and most of all God bless you and your family
The bit and brace shelf turned out great!
The curly maple shelf looks great, great way to display your tools!
Pay no mind to the negative Nancys it's not like you had enough to make a gunstock!
I leave a LIKE... before viewing... because I know I will like the video!! Keep it up
hi Mr w , haven't watched your latest one yet,I'm saving it for later but I just had to say that I'm catching up on some of your old videos,and you really cheered me up, the osis survival kit,lol I've never laughed so hard even with my bad chest the happy tears have made my day you really have a great sense of humour and I will surely laugh at that for a long time!!!! genius and I will/can only share this with all of humanity if I can,well done!lol
+Wranglerstar. It is so nice to see your wood shop taking shape and getting organized. It is looking very nice in there. I too am a rookie amateur woodworker like the subscriber you mentioned in this video. I would love to see your take on a proper set of beginners tools. The shop I am setting up is totally "unplugged". As for cost, Please make every effort to keep it as low as possible. We are a homeschooling family of six with one income, and I work as a police sergeant in a moderate size town. Money is tight. My family and I will keep you and your family in our prayers for a full and swift recovery in the coming week.
Thanks, and have a great day.
Thank you so much Shaun. We really appreciate the prayers. Highly recommend buying old and used if you can - cheaper and good quality often. Ask older neighbors too. God Bless.
How about a camera mount with a french cleat?
The way I look at it is it'll stand out more among the plywood shelves. Anyone in your shop will see that shelf and know how much you cherish what's on it. It's more a respect to the items and who they belonged to then to the wood itself, although you are respecting the wood since it is being placed where it can show its difference.
Well done on the shelf! Hope you all feel better!
Hey Cody don't worry about the folks that get on you about your shelf. You have family heirlooms you want display them in a safe nice place. Great job!
Hope you and your family feels better soon!
Wow! That really is the most ultimate wood shop!
More then half my shop tools (Power and Hand), are restored just because I love saving old tools. A reconditioned tool (if done well) has a long life and gives me quality work in return, plus, I know HOW to keep them in good shape. That said, I do own newer tools as well, and spend good money for the best tool that I NEED, for the work I do. Buying a Cadillac where a pick up will do is just wasted money. I LOVE the drill rack, awesome! Built for a lifetime and something to pass down to your son, from you. Use the woods you want, its your project!
That is a great little shelf and with the curly maple, makes it even better. Just wish I could see it with some linseed oil on it, that grain would pop. Keep up the good work.
I like the wood ,I like the finished project 👍