How To Build A PRO Homeowner Workbench 

I love seeing jack help with projects. I’ve watched him grow up and he’s turning into a nice young man! You and Mrs. W have done a fantastic job raising him!!

Turns out those angle grinder guards come in handy

I appreciate seeing you teach your son practical skills, and also not get upset with him as he learns and processes the information.

Looking nice. One tip that might help. Put the wheels in bags and inside the base under the box. You will never lose them and they won’t be in your way.

The older Jack gets the more that Scandinavian ancestry shows. It's great to see him learning for those of us who didn't grow up being taught this stuff ourselves

As a professional homeowner myself, I always assume jobs will take 3-4x longer than anticipated. That's the only thing I get right on the first try!

Dang Cody running a grinder without a guard gets painful fast. Great job on building the workshop and Jack is doing a great job helping out too.

Cody I hope Your leg is mending well and I pray You are walking soon with no pain! Please be careful. God Bless Y’all! 👍🙏

One of the things I figured over the years when it comes to working areas is to use the U shape organization form, in the office with the desks, in the garage with additional sheds, in the workshop with benches, etc. The caveat is what's the biggest thing that will come through or be placed on the tables. If it's within reach it's more efficient. Cody, next time make it more fun, buy the men some pizza, always make working times special, because at the end of the day it's not about the work, it's about the people! God bless you!

Great seeing Jack helping out! He looks so much like his mom. Nice tool cabinet.

Looks great! You’re fortunate to have Jack and Joriah around to help you with construction projects.

Possible "Can of Worms" alert being opened. We all love the Pro Tips available on this channel from Cody & others. Is it time to allow the boys figure things out for themselves? Making mistakes is all part of the learning process we must have them to learn properly. Hey Cody, go to town and have some ice cream for 4-5 hours w/ Mrs W and Sweetloaf. Then come back and Marvel at what the boys did with their own hands & wits. A good sketch, a few working notes & the proper tools should net fine results. These boys learn things much faster than our generation did. We did not have the Internet, RU-vid and all kinds of fast information Buzz available today. Books, TV & magazines, that's how we learned things 40 years ago. Hummm, Dad slowed me down so much, I finally sent him on the long beer runs so we could get things done with my friends or brothers. Ever heard the term "Helicopter Parents"? Resist that Temptation with great fervor my friend you'll be glad you did and so will the boys. I don't mean to step on your toes at all Cory. Just let the boys have a little rope and see what they can do with what they've learned so far. I hope this doesn't cause any misgivings or flame wars being thrown my way. Im just Advocating that young men need to think for themselves. They won't always have us at their side for everything they have to face. Figuring things out with minimal input from us, boost confidence & self-reliance considerably, as they search for their own independent ways. Great channel content Cody & I hope you heal quickly. Yes, God Bless this family well indeed.

Mighty fine work. Great to see u and your son, giving mutual respect to each other. An it takes patience to teach skills, we all had to start somewhere many too quickly forget this. Well done

Watching you work with Jack and teach him reminds me of when I was growing up and my dad and granddad did that with me. It’s great to see.

It's always the guy on crutches tell everybody else to be safe LOL

God gifted you with an absolutely precious family and amazing friends.

I love how your cat makes an appearance at the start of the build. I'm guessing he thought the box was for him to play with

Wow jacks grown up, been really busy with work for a while, so catching up with some of the videos I’ve missed. Also got to love the honesty. These tasks always take longer than you expect.

You’ve made me and many re-think the garage setup, and I’m willing to say there will be a lot of adjustments made as a result of an inspiring series of videos👌🏼

Jack I'd very fortunate to be able to both spend time with you, but more importantly, you are having to opportunity to teach him important life skills. All the best to both of you and your entire family God Bless JB

I liked your idea of the work bench and cabinets in the back corner there. Good solid use of a dead space. Sure it’s not centred to the shop but it’s for small jobs and fine finicky work. Majority of the other work will be out of your roller cart else where in the shop. Great video and I’m looking forward to seeing the end result.

I must be learning some skills after so many years of watching your videos. After seeing the caster's mounting points I was saying out loud, (without regard for time travel) "Wait, its not going to fit on the kick plate" Sorry you had to put in the extra work, but I tried to tell you......... Great to see Jack participating.

I like watching jack do all the skilled labor and you Mr Wranglerstar do the grunt labor. That’s how it is for me and my dad now but he doesn’t have a broken leg hahah! Cheers tho love seeing the shop come together!

Been following you since year dot. I've allways been lovin Mrs Wraglerstar. More please Cody. Ma'am.

Don't know if it would make a difference but I have blocks cut under my rolling cabinets that are just slightly higher than the castors. I find leaving them on the wheels means they wiggle about too much but want to be able change it back easily so I leave the castors on and use a jack to lift the cabinet up so I can remove the blocks

I know, safety sally and all, but as a professional home owner, I think it's best to put the protective cover on the grinder, even if they are annoying. I almost lost a finger because of it. The disc broke and a piece got stuck in a finger between two parts of the same bone. I still feel it when it gets cold and it was 15 years ago. The reason the disk went like this is probably side load or too much pressure. It happens, but can also cause the disk to snap, throwing parts around which doesn't make anyone happy. Best method, for me at least, in this case would be to cut it close to the ground with a thin disk like that, then grab a flappy disk and sand it down so it's flush to the ground. If you have those of course. But you got to do what you got to do. That wooden box under the workbench is a great looking idea and it looks really nice painted like that. Thanks for making this wholesome channel. Bless you.

👍👍 Reminds me of helping my father and that’s how I learned to build properly and solid use the right tools and fasteners . Jack , whatever your father says is good to go pal . Dads can be rough sometimes but it s part of life and learning . I’m sure you know this . Lol, last vid I saw you guys were cutting down trees and you grew like 2 feet. Time flies fellas . Please say a prayer for my sister everyone . She’s having surgery and I just feel it helps and always have because who’s name do people say when they need someone most ? Right 👍👍😊

The small w in HOMEOwNER all ways gets me. I think is Cody typing different small letters like a spy ring hiding info in plane sight haha.

When doing wire repairs on a pair or group of wires with crimps, try offsetting the cut on each wire, by the size of the crimp. When you’re all done, the finished product will look cleaner than a group of crimps bunched together in one spot.

Still no brakes on the forklift I see! Lol love the shop projects!

Glad to see that I’m not the only one that has things not go according to plan.

With your help and guidance and getting Jack involved in joining in on more projects. I believe he will turn out to possess the knowledge of being a professional homeowner. Before he ever owns a house. Doing the trivial things instinctively like how to properly find and mark the center on projects . How to check proper level and plum on a wall . And building a base accordingly the first time. As always I've enjoyed watching.

No Guard on that grinder. Could lead to a disaster or lost fingers if really unfortunate. But most important you can direct the flow of sparks with the guard. Nice videos i like them keep on having fun in a safe way.

Best video in a while, especially the safety stuff and the kids. Hope you’re healing up well.

Always good to have young help!!

Literally going to make one this weekend. Thanks for the ideas

I love how safety is always the priority. These videos are incredibly awesome.

Seeing jack helping you out is wholesome, it feels right 👍🏻. Keep the project going brother, is more than nice 🙂👍🏻

You have a wonderful boy there, Cody. Huzzah for parenting that does the job.

cant wait to see the end result, looks great! great colour too!

Looks great! Loved the wristwatch check too!

Nice job. Looks good can’t wait to see the rest.

Been using those 3M peltors for years for sure the best ones to get

I like to use female concrete anchors. If you want to move or take something out you are left with basically flush nuts on the floor.

I have a nice Mac box (68” macsimizer I believe) at home but I don’t think I could bring myself to take the wheels off however, the old Waterloo box I keep my machinist, and transmission tools in that I’ve had forever with 2 drawers, a big cabinet and a top box mated to a workbench would be ideal for the ol’ home shop

Nicely done. I look forward to seeing the finished big picture as i’m having trouble visualizing the space. Bring on tomorrow.

Thanks for link for earmuffs. Was going to ask, but already there. With tinnitus, I'm always looking for good earmuffs. Big db reduction not always effective if it doesn't cover and seal well. Ordered, thanks.

Cody, look into LDTs for anchoring things. Large Diameter Tapcons. You can back them out of you choose to move something later on

Thanks Jack!

Counter space is one spec I don't want to skimp out on for whatever reason when I built mine I was, oh 12feet would work. Ended up with a total of 25feet. I then got a call from a good friend of mine who owns a old biker bar and asked if I could come down for two weeks to help renovate the bar and at the end I was given his old 16ft long 1/4" thick steel counter top and man its just amazing to have in my shop much better than the plywood I used still miss the endless amount of counter space but dang is it solid.

Jack is a lovely young Man!! All the best for your family!! Love your channel, brother!!

G'day, It's good to see that you play by the big boy rules and have removed the guard from your grinder. Now why was that fence put there anyway???

Tht little SDS will run circles around a traditional hammer drill you will love it

Nicely done!

The Lobby at us so cute. Her reflection in the tool box was “a moment in time”.

Looks great!

Thanks Jack

Good to see father and son working together.

I think he’s correct about the as much when things are on blocks, I’ve seen a earth quake knock a house on blocks over. As well a fork lift not able to stop knocking over stuff just like that on blocks barely 7 inches high,

I just sharpens a masonry bit on my Drill Doctor model 250, yes old nice and sharp.

Thanks to Jack. Looking well.

I love how Jack is always willing to help you out even when he might not want to 👍😁

Looks good.

It's incredible young Jack is becoming a young man so quickly! Glad he was there to lend a hand

So far so good

Nice job!

2:38 you should let your grinder get up to speed before cutting

Well done gents! 😃🐶👍🏾

That was nice!

Job well done

You and Jack work well together.

3:03. Sweet gaurd on the grinder...

A PRO TIP FOR YA. When drilling the holes for concrete wedge anchors, drill the hole a bit deeper than you will need and if and when you ever need to cut the anchor off like in this video, you simply cut off flush and now you have room to drive the rest down into the concrete and patch over the hole with epoxy or cement.

For the first minute of this, Jack looks like a Gopnik. I kept expecting him to squat down on his heels. That doesn't happen until 3'50". Life of Boris would be proud.

My wife and I are expecting our first child Which has turned out to be twins. I can only hope they turn out like your kids. Love when you show how you teach them.

Nice job, Jack.

Honestly, as Jack has started filling out, he's kinda got that model look going. Somebody get that boy a contract.

Can’t wait to see how it comes along! Surprised to see you buying that dewalt rotohammer. Thought you were team red now😂😂😂 Also it’s small because you got the atomic model which is Dewalt’s compact tool line. And as always, thanks for the awesome vids Mr. W

8:12 "just yeet it out" 😂

Poll: Will Cody finally be satisfied with the layout of his shop at the end of this series?

8:13 I believe the proper term is "yoink"

What would you do next time? A: check the bottom of the item you plan to mount, so you are able to build the stand to the right specifications. Thanks for your videos. I’m a novice and learn a ton from you.

well done

After having my left knee replaced I'm interested in that knee pad. I tried to play it back slow so I can catch the name but I just couldn't get it. If you could provide that it would be greatly appreciated!

Haha... "no, I won't WANT to say that." In other words it working the first time is much more important than being right! Good man!

Jack looks excited to be helping. 😂

Did I miss an episode when you introduced the SnapOn toolbox featured in this video!!! Would love to know what model that is… Longtime follower. Love your stuff.

Great to see you guys working together. How's the leg coming along? Cody, which Milwaukee drill do you have? I'm in the market for a Milwaukee drill, not an impact, not a rotary hammer drill, a drill with the small hammer drill. Cheers!

Knowing there is at the least one young man like jack in this world gives me hope for the future. ✌🏽 & ❤️

Safety Sally's absence is noted. Sometimes those deflector shields of the grinders are helpful. Sometimes.

2:50. Shoulda worn gloves, safety Steve over here. That’s how you got in this mess in the first place! Can’t wait to see how it turns out Cody. Fast healing!

Everytime Mr wranglerstar you're with your jack I can't help but think of all the first hand lessons he's being able to learn, and us aswell 👍👏👍 God bless! 🙏

Those fibers were a warning that you should have had gloves on already but more importantly, to stop you from hitting the cord.

Sweetloaf is growing right up! Before long she'll be the same age jack was when this video adventure began.

What does a pro home owner do now that there is no more newspapers? I went to spray paint a part the other day and realized that I don’t have anything to put under it to protect my garage floor or driveway. Luckily my neighbor just bought a fridge, so I cut up the box.

Great shop workstation idea!

You can always count on the sweetloaf to add some comedic relief

Even on "Craigslist marketplace" (boomer!) I dread to think what that huge cabinet cost. It's absolutely gorgeous

Cody, what do you think the ideal shop size is for a professional homeowner? 40x60? 60x80? Thanks.

Looks good but I think it's better to leave the wheels on to keep it mobile. For that matter I'm going to be reorganizing my own professional homeowner's garage and part of that is adding more storage. I've recently realized that I'm on the wrong side of 50 and oddly enough everything seems to be getting heavier...I'm also guessing this is only going to get worse going forward so I'm leaning towards getting much smaller boxes that will wheel under work benches and out again to the projects. For those of us without a forklift it's easier to move and transport tool boxes that weigh 100lbs rather than 900lbs. Just my own 2 cents about making things usable as you age.