You Never Forget Your First Time...

building the roof on our new woodshed with lumber from our sawmill
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[@bob5817]

Your grandson will tell the stories to his grandkids. No one truly dies until your stories are no longer told. You are blessed.

[@nrobinson7951]

Hi Brock, time spent with children is always good, they grow so fast. I remember my grandpa showing me how to drive a nail. Blessings

[@johnpope4464]

That's the the signs of a good helper knowing what's needed before it's ask for.

[@BENNHENDRICKS33]

This is my favorite content of yours watching how you teach your grandson is wholesome stuff KZbin needs more of it. I’m going to be building a shed and a separate lean to off my shop so I’m watching closely.

[@wildbill23c]

Sadly KZbin likes to block out a lot of content involving kids...its as if they don't want people to show anything related to teaching kids anything.

[@RobertBrothersJr-dc7nr]

Very well said Brock. It’s not about getting things done that really counts in the end. It’s the time and effort we put into our children and grandchildren that really matters. Thanks for another great video.

[@wildbill23c]

Exactly. Think my grandfather thought the same...although for most of my life my grandfather was retired, so he wasn't in any hurry to get anything done LOL. Learned so much from my grandparents, and a lot of stuff I wish I had paid more attention to now that they're gone. When you are little you really don't pay attention to much, later on you realize how much you missed learning.

[@davidhuffine5084]

Good to teach them when they are young . Good memories . Thanks for sharing , Brock .

[@wavewalker3634]

Great video Brock! We are so proud of both our son's! They were very helpful to us with projects we were working on when they were growing up. They both have a wonderful work ethics about them. They are very helpful when I need a hand around the house as I have gotten older. Mainly with the big projects, we have two wonderful grandson's. They are very energetic helpful when they are around. Great memories 😊.

[@anthonyg6924]

Projects don't end. Time with the kids does. Good choice ❤.

[@tonywilliamitis2421]

I am loving the philosophical discussions. They are making me think. Keep up the great videos!

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Well, you’re gonna love me tomorrow then or hate me. It’s a humdinger.

[@rfb7117]

Brock great stories and a REALLY great attitude on life. Bob

[@InKohouts627]

Sometimes its hard to slow down but we'll never regret that times with them.

[@RayBroadhurst]

Thanks Brock. I’m 60 and I didn’t know the sideways hammer trick!!!

[@mragentblue]

Your head is in the right place......Right there next to your heart!

[@marvindiamonjr.9631]

I'm glad I watched this video. After seventy years, I just found out that you can pull a nail with a hammer by pulling sideways on the handle. I was a diesel mechanic for about half of my life, but I did make money during layoffs by building houses. My jobs required a lot of hand work and it showed. I had Popeye hands and forearms. I guess the reason I never figured this technique out myself is that there wasn't a nail I couldn't pull the normal way. But now, at seventy, I sometimes have to work at it a little harder and this little bit of information might turn out to be valuable. I've always thought that when a man stops learning, it's time to die. Looks like I'm going to live at least one more day. It's great that you take the time to teach your grandkids. It's even better that you share that with all of us. We just might learn something, too.

[@jacklabloom635]

Brock, you are making good memories with your grandchildren. My two youngest grandchildren are with me this weekend. I was nine years old, when my dad showed me how to drive a nail. He died of cancer a few months later. I still have his wooden tool box, with a leather strap for carrying it over his shoulder. He built the tool box in the early 1950s, I have his handsaw, brace and bit, a square, and one really small wood plane. It is about four inches long and an inch and a quarter wide. He also had larger wood planes.

[@alaskanhomesteading]

I really love your comments at the end about teaching young folks how to drive a nail, and I think you're 100% spot on. I look back with great fondness on the memories of learning from my father and grandfather, whatever it was. They taught me so much when it comes to using tools and working on engines and cars, and those skills have stayed with me my whole life. Sometimes someone will ask me how I know how to do something like fix this or that, or build this or that, and the reality is half the time I don't even really know. All those lessons thirty and forty years ago just turned into what I call "mechanical intuition" now. How do you know how hard to tighten a bolt when you're doing it by hand? Well, you break and strip a bunch of them when you're learning and you get a feel for it. And eventually it's somewhat intuitive. Thanks for teaching your grandkids, and all of us.

[@dustdevl1043]

Your grandson did a right fine job. It looks like you bought an Estwing, my hammer looked like that, years ago. I like mine.

[@charlesperry1051]

Making memories with your grandkids is priceless. I remember spending summers with my Papaw. This was the 1970s and they did not have running water. We carried water from a well and they had an outhouse. I fondly remember the summer he bought me, and my younger brother, a pair of bibbed overalls and our own hoe! He cut the handles of the hoes short so they fit us. We spent the summer hoeing corn and thought it was the best fun ever! We were spending time with our grandfather. I would give anything to have that hoe now.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks for sharing

[@Cowboy_Steve]

Howdy Brock! Hell by this time next year you won't even remember how long it took to build the shed. But for the rest of his life, your grandson will remember building it with grandpa. I think it was a perfect investment of your time. It ain't the destination, it's the journey. Well done brother, well done. 🤠

[@Necro9901]

Great video. ❤

[@nickcooper3412]

Great little carpenter ya got there Brock!

[@toddcaskey9984]

411 , I am , great job working with your grandson , I think he made u work quicker prob lol , I think it's better that your teaching your grandson, that's real work . Great job as always . Todd

[@wildbill23c]

I remember those days out helping grandpa, whatever grandpa was doing I was helping with it. Sadly my grandfather passed away this past January at 94 years old. Its a huge loss. My mom passed away in 2018, and my grandfather swore he would outlive his kids, he wasn't far off....both of my uncles aren't in that great of health either. Letting your grandson out there helping you will instill so much in his mind when he gets older. He will never forget it. The only thing I would caution on, the railroad ties have creosote in them, try to keep your grandson away from that stuff, it can cause skin irritation, and a rash. Well, your grandson is getting a good start, learning to use a hammer at 7 years old. I went over to my aunt and uncle's place a few years ago to help one of my cousins get started installing one of those snap together laminate floors...needless to say it was more of a hey Will can you install this flooring because my cousin never did help....his 2 boys helped me more than their dad ever did. However, I wasn't prepared for everything I had to teach 2 teenage boys. I told them to go get a hammer and some pry bars and start removing the base boards. They got the tools but kind of just stood there and I initially started to get mad and tell them to get started...caught myself luckily and asked what they were waiting for....the youngest (13yo) says well I have no idea how to use a hammer or pry bar....the oldest (14yo) said the same...I was kind of caught off guard with that one....I said you are joking right, both said no, dad never taught us to use tools....oh well guess you are learning today boys. Slowed me down for a bit, but honestly, that was the greatest time I'd spent with my 2 youngest cousins...it made me appreciate my grandparents even more teaching me all the stuff I know....the 2 boys not only learned hammers and pry bars, I taught them to read a tape measure, use a miter saw, hand saw, sander....all within a weekend....Their dad was pretty useless, those 2 boys don't exist unless their parents want slave labor, then suddenly they remember the kids, otherwise they didn't have much in the way of actual parents, my aunt and uncle and myself pretty much raised them. Love them to death, oldest graduated this past May, the youngest hopefully (fingers crossed) graduates next year.

[@TheRustyGarageandHomestead]

Wood shed is coming along nicely.

[@jerrykelly7052]

yes I remember doing that and I used to go to work with my dad

[@johngersna3263]

Good morning Brock. When we're raising our kids it's sometimes hard to spend the time that we would like to because of work and time constraints. But it's of the utmost importance to spend as much time as possible with our grandchildren. Don't get me wrong, we spent a lot of time with our kids but what you'll remember most is the time with the grandkids. When we raise our kids everybody is in a hurry for one reason or another but when we are able to spend time with our grandkids things a able to slow down considerably. Your woodshed will be there for years but your memories with your kids and grandkids will last forever. God bless and have a wonderful day.👍👍🙂

[@phillyfathead]

It’s supposed to be about family at all cost make the memories!!😁

[@keithmaggard9024]

I have always built on a budget there is never enough money

[@matthewbennett4496]

I really enjoyed your message today

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks

[@tfudge210]

Making memories for a lifetime! I grew up on a farm and my dad and I did our own repairs and construction and we’re the family handymen, so I have all the memories of working with my dad and grandfathers and I will always cherish those. Later on growing up I got in the boy scouts and when it came time to build birdhouses and wooden toolboxes the troop came to our house and just used what we had readily available to us and made those things and I never thought anything of it but when my friends saw we had so many tools and my parents just let me grab a saw and go with it or pick up a hammer and nails and use it with no issues they didn’t know what to do. It really shows how different some households are. As a kid that knew how to do these things on my own I got some respect from my peers and that was huge for me as a normally quiet outsider. Let your grandkids ‘build the heck out of it” as much as you can, you may be making more of an impact on their life than you realize.

[@SL54321]

Looks like your grandson is getting the hang of it. That said, if he’s gonna follow grandpa’s “18 nails per board” style, he’s gonna be there for weeks….😅

[@joekelley1014]

Time spent with grandchildren is important! They won't forget it and you won't either. Time goes by tooooooo fast, then it is gone.

[@nickcooper3412]

You were the dad I had hoped to be someday, Brock. Good job!

[@henrythurman]

people need to be thankful that they have the opportunity. to be around grandkids and your children. Instead of asking why they were taking to heaven.so take care kids and grandkids.

[@gregorygordineer22]

Family time, great stuff. Band of brothers and sisters 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@reneedickerson4489]

❤😊❤😊 memories

[@ScrewdriverTUNING]

Family time I love it .!!! Great work. Those hurricane ties are not meant to be the main supports. I would have done tow nails then hurricane tie as backup. It’s a Wood shed should be good.!! How much snow/wind do you get yearly ?

[@AaronTurnwald]

Good stuff Brock

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks

[@berthongo8531]

My boys always complained when I would drag them with me to do something, like fix a leaky faucet or install an electrical outlet. Now that they're grown, they've thanked me for doing that. My daughter? Didn't care about it then and doesn't care about it now. She either waits for me to visit her or she hires someone for things like that.

[@willems3acrefarmstead]

I have a good friend of mine who does that with a screw driver, but instead of using a screw driver nowadays, he uses a fixed blade knife or bowie knife to do that with. For as long as i have known him, he has done that while you are standing and talking to him. He will flip the knife around, catch it by the handle and quickly throw it to the ground to stick it into the ground, just like your uncle did with the screw driver. As far as i know, he has not yet stabbed himself while doing it.

[@keithmaggard9024]

Priorities

[@johnhelbig7110]

My grandsons live about 700 miles from me in two different directions. I do miss the investment you are able to put into yours.

[@jefffrancis6824]

👀👀