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💪 What’s the First Thing You Built That Made You Proud?
Most of us remember that project: the one that made you step back and think, “Yeah… I built that.” 👉 This week’s challenge: Create a new post in the community showing (or describing) the first project you built that truly made you proud, and tell us what made it special. How to participate: • Create a NEW POST (please don’t comment on this thread) • Share the project and why it mattered to you • Photos are welcome, but not required 🏆 Prize: $100 Sawinery Gift Card 📣 Winner announced: December 29 📍 Open to U.S. customers only (for now) Comments on this post are turned off — entries must be posted in the community to be counted. P.S. Bonus points if you comment on other members’ challenge posts as well!
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SharpMate - Sawinery Sharpening Jig Reviews and How to Use
I struggled for years, trying to work with planes and chisels that were only "factory sharp," which isn't sharp at all. Sharpening them wasn’t a lesson my dad passed on to me and it turned out that I didn’t have anyone else to do so either. First, I started "freehand" sharpening them by hand, with nearly disastrous results. Since that didn't work, I eventually bought one of those sharpening jigs with a wheel on the bottom. While better, the end result was that the angled portion of my blades, where you sharpen them, ended up with a whole bunch of different “facets,” from a lack of consistent angle setup. It worked... sort of. Then I found our sharpening jig, and that changed everything for me. Now I've got planes and chisels sharp enough to take shavings off of Ebony with. That may just sound like braggadocio, but the reason we're carrying this sharpening jig, is that it's the best thing I've found. I'm so sure you'll be as impressed with it as I am, that I'm offering our Skool community a $20 coupon for the jig. Just use the coupon SKOOL20 on checkout. Plus we give you a lifetime warranty and free shipping. Attached a video showing exactly how to use the sharpening jig + some reviews from existing customers below. Check out the sharpening jig here: https://www.sawinery.net/products/plane-chisel-sharpening-system Happy Woodworking!
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The first project I made that I am proud of.
About 20 years ago when I first started working with wood I built this game table complete with game board, table, chairs, picture frames and lighted shelf.
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Nested end tables
This was my first attempt to build “nice” furniture suitable for a living room. My daughter asked me to make her a pair of nested end tables. All I had for a design was a picture she downloaded off of the internet. I wanted to use some oak I had on hand that was rough cut at 1” thick and 8” wide. I milled it to about 3/4” thick and 7” wide. Then I doubled it up to get the desired thickness and joined 3 boards abreast to get the dimensions I needed. As a result each side and top consisted of 6 boards. I cut a mitered butt joint to bring all the pieces together. X 4. I finished with a stain and polyurethane to protect the wood from her young children. The result were 2 beautiful sets of nested end tables.
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What's the first thing you built that made you proud?
The first project that really made me feel like I "got there" in my wood working was a porch swing. A late request changed it from a swing to a bench. Not one screw but 64 mortis and tenons.
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