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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 thing I made that I was proud of.
Back in Jr high, 9th grade, I made hanging lamp for my mom for Mother's Day. It was made from mahogany and had 8 sides. Four of them were this gold opaque pieces of plastic. It looked really nice and is hanging in my living room 51 years later.
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What's the first thing your built that made you proud
I am proud of the desk that I made for my grandsons. The finish I applied came out better than expected
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First trying I built that made me proud.
I was 15 or 16 and was given a pair of Klipsch 10" stadium speakers. I wanted to build cabinets for them but had no clue. Mom was no help since most of her crafting was simple tackroom blanket and saddle racks. I asked my high school shop instructor if he'd help even though I want taking a class with him at the time. So weekends we planned and salvaged pallet wood in his garage shop. He showed me how to mill the wood and join it. I used those speakers for 20 years before giving them to a young person in the military. To me that was the beginning of a lifelong love for engineering and creating.
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