FreeStuff Drawing: Sharpening Kits, Nov 1. 2006

[Aaron Koehl]

FreeStuff donated by SMC member, John Carmona

Note: You must be a registered SawmillCreek member to win!
Winner will have 48 hours to post in this thread to claim his/her prize, if selected.

John, from SharpeningSupplies.com (http://www.sharpeningsupplies.com), has graciously donated TWO great woodworking sharpening kits.

FreeStuff #1
The first is the Woodworking Essentials Kit (http://www.sharpeningsupplies.com/Woodworking-Essentials-Sharpening-Kit-P47C18.aspx) with an 8" DMT Diamond Stone with stone holder, and an 8" Norton Water Stone. From the site:

This kit is a great starting point for the beginning woodworker to start sharpening. We designed this kit to offer top quality components that are well matched for basic woodworking sharpening needs. The kit contains a 8” DMT® Duosharp® Plus Coarse/Fine stone and a Norton 4000/8000 combination waterstone. The combination of stones is ideally suited for woodworking because it takes advantage of the best attributes of both the diamond stones and waterstones.
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FreeStuff #2
The second is what he terms the Ultimate Woodworking Kit (http://www.sharpeningsupplies.com/Ultimate-Woodworking-Sharpening-Kit-P86C18.aspx). It features ONE 10" DMT Diamond Stone with stone holder, and TWO 8" Norton Water Stones, with a value of $221.90. From the above link:

This woodworking sharpening kit will serve as a complete sharpening system for many years. We’ve found this to be the ultimate combination for keeping chisels and plane blades sharp. This kit contains the ultimate matched set of stones. The grits progress nicely from one grit to the next to speed up the process of sharpening. Since all the stones use water, the cleanup is fast and easy. In addition, the diamond stone is flat and stays flat. It also allows you to use easily maintain a flat surface on the softer water stones.
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Please visit John's site (http://www.sharpeningsupplies.com) and let's give him some thanks for donating such great products to two lucky members!



Winners:
2006-11-01: Woodworking Essentials Kit - Damien Falgoust
2006-11-10: Ultimate Woodworking Kit - Richard Jones

[Rob Bodenschatz]

Am I the first? Cool.

Nice site you've got there. Thanks for the donation.

[John Strait]

John, thanks for doing this. I like your site, especially the part where you give advice on what you have found to work the best.

[Jim Hill]

John,

I agree, thanks!

Jim

[Bruce Volden]

This will be great to win!!! Maybe I can get rid of the sandpaper/glass thing now?


Bruce

[Dave Ray]

Thanks John, for your donation. I like your site, good info here

[Scott Donley]

Very, very cool, thanks John. Do you want my address now :o

[Dennis Peacock]

Thanks for the donation John.!!!!! Now....let's see. I could use one of those. Pick Me. Quick.!!! Pick ME!!!! :D

[John Schreiber]

Thanks for the donation.

[John Shuk]

Thanks John. Now if I can win I'll really be thankful.

[Jack Ferrell]

John, that's very nice of you and you have an excellent site.

[Hoa Dinh]

I think it's gonna be me.

The only tickets I've even won are parking tickets :mad:

[Sam Chambers]

A very generous donation. Thanks, John!

[JayStPeter]

Funny, I had just found and explored that site before swinging by the creek. Seems like a good place to pick up some sharpening stones.

[Craig Walls]

Well, Greetings all....I'm new to this forum and have learned alot in the last two days just reading posts. Coincidentally, I was also just on the Shapening site. Very nice and thank you, John for your generosity. My situation is that I have purchased many things with blades in the last year and a half and they are just now starting to need attention (especially the chisels) so I've decided that the next woodworking "technique" I learn will be how to sharpen everything I own. I look forward to reading more from everyone here.

[Phil Winn]

Great donation John!
Phil

[Norman Hitt]

Super Donation, John. Thanks for your Generosity. Great site you have there too.

[Brent Grooms]

Thanks for the donation John. One of my co-workers would really appreciate it if I won so he wouldnt have to help me sharpen my blades anymore.:rolleyes:

[Brian Hale]

COOL STUFF John!!

Thanks!

Brian :)

[CORY FETZER]

thanks for the donation john

[John Carmona]

Thanks for your generous words. I'm very happy to make a donation to the SMC members. I look forward to sending the kits out.

John

[Steve Clardy]

Thanks for the donation John

[Lou Morrissette]

John,

Thanks for the donation. I liked your sight very much.

Lou

[John Miliunas]

Thanks for your generous words. I'm very happy to make a donation to the SMC members. I look forward to sending the kits out.

John

First, thank you, John, for the awesome contribution! :)
Second, the rest of you "dreamers" can just fo-get-a-bout it...I'm due for a WIN on one of these! :D
Lastly, where in WI are you located, John? Do you also operate retail or is it strictly Internet? :confused:

Thanks again! :) :cool:

[Mark Rios]

Thanks very much from me as well. We haven't had a drawing in a while and this is very nice.

You Da Man, John!

[Dave Sweeney]

Very generous John, thank you. http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_32_10.gif

[Erik C. Hammarlund]

heh. last time I tried to do a "real" flattening of a smallish plane blade, I looked the other way and sliced a deep gouge in my thumb. Clearly I have the wrong equipment as it can't be MY fault, right?.... :)

fortunately (or not) it was so damn sharp by that point i hardly felt it (at first). So i bled all over the place till I noticed and almost gave my wife a heart attack.

heh.
that'll teach me!

It's incredibly nice of you to contribute. Thanks again!

[Neil Lamens]

Great........Thanks John!!!! count me in.

[Ron Robinson]

Sign me up!

Ron Robinson

[Lori Kleinberg]

Thanks John, sounds like great prizes.

[Terry L. Hudgens]

Would love to have them.
Thanks

[Jeff Cybulski]

John, thanks for the donation. Can't wait to win!

[Rick Levine]

This is one item I don't have for my new shop, yet!

[Ron Jones near Indy]

Thanks for the donation John. Your generosity is appreciated!

[Greg Salata]

Thanks for your generous donation..

GS

[Al Willits]

Gotta say thanks for the donation, and far be it from me to say I should will, but it'd make sharpening them chisels a lot easier than using the die grinder I have been using....:)

Remember, its be kind to a newbie month...

Once again thanks, and nice site, will have to keep that in mind, just in case I don't win.:D

Al

[John Kendall]

Am I too late??:eek:

[Ken Mutch]

Reeeeel nice I must admit :D

[Ed Lang]

WOW, all kinds of nice stuff being given away!

Merry Christmas early.

[Jerry Zelt]

John:

Thanks for doing this.

Jerry

[Jack Dickey]

Hey , yeah , be nice to newbie month ..
Only wish I weren't as I would have liked to have found this place years ago ..
Other than that , just send me both outfits ..
Either way win or lose , it's a great thing for you to do ..
Jack

[Tyler Howell]

Real nice.
Thanks John.

[Rick Gibson]

You are going to make a couple guys happy Thanks John.

[Rick Gibson]

John, I just checked your site and saw you do not currently ship to Canada. If you ever decide to use the U.S. Postal Service, UPS hits us with "surprise" huge brokerage charges. There was a thread on this in one of the Canadian WW forums recently, one guy bought a $30 item and UPS hit him with a $50 brokerage fee.

[Sam Blanchard]

That's a GR8 looking site and I will explore when I have more time.
Who knows? Maybe even I could learn better sharpening techniques. I know my tools could use 'em!
Thx for your generous donation;)

[richard poitras]

Count Me In Thanks

[Alain Tellier]

Thanks John for doing this.

Sign me Up then!

[Jerry Strojny]

Very nice website John.

Thanks for the chance to get some "free stuff"!:D

My chisels and planes have never been shappened.....ever. I really need 1 of these prizes......please pick me....please. OK, sounding pathetic now. Can't wait to find out who wins.

[paul aubin]

dull my chisels they would need sharpening....looking forward to the day the 1 year old energy can be put to use cleaning the shop

[Jim Hinze]

Wow... wonderfull donation.... I could use some new stones :D

[Mike Henderson]

Thanks for the donation, John.

Mike

[Mike Null]

Thanks for the very nice donations. Something I could definitley put to good use.

[Michael Panis]

Thanks for the donation (and hope I win :rolleyes:)

[Wayne Watling]

I'm sure I could put those to good use on my set of 2 Cherries chisels...thanks and excellent donation.

[Ron Blaise]

It would be very nice to win either one. Thanks John ;)

[Guy Germaine]

Me! Me! Me! I need sharp things! :D

[Stan Krupowies]

Thanks John, I could really use a set of sharpening stones.

[Todd Hyman]

Thanks John

[Scott M]

and thanks for your generosity!

[Rennie Heuer]

and thanks for your generosity!
Ditto and Ditto!

[Archie Sullivan]

Thanks John!

[Mike Peace]

Thanks for the donation, John.

Mike Peace

[Jack Norfleet]

Thank you John!

I just bought a DuoSharp and really like it. When I win this one, it will fill out my collection nicely. :D

[Ford Beardsley]

Thanks for the donation.

Ford

[Allen Laughlin]

I just joined SMC today. Pretty cool stuff. Big Thanks to John for the donation.

[Robert Mickley]

Thanks John, maybe I'll win something I could use!!!

[Christopher Stahl]

Thanks for the donation!

[Jon Eckels]

Please count me in if it's not too late.

And many thanks to John for donating. :)

[Craig Coney]

nice website John.

[Corey Hallagan]

Just noticed this. Very cool and thanks for donating John!

Corey

[Joe Jensen]

Beginners luck? I could really use a new sharpening kit. Thanks for the donation...joe

[Paul Atwood]

Excellent website, there's always more to learn about sharpening.
Never sharp enough.
Thanks for the generous donation.

Woody

[Blaine Harrison]

Count me in! I'm always interested in new sharpening materials. Don't have any diamond stones!

Blaine

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Very generous of you John! Thanks!

[Aaron Koehl]

I have received a number of inquiries, and in case nobody noticed, I drew two names yesterday morning! (see the first post)

[Mark Rios]

WTG Damien and Jim. WooooHooooo!!!!

[Damien Falgoust]

Am I too late?

By which I mean, what do I need to do to get this stuff?

Also: groovy.

ETA: I should really say "groovy, thanks" first and then ask about what I need to do, right? It's early, my ettiquette lobe isn't fully firing yet.

[Paul Libby]

Thanks John, very generous

[Aaron Koehl]

Am I too late?

By which I mean, what do I need to do to get this stuff?

Also: groovy.

ETA: I should really say "groovy, thanks" first and then ask about what I need to do, right? It's early, my ettiquette lobe isn't fully firing yet.
Just PM me your shipping address

[Tony Falotico]

Did Jim Tobias ever claim his winnings ?? If not, will there be another drawing?
Or did I miss something?

[Aaron Koehl]

Nope, just drew another name-- Richard Jones.

[Richard Jones]

Wow, thanks so much to John Carmona and Sharpening Supplies for his generosity. I really look forward to using the kit.

And thanks to SMC, a great place to be...........

Richard Jones
Rice, VA

[Damien Falgoust]

Got the stones today -- nifty package. I think that little stone stand is going to be handy.

Thanks again.

[Roy Bennett]

Thanks for the chance to win!

[Christopher Hunter]

I'm in
thanks for the donation
--Chris

[Richard Jones]

I was fortunate enough to win the Ultimate Sharpening Kit from John at Sharpening Supplies last weekend. Yesterday, Big Brown had dropped off a nice box of goodies, Christmas in November………..

I received a BIG DMT diamond stone, used for initial sharpening/shaping bevel, etc. Also, a DMT stone holder/base was included. Two BIG Norton waterstones, one a 1000, and one a 4000/8000 combo stone, both in a really nice case that is also used as a sharpening station/stone base.

I am very pleased with the quality of all of these items, no junk here, just first class workmanship and pride in what you do. And, I received this in just a few days after the drawing. I have no ties to John or his company, but suffice it to say that should the need arise, he certainly gets my business. Sure is nice to deal with a dependable and top rate company that carries “the good stuff.”

Thanks again, John, and my thanks to SMC.

Richard Jones
Rice, VA

[Don Bullock]

I was fortunate enough to win the Ultimate Sharpening Kit from John at Sharpening Supplies last weekend. Yesterday, Big Brown had dropped off a nice box of goodies, Christmas in November………..

I received a BIG DMT diamond stone, used for initial sharpening/shaping bevel, etc. Also, a DMT stone holder/base was included. Two BIG Norton waterstones, one a 1000, and one a 4000/8000 combo stone, both in a really nice case that is also used as a sharpening station/stone base.

I am very pleased with the quality of all of these items, no junk here, just first class workmanship and pride in what you do. And, I received this in just a few days after the drawing. I have no ties to John or his company, but suffice it to say that should the need arise, he certainly gets my business. Sure is nice to deal with a dependable and top rate company that carries “the good stuff.”

Thanks again, John, and my thanks to SMC.

Richard Jones
Rice, VA

Thanks for the information. As someone who is just getting back into woodworking, I'll need all the input like this that I can get. John's site does look good. It's very informative. Now that I know the quality is good as well it's a place for me to bookmark and visit when I'm ready for sharpening equipment.

[William Fourness]

We here at Penn's Woods would be happy to start helping with donations free stuff drawing. We got lots of nice wood turning stock here we would be happy to donate to help get more of this salvaged material turned instead of rotting away in the woods or being burned as firewood. Just point me in the right directions and we'll be more then happy to help out.

Thanks
William A. Fourness
Penn's Woods

[Jackie Outten]

William,

Please send a private message to Keith Outten. He will take care of it for you.

Jackie Outten

[glenn bradley]

Am I too late?

[Keith Outten]

Glenn,

Sorry your too late for this drawing but we have a full set of Bowclamps, a bunch of Kreg jigs and stuff and it sounds like we may be getting a donation from Penn's Woods very soon :)

Keep a close eye on the FreStuff Forum it is about to become very active :rolleyes:

[John Miliunas]

Glenn,

Sorry your too late for this drawing but we have a full set of Bowclamps, a bunch of Kreg jigs and stuff and it sounds like we may be getting a donation from Penn's Woods very soon :)

Keep a close eye on the FreStuff Forum it is about to become very active :rolleyes:

Ahem....'Scuse me, Keith but, I'm kinda' thinking those BowClamps have MY name on them! :D (Hey, I can dream, can't I???:o ) :cool: