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I just got the Work Sharp 3000 sharpening system. It is great. Because of it's somewhat light weight, I was having to hold the unit with one hand and sharpen with the other always trying not to tip the thing over. I did not want to bolt it to my work bench, so I built this. It has a stop on the front that keeps it from sliding back on the bench. I also built a drawer for the accessories. There is a dowel on the side to hang the extra glass plate, as I found that I am changing them all of the time and putting it in the drawer was not the best spot. All made from scrap so the overall cost was zero.

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This is a very cool idea, and the cost is EXCELLENT!
 

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cool. i hear these sharpeners are really good. What do you htink?
 

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I am very happy with this. I was amazed at how bad some of the factory grinds were on some of my chisels. This made them square and razor sharp in no time. The highest grit I have is 3600, but they also offer a 6000 and a leather hone kit for a really mirror like finish. The only real disadvantage is the 2" width limitation. I had to sharpen my #7 Plane blade on top by clamping a piece of wood to the blade and moving the blade across the tool rest, worked pretty good, though I am not sure how repeatable it is.
 

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Nice work!

Thanks for the post

Callum
 

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I have been looking at the Work Sharp for a couple months now. I like your idea for mobility and storage of all of the associated supplies.
 

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Great idea on this. I need to build one for my WS. I love the stop on the front and great idea with the dowel to hold the other glass plate.
 

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Worksharp's are great sharpeners!! That is a cool mount! I like the drawer, because there are lots of accessories to the Worksharp 3000!!
 

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good job worksharps are great
 

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Very nice, I just got the WS3000 myself. I'm not sure how I got by without. I redid all my chisels and am amazed with the results.
 

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I was just looking at these at Rockler. They have a deal for the leather hone for free right now. Nice to see what others are doing with this as well. I wish the knife sharpener would work with this and not just the 2000.
 

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Thanks for the tips, I will probably build one of these.
 

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Thought you may like to see my video of the Upgrades I made to the Work Sharp including one that allows you to use Tormek jigs AND how to use cheap buffing compound instead of sandpaper instead of diamond wheels and compounds:

 
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