What's something you made that you're most proud of?

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• regedit@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  When my son was born, we needed something to keep him contained in the family room and safe if we needed to step away to get something, etc. This could also be used as a barrier if anyone brought dogs or what have you. I didn’t want plastic barriers and was into woodworking, having made a few things, so I decided to try to make one of those hanging barn door type of gates for the room, complete with wheels for rolling on the carpet and a latch to close it. The hardware to slide the gate was purchased, but the gate itself, the wood used to make it, was cut and put together by me. I think the final product was one of the best things I ever made.

  Modifications made since installation include:

  • A harder plastic strip along the track wheels at the top to prevent wear from rolling.
  • 3D printed TPU (squishy) caps for the door hardware, which prevented the kid from doing a header into them and walking away with more than just a bump.
  • A latch to keep the gate closed, which couldn’t be opened except from the other side, which the kid could not do initially.

  picture of the barn door about 90% complete

  a picture of the barn door showing the wall it slides down

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• Nemo@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  This whole house, and the yard around it. It was extremely run-down when we bought it, and while it still needs work, it’s shaping up to a fine home.

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• xylogx@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  When my daughter was in kindergarten I helped her make a bird feeder from a milk jug and some chop sticks for her science project. Not sure what she got on that project, but I do know it ignited a life-long love of birds, nature and the outdoors. Nothing could make me prouder.

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  • owenfromcanada@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Awesome! My oldest is 3 and I get a ton of satisfaction seeing her develop her own personality and interests.

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• owenfromcanada@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  Mine is a documentary.

  I do some graphic design and videography stuff on the side, but I had an opportunity to do a half-hour long documentary project. I wrote the script, parsed a bunch of raw footage, record voice overs, did some animation–it was a culmination of a bunch of small things that I’ve learned over the years that felt really good to produce something that felt big.

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