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Dusty56 posted a project on Business card Holders.

Bob # 2 posted a jig on making Business Card holders like Dusty designed.

The making of Business cards didn't strike my todo mind until Bob posted his. I thought that would be great for 4 of my children who work in jobs that require Business Cards.

So I started out with some of my Gloat Wood. pieces of wood.


It's some Maple Burl Lumber

I cut a couple of pieces off the end of the board and then resawed it into 1/2" thick pieces. I then thickness sanded them to get then smooth on both sides. It ran anywhere from 3/8 to 7/16 thick. I stopped sanding each piece when it became smooth.

I then random orbital sanded them to get rid of the scratch pattern from the thickness sander.


I finished the pieces with sprayed 2lb Shellac and after about 6 coats I lightly sanded with 400 grit and then French Polished about 10 sessions.

I used Painters Tape to mark the drill locations on the bottom of the pieces. That kept me from having pencil marks on the finished wood.


The holes were drilled and the card holders were screwed in place.


I didn't cut the corners of the blanks like Bob and Dusty. I used a mini router bit set to cut the molding edges. The edge cut was only done on the three sides that were cut on the saw. The bark seems to be holding great.


The spouses of the gift receivers will get a pen.

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wow these came out really good ! beautiful figure and very thoughtful gift
 

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Nice Job Karson. They all look great.
 

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Cool Idea Karson they look super.
 

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Nice use of bits! ;0)
 

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these look great karson ,

something personal for all the kids .

well done !
 

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Very original Karson.
You have a really good eye for esthetics.

Bob
 

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They look great! Very clear description as well.
 

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Wow, working in an office environment, I should try my luck with a few of those. These came out really nice!!!
 

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Thanks for the comments guys. I hope that they are well received. We are having our family Christmas time on the weekend after New Years.

It does give more time for getting presents.
 

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Very creative, Karson. These look great.
 

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Cool use of scrap… lol
Really very nice mate…!!
 

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Karson, excellent job, elegant.
 

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Fantastic! Love the live edge on the burl. It really makes these stunning.

Keep it up.

Scrappy
 

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Those are beautiful and so original , Karson ! Thanks for mentioning my project here : )
 

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Hi Karson;

Great looking card holders.

Lee
 

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Karson,
Very nice job on the card holders. practical, usefull and I'm sure they were well received. I'm envious of the extended period of time you have in order to complete your gifts-LOL.

Sincerely,
Ken McGinnis
 

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Nicely done. Bringing one for show and tell?
 

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Alright, for the record, I am officially jealous! Why couldn't I have thought of this!!!!!!
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These are absolutely Gorgeous!!

My hat's off to you, Karson.

Lew
 

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oh i like those karson…just beautiful….so what your sayin is i still have a chance for a present from you until the weekend after new years…..yippie…
 
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