Wooden Business Cards

wow! love the idea blake, you don’t mind if i steal that idea ‘n use it down here in socal do ya? i don’t think i’d be taking any of ur business =) lol where’d you order the stamp? they came out great!

Be sure to keep them in a termite proof container…unless, of course, you want business from termites…as long as they have cash.

-- /\/\/\ BarryW /\/\/\ Stay so busy you don't have time to die.

Really neat – great idea. I haven’t done that but I have made quite a few ‘greetings’ postcards from wood. Used one in a magazine competition draw and won!

-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business. http://www.folksy.com/shops/TreeGems

cool idea….

-- Todd, Oak Ridge, TN, Hello my name is Todd and I'm a Toolholic, I bought my last tool 10 days, no 4 days, oh heck I bought a tool on the way here! †

Nice business card!

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

Neat!

-- I'm a wood magician... I can turn fine lumber into firewood before your very eyes! - http://www.woodworkersguide.com

This is a nice idea, Blake. This is certainly a unique way of advertising your business and, with the number of cards you made, it looks like you are not planning on quitting any time soon. :)

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

I hope this “kindles” some business. <grin>

A friend of mine makes Shaker furniture.
He uses printed clothespins as business.
The Shaker’s invented the clothes pin.

-- Randy, Rustic Artisan, a family tradition. (No PM's - auto-deleted.) - "I am a seeker, not a follower."

Great idea Blake. Looks cool.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

They look fantasitic, but how many can you carry in your wallet? :-)

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Totally Cool!!

it’s a winner!!!!

-- Thos. Angle

For those that want a pre-made wood card, here’s a source, but not as nice as Blakes’s:

Lee Valley

-- Randy, Rustic Artisan, a family tradition. (No PM's - auto-deleted.) - "I am a seeker, not a follower."

Nice card Blake
Here’s another way for the cheap guy like me.
I use “Sanply-4” Veneer, it’s very thin and flexible with a foil layer that gives it strength.
I cut sheets to 8 1/2×11 then run them thru my printer.
A couple quick coats of lacquer, thin so it doesn’t run the ink.

Nice job Blake.

It reminds me of a wood sculptor by the name of D. Bill from Danvers,IL. When I purchased a piece of his, he handed me a wooden business card. Just a slice of wood, hand written, that said “D. Bill.”

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

Blake, Great idea. Cool concept.

CtL

-- Chris L. "Don't Dream it, Be it."

bently, what’s your source for the “Sanply-4” Veneer? Is it something sold at a lot of lumberyards around? Never heard of it, and it’s hard to find a good sources of rarer things online sometimes. Anyone else have any input on materials they’ve used/would use for this?

Hello Chris,
http://www.jacaranda.com/thisisjacaranda.html
Look under products.

thanks for the quick response bently! Are they still in business though? don’t see any way to order and I emailed the only address on their Contact Us page and it bounced back =(. If you know some of the distributors that might work too. Thanks again, love the name too btw…sounds Rich, just the way your projects look =)

The product is still around. I will look into it tommorrow at work and will let you know of a distributor.
I think there is a company named McKillican that carries it but I will double check for sure.

Pretty cool Blake!

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

I’ve been wanting to do some of these. Lee Valley actually sells maple vaneer already cut to business card size.

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=32820&cat=1,250,43217

-- "At its best, life is completely unpredictable." - Christopher Walken

Thanks for the link, I’ve never seen that before. Maybe I won’t make my own blanks next time. Those are a great deal.

-- Check out my new website! http://www.blakeweberwoodworking.com

where did you order the stamp?

-- Jess