| Project by BrianK | posted 25 days ago | 221 views | 0 times favorited | 7 comments |  |
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Hey LJs! Thanks for stopping by. I wanted to show off this giftset I did several months ago. This is a trio set of a pen, letter opener, and magnifying glass I made for my brother-in-law who was returning from Iraq. All 3 items are made of purpleheart. The blanks I used for this project were truly representative of purpleheart – deep purple color with predictable straight grain patterns. Brushed plated kits were purchased from Woodcraft.
-- Brian
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darryl
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posted 25 days ago
nice looking set.
any thoughts on how you plan to package them?
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a1Jim
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posted 25 days ago
good job and pretty wood
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
drfixit
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posted 25 days ago
Beautiful, Love purpleheart myself, building a jewelry box with purpleheart and aspen right now.
-- I can fix ANYTHING!.... Wheres the duct tape?
huff
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posted 25 days ago
Welcome to Lumber Jocks and thanks to your brother in law for his service. That’s a great looking gift set. Very well done.
-- John @ Myrtle Beach
BrianK
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posted 25 days ago
darryl – yea made a presentation box with fit foam. Wasn’t great but it worked.
jim – thank you.
dr fixit – I’m with you, I love working with purpleheart.
huff – thank you. He is a Lieutenant Colonel out of Ft Stewart. 3 tours in Iraq, 1 in Kuwait, and 1 in Afghanistan. Don’t have to look to hard for a hero in this family.
-- Brian
wwnovice
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posted 24 days ago
Brian, Nice job on the set. I think the purpleheart goes well with the satin silver. May I ask where you got the letter opener kit?
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GHaugen
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posted 23 days ago
Beautiful Set! It will be cherished!!
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