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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.
-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
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Dan'um Style
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#1 posted 1269 days ago
wow these came out really good ! beautiful figure and very thoughtful gift
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cabinetmaster
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#2 posted 1269 days ago
Nice Job Karson. They all look great.
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a1Jim
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#3 posted 1269 days ago
Cool Idea Karson they look super.
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jack1
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#4 posted 1269 days ago
Nice use of bits! ;0)
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#5 posted 1269 days ago
these look great karson ,
something personal for all the kids .
well done !
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Bob #2
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#6 posted 1269 days ago
Very original Karson.
You have a really good eye for esthetics.
Bob
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#7 posted 1269 days ago
They look great! Very clear description as well.
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#8 posted 1269 days ago
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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Karson
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#9 posted 1269 days ago
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.
-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
CharlieM1958
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#10 posted 1269 days ago
Very creative, Karson. These look great.
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degoose
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#11 posted 1269 days ago
Cool use of scrap… lol
Really very nice mate…!!
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#12 posted 1269 days ago
Karson, excellent job, elegant.
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scrappy
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#13 posted 1269 days ago
Fantastic! Love the live edge on the burl. It really makes these stunning.
Keep it up.
Scrappy
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#14 posted 1269 days ago
Those are beautiful and so original , Karson ! Thanks for mentioning my project here : )
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#15 posted 1269 days ago
Hi Karson;
Great looking card holders.
Lee
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