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It's far from my # 1 request … some even say they're outdated.

When you look up "clipboard" online … all of the articles are about copying & pasting. There's a desire for a clipboard to be on smartphones. Everybody's talking about how to use your clipboard.

But no one is asking how much paper they can hold.

In this case, the rated capacity is either 1" or 1/2".

I certainly don't know how to use it with your smartphone, though.

Clipboards are made in 3 sizes: notepad, letter or legal size. Finished thickness of the board is approximately 1/4".

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Pretty cool patterns! I hope they will not band over time due only 6mm tickness.
 

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I sourced both styles of clips through Amazon.com. There are other sources out there, but Amazon beat them on price once I wanted to start buying several at a time.
 

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Thanks for the source. I work in an office with a forester, and once I saw your clipboard, I realized that he needs one similar to that.
 

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At one of the shows I had a food vendor ask me if I had one. I've never made them but I knew of another woodworker who had them so I referred them over. Those are very nice. Don't know if there is a demand to make some for my area.
 

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There isn't much demand, honestly, but I do enjoy making them. As I redesign my booth for 2017, I know that they will fight for shelf space … not sure if I'll be able to keep displaying them or not. I do have about a dozen more clips in the cabinet, so there is that. Maybe they'll only be at some shows. Time will tell!
 

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What is the shiny yellow ish wood in the middle? The two strips that seem to 'glow' the most??
 

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Very nice clipboards. I will find some wood and make one for the shop. Thanks.
 

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Nice they look so much better than the regular one we have all used.
 

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What is the shiny yellow ish wood in the middle? The two strips that seem to glow the most??

- danielhoer
It's yellowheart, from Brazil. When the wood is cut in the right direction, it can fluoresce in a powerful way.
 

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I made a couple cheese slicers from yellowheart and purpleheart and they were the first two snapped up. Yellowheart was a great wood to work and can add some brilliance on a design like that. Like any of those exotics, I wouldn't use too much but they are lovely with the right companion woods.
 

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Call me old fashioned, or technologically backward, but I like these kinds of clipboards much better than the electronic kind. :) Great job, I love the colors and patterns they would go really well with my wooden briefcase and wooden pens (not made by me - my skills are not that advanced). Thanks for sharing.
 

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Beautiful designs. How do you attach the clips to the wood?

Barbara
 

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Beautiful designs. How do you attach the clips to the wood?
I use simple rivets, that I sourced from Amazon.

It can be a bit of a challenge to open the 1" clips, hold them in place and then secure the rivet … I discovered that using a small quick release clamp to hold the clip open while I was closing the rivet gave me the 3rd hand required.
 

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My first question was also about the yellow wood. It looks awesome. It really sticks out. I have some yellow heart but it doesn't shine like that. Great work.
 

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A good looking clipboard would be a great thing to use, well done!
 
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