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Martin Luther King Walnut and Cherry
Sanded to 400 grit
finished with Seadlac Shellac
batch cut enough pieces for 50 card holders.
finished 7 today and have 17 others glued and sanded to 80 grit.
10 hours shop labor to get them this far. All down hill from hereā¦.
tools used:
tablesaw
bandsaw
drill press
planer
drum sander
6×89 edge sander
4×36 belta sander
random orbital
see blog entry for more info and sketchup model ;;; link”
see this project to read about the Martin Luther King lumber link
see this link to see another jocks card holders that were my inspiration ;;;; link
-- ..... art for lifes sake ... danwalters@lumberjocks.com
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26 comments so far
David
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posted 395 days ago
Dan -
These are really nice! They should be very sucessful.
BTW your links don’t work . . .
Are you selling them on EBay?
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DAN
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posted 395 days ago
Fixed the links
Thinking about selling the first one on ebay for the Save the Children Fund Raiser.
Will give away a most of them as gifts and see where its goes from there
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Douglas Bordner
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posted 394 days ago
Great!
-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.
cajunpen
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posted 394 days ago
Nice work Dan. Hope you get a bunch of money for the one you put on ebay for the Save The Children Fund Raiser. Great cause.
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
Dorje
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posted 394 days ago
Those are really nice looking little card holders Dan!
-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA
Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 394 days ago
Just like Henry Ford, it’s a production line.
Now why didn’t I think of that?
Nice job Dan!
Don’t give them to collegues, or you’ll end up with someone’s cards for sure.
Lee
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Peter O
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posted 394 days ago
Looking good Dan! And being able to produce them quickly makes them a great gift item. Thanks for sharing the project with us.
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Thos. Angle
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posted 394 days ago
Those are really neat, Dan. We all need some small products to sell.
So, you work for P & W? Years ago, I got my pilot’s ticket by twisting wrenches on P & W 600’s stuck on the front of Ag-Cats. Exciting times.
-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon
DAN
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posted 394 days ago
Worked for PW for three years, but have twenty-five+ yrs with UTC. Twenty yrs with Sundstrand and Carrier divisions.
Attached is a link to more photos: link
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CharlieM1958
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posted 394 days ago
Great project idea, and superbly done.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
jpw1995
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posted 394 days ago
Those turned out great, Dan! Now you’ve given me the itch to go out and make some more!
-- JP, Shelbyville, KY
Bill
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posted 394 days ago
Nice work Dan. It looks like you have one more item to add to your eBay sales.
What did you do to make the “hinge” for the lid?
-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com
DAN
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posted 394 days ago
Bill
Went to a local hobby shop and bought 1/16 brass rod. good price too. four 36 inch rods for under 6 bucks.
Thanks JP for all your help !
Greatful for all the nice comments !
Will ship one tomorrow as a gift to one of my best repeat customers Merridee.
Finished another commision frame for her.
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miles125
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posted 394 days ago
Those are looking good Dan!
-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""
Brad_Nailor
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posted 394 days ago
Real nice Dan..who ever gets one as a gift will love it!
-- Women love me.....trees fear me
Thos. Angle
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posted 394 days ago
I just looked at your link to PhotoBucket. You’ re really getttin good with SketchUp. I’m impressed
-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon
DAN
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posted 394 days ago
sketchup is a really cool tool.
still have a long way to go to get good with it.
seems like I discover something new everytime I use it.
With a laptop it is fun to multi-task … , watch tv, surf lj’s and cook up models with sketchup.
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TomFran
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posted 394 days ago
Those are really nice card holders Dan. I’m sure they will be a big hit with their recipients. Great work.
-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28
knothead
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posted 394 days ago
Hey there! Great little card holders…...gotta put them on my list of things to do
“Pratt & Whitney”?
Aviation related? Just curious
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Jon3
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posted 393 days ago
Is there a blog/custlist/plan on building these someplace?
Peter O
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posted 393 days ago
This is a plan from Wood Magazine
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mot
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posted 393 days ago
Nice one again, Dan!
-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)
DAN
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posted 393 days ago
Thanks everyone ! it is a fun project, but its not over yet. I fine sanded the first 7 on my 4×36 belt sander. Ordered some 180 and 240 sanding belts for my 6×89. should speed things up a bit.
When I get one ready for the Save the Children fund drive will post another project with all the sites bells and whistles.
-- ..... art for lifes sake ... danwalters@lumberjocks.com
DAN
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posted 393 days ago
Forgot to say … yes the cases are inspired by the Wood magazine plan, but not the same. I used it as an outline, but did not use any of the methods transcribed. No router was used and the dimensions are a bit different. Edges are handformed on the belt sander. More of a hand crafted look.
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Peter O
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posted 393 days ago
Dan – any chance you could post a list of your process steps for us? Photos and dimensioned plans are optional! :)
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DAN
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posted 393 days ago
Will work on the dimensioned plans and take some more photos. I’ve taken a few, make a blog etc: keep-in-mind that some my methods my be the only way to make things etc. For example I made a small custom sled specific to this job for the table saw etc. took mabe twenty minutes and will be thrown away when done with it etc.
pep talk: Rhino glue is what I used. it cures real quick and enables working quickly, jumping from one operation to another and then back again.
-- ..... art for lifes sake ... danwalters@lumberjocks.com