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Business Card Holder batch run

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Business Card Holder batch run Business Card Holder batch run Business Card Holder batch run Click the pictures to enlarge them

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 here….

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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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?

-- http://foldingrule.blogspot.com

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DAN

3501 posts in 521 days


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

-- ..... art for lifes sake ... danwalters@lumberjocks.com

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Douglas Bordner

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posted 394 days ago

Great!

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

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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/

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Dorje

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posted 394 days ago

Those are really nice looking little card holders Dan!

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

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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

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

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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.

-- Coffee is best with a fine layer of sawdust on top. -- http://www.north40custom.com

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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

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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

-- ..... art for lifes sake ... danwalters@lumberjocks.com

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CharlieM1958

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posted 394 days ago

Great project idea, and superbly done.

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

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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

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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

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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.

-- ..... art for lifes sake ... danwalters@lumberjocks.com

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miles125

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posted 394 days ago

Those are looking good Dan!

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

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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

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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

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DAN

3501 posts in 521 days


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.

Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

-- ..... art for lifes sake ... danwalters@lumberjocks.com

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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

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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

-- So Much Wood - So Little Time! --

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Jon3

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posted 393 days ago

Is there a blog/custlist/plan on building these someplace?

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Peter O

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posted 393 days ago

This is a plan from Wood Magazine

-- Coffee is best with a fine layer of sawdust on top. -- http://www.north40custom.com

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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)

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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

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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.

-- ..... art for lifes sake ... danwalters@lumberjocks.com

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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! :)

-- Coffee is best with a fine layer of sawdust on top. -- http://www.north40custom.com

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DAN

3501 posts in 521 days


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

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