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Recently I have developed a profitable little sideline business – hand carved letter openers. Very hard dense tropical woods carve best, and produce the sharpest edges as well. Cocobolo and Katalox are my favorites woods for this.
Nobody has ever seen letter openers like this, and they get scooped right up as quickly as I can make them (under an hour). This may have been the only original thing I’ve ever come up with.
-- Just another woodworker
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Blake
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posted 715 days ago
I love the contrasting stripes in the second one. You are right, I’ve never seen anything like it.
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oscorner
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posted 715 days ago
Very unique design! I’m glad that you found a market for them.
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MsDebbieP
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posted 715 days ago
now wouldn’t these look gorgeous sitting on a desk… very elegant.
Love the lines of them.
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Andy
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posted 715 days ago
Beautiful design and well executed.Nicely done is an understatement.
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blackcherry
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posted 714 days ago
Use it to open up a letter from the patient office…Blkcherry
Grumpy
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posted 712 days ago
Great design, very fine lines.
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