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Letter opener

Project by schwingding posted 715 days ago 661 views 0 times favorited 6 comments Add to Favorites Watch

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

2760 posts in 770 days


posted 715 days ago

I love the contrasting stripes in the second one. You are right, I’ve never seen anything like it.

-- Check out my new website! http://www.blakeweberwoodworking.com

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oscorner

4572 posts in 1207 days


posted 715 days ago

Very unique design! I’m glad that you found a market for them.

-- Jesus is Lord!

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MsDebbieP

14160 posts in 1057 days


posted 715 days ago

now wouldn’t these look gorgeous sitting on a desk… very elegant.
Love the lines of them.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Andy

571 posts in 804 days


posted 715 days ago

Beautiful design and well executed.Nicely done is an understatement.

-- " If I can make it,so can you" Andy in Oregon

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blackcherry

730 posts in 719 days


posted 714 days ago

Use it to open up a letter from the patient office…Blkcherry

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Grumpy

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posted 712 days ago

Great design, very fine lines.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

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