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Project by schwingding posted 705 days ago 520 views 0 times favorited 9 comments Add to Favorites Watch

My family plays secret santa instead of giving everyone a gift. There’ll probably be 20 or more people involved tomorrow night, and it is a lot of fun. We have a $15 maximum on the gift, so I’m OK, the lumber probably didn’t cost two bucks. Won’t be much of a secret, but what the heck..

Inside is one of my custom letter openers.

-- Just another woodworker


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MsDebbieP

14174 posts in 1059 days


posted 705 days ago

how wonderful.
Lucky recipient!!!!
box and letter opener are both so beautiful

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

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kjwoodworking

202 posts in 785 days


posted 705 days ago

Good looking gift. I would be happy if I received something like that.

I like the secret Santa idea and think whoever gets it will be lucky.

-- Kirk H. -- http://www.kjwoodworking.com

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Karson

25806 posts in 1299 days


posted 705 days ago

Great gift. Nice job on it.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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TreeBones

1557 posts in 922 days


posted 705 days ago

Very nice. Is that Walnut and Maple?

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3 http://www.portablesawmill.biz/concrete/

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Critterman

546 posts in 708 days


posted 705 days ago

That lid is awesome, how did you get that color???

-- Jim Hallada, Chesterfield, VA

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schwingding

122 posts in 724 days


posted 704 days ago

Thank you everybody. Yes, it is walnut and maple. Jim, the top was done as follows:

First it was dyed with a brown mahogany color, then almost all sanded off. Then it was dyed with a dark red mahogany, then nearly all sanded off. Finally , it was dyed with a lemon yellow, then partly sanded off. Then it was oiled (Watco), then shellac’d, then sprayed with lacquer. I used Transtint water soluble dyes.

-- Just another woodworker

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dustynewt

450 posts in 761 days


posted 704 days ago

Beautiful box. Merry Christmas.

-- Please visit me at http://dustynewt.com

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Krisztian

89 posts in 798 days


posted 704 days ago

Nice gift and beautiful box!

-- Krisztian VA My website: www.vacarpentry.com

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schwingding

122 posts in 724 days


posted 690 days ago

As the game turned out, my 90 year old grandmom had the first pick, which meant that she also had the last steal of the game. She walked around the room looking at all of the gifts everyone had, and snatched my little wooden box right out of the hands of one of her grand daughters! It was pretty funny, and also an honor. Must be nice to be 90 and not give a crap about who you pi*s off.

-- Just another woodworker

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