| Project by ShannonRogers | posted 566 days ago | 166 views | 0 times favorited | 7 comments |  |
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I have had this kit for a while and now made it. I decided to innundate my mom with Mother’s day cards and lead off the barrage with this nice letter opener. Simply turned just like a pen on a 7 mm mandrel, sanded to 1500 grit, EEE polish, and two coats of Shellawax friction polished makes a nice shine.
Happy Mother’s day!
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7 comments so far
Dusty56
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posted 566 days ago
absolutely gorgeous !!!!
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trifern
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posted 566 days ago
That’s one beautiful letter opener. I like your wood choice.
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GaryK
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posted 566 days ago
That’s one great looking opener!
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jjohn
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posted 565 days ago
I like it ! Did it come from a kit ?
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jockmike2
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posted 565 days ago
Very pretty, nice finish. I like the shine of the overall project. mike
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Scott Bryan
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posted 565 days ago
This is a beautiful letter opener. Great finish as well.
Thanks for the post.
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brianinpa
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posted 565 days ago
I am convinced. I have been thinking about doing a letter opener and matching pen/pencil set for quite some time. I hope mine turns out as good as yours. Thanks for sharing.
-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.