| Project by BreakingBoardom | posted 08-02-2011 08:03 AM | 6258 views | 27 times favorited | 9 comments |  |
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So, I’ve had these finished for a while but just never got around to posting them. They are business card holders based off a design from a magazine article (in Wood Magazine I think). I changed the dimensions a little so they could also fit wallet sized photos as well. I also changed the construction a little to get the color contrast I wanted. The one in the fifth pic was the first one I made. A prototype if you will. It’s smaller than the rest cause I followed the plans exactly on this to get the build down first and then made my changes for the others. And when I completed these, I didn’t have a bandsaw, so I resawed everything on my table saw. Also paid extra attention while cutting the many small pieces on my table saw. Everything turned out ok for the most part.
Pic 1: All four together
Pic 2: Koa and Curly Maple accents. I actually carry wallet pics of my daughter in this one.
Pic 3: Curly Maple and Paduak accents.
Pic 4: Curly Maple with Koa accents. An inversion to Pic 2.
Pic 5: This is all Cherry. My prototype.
Pic 6: This is the Koa one opened to display a business card.
All were finished with some Shellac and then Deft Spray on Lacquer. They measure about 4.25” L x 3” W x .375” T except for the Cherry one which is slightly smaller. All will fit easily in a shirt pocket. All questions or comments are welcomed. Thanks for looking!
-- Matt - http://breakingboardom.wordpress.com/
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degoose
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#1 posted 08-02-2011 08:48 AM
Something else to look at… maybe to add to the range…
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#2 posted 08-02-2011 10:08 AM
Nice job, looks great.
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Sheila Landry (scrollgirl)
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#3 posted 08-02-2011 04:15 PM
These are so beautiful! I used to have one like this and I lost it when I moved. :( Do you ever sell them?
Sheila
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AkBob
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#4 posted 08-02-2011 04:31 PM
Sweet!
BreakingBoardom
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#5 posted 08-02-2011 04:56 PM
Thanks guys. And Sheila, like I said, I made the one in pic two for myself, but the others I made because it was easier to make a few at once. The Cherry one doesn’t meet my standards of something I’d sell, so I’d probably keep it or give it away. I was thinking about selling the 2 Curly Maple ones though. Just not sure how. Considered maybe on Etsy or something. Any suggestions?
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Shrub
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#6 posted 08-02-2011 07:14 PM
Very nice. Added it to my favorites. Love the curly maple
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#7 posted 08-07-2011 10:01 PM
Nice choice of wood and finished nicely as well.
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#8 posted 12-01-2011 10:45 PM
Matt, I like those holders, I just did a couple myself but a bit different then yours, one has already sold, made them out of Spalted Hackberry. Actually these came for a failed bandsaw box. :)
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BreakingBoardom
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#9 posted 12-01-2011 11:03 PM
Blackie – I like that Spalted Hackberry. Pretty cool stuff. And you didn’t so much as fail on a bandsaw box as take an unusual way to prepare your stock for these. lol.
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