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Title: Letter Opener #44 modified
Post by: EIEIO on March 08, 2013, 10:16:19 pm

This started as Steve Good's Letter Opener #44. It's a nice pattern and calls for 1/4" lumber. I had a small piece of 1/4" thick Zebra Wood (I think that's what it is). When it was done, it felt too light and too thin in the hand. I added 1/4" red oak planks to each side of the handle to give it more of a knife feel. The Zebra makes a nice full tang, and the oak is a good contrast. The planks were stack cut using a part of the scroll from the original pattern. Maybe next time I'll put initials instead.

Title: Re: Letter Opener #44 modified
Post by: Tomsunnu on March 08, 2013, 10:30:12 pm

Nice modification,looks very nice .
Mahendra

Title: Re: Letter Opener #44 modified
Post by: wombatie on March 09, 2013, 04:33:03 am

Look good, well done.

Marg

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Post by: saggioculo on March 09, 2013, 06:19:59 am

Very cool.  Love it!

Title: Re: Letter Opener #44 modified
Post by: Keefie on March 09, 2013, 06:59:43 am

great looking letter opener

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Post by: Russ C on March 09, 2013, 07:23:24 am

Great job, nick work. Thanks for sharing.  :)

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Post by: newfie on March 09, 2013, 07:33:33 am

looks nice thanks for sharing

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Post by: frankorona on March 09, 2013, 07:34:55 am

A very original modification, your work looks great, thanks for sharing.

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Post by: smitty0312 on March 09, 2013, 07:40:56 am

Looks great, nice work, thanks for sharing.

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Post by: jrpeteo on March 09, 2013, 10:07:37 am

Nice work on the opener, I like the thicker handle. I wonder if TSA would allow that on a commercial flight...
Pete

Title: Re: Letter Opener #44 modified
Post by: DWSudekum on March 09, 2013, 10:11:10 am

Very nicely done.  I like the changes and the woods you have used.  Thanks for sharing this with us.

DW

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Post by: Al W on March 09, 2013, 10:42:03 am

 I like it.  I would round the edges on the handle, but that is just me.  Thanks for sharing with us.

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Post by: Marcellarius on March 09, 2013, 11:01:17 am

awesome job.
really like the color scheme/ wood choice.

Title: Re: Letter Opener #44 modified
Post by: EIEIO on March 09, 2013, 11:24:11 am

JRP - sorry but the blade is 120mm long. TSA limit is 60mm. Maybe drop the pattern to 1/2 scale? ;)

Title: Re: Letter Opener #44 modified
Post by: Marshall on March 11, 2013, 07:45:48 pm

God job , nice addition too ..