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Marshall

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Gothic Letter Opener
« on: December 29, 2010, 06:25:07 pm »
Made about six of these for Christmas presents & they were a big hit too , made of 1/4" Walnut and of course they were soaked in Lemon over-night and taken out to dry for several days { Pictured here doesn't have a finished coat on it } . I did put several coats of clear spray Lacquer on them , I made 2 more today and they too are soaking in lemon oil .the Lemon oil in my book adds so much luster it un-real what it does to the wood , Any comments are welcome .....I didn't want to forget that this pattern came from Steve Good's web-site ..... :)
« Last Edit: December 29, 2010, 06:28:16 pm by Marshall »

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Re: Gothic Letter Opener
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2010, 06:38:01 pm »
That came out very nice!

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Re: Gothic Letter Opener
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2010, 06:57:04 pm »
Very NICE, Marshall!

Welcome back! haven't seen you in a while!

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Re: Gothic Letter Opener
« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2010, 07:00:01 pm »
Thanks Graybeard glad to be back , just been busy at work , and out in the shop some .............

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Re: Gothic Letter Opener
« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2010, 07:01:09 pm »
Very nice Marshall! Nice to see you without you Helmet on!
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Re: Gothic Letter Opener
« Reply #5 on: December 29, 2010, 07:08:12 pm »
I think I will get out the tripod and do me a new picture too!

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Re: Gothic Letter Opener
« Reply #6 on: December 29, 2010, 08:11:55 pm »
Nice job, I like it. Nice to have you posting again.  :)
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Re: Gothic Letter Opener
« Reply #7 on: December 29, 2010, 10:53:27 pm »
I made some of these but I used 1/8th" BB. I made some out of 1/4" but I thought they were too thick. Has anyone else tried 1/8"?
Which one works better for you?

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« Reply #8 on: December 30, 2010, 12:04:30 am »
I made some of these but I used 1/8th" BB. I made some out of 1/4" but I thought they were too thick. Has anyone else tried 1/8"?
Which one works better for you?
 Tom I've also made others that I got the patterns out of  ScrollSaw Woodworking & Crafts Magazine and they said to use 1/4" hard woods - but not a heavy grain woods like Oak -which can break easily . Woods like Walnut - Mahogany- Cherry - Maple and also Spanish Cedar .

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Re: Gothic Letter Opener
« Reply #9 on: December 30, 2010, 01:21:58 am »
looks nice! i like the walnut wood!
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Re: Gothic Letter Opener
« Reply #10 on: December 30, 2010, 04:37:49 am »
Very nice!
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Re: Gothic Letter Opener
« Reply #11 on: December 30, 2010, 07:01:33 am »
Looks great!

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Re: Gothic Letter Opener
« Reply #12 on: December 30, 2010, 02:38:38 pm »
a very good job you did, looks greate.

 

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