Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Letter Opener with Initial

Here is a set of 27 letter openers. One for each initial and a blank for you to add what ever you like.

After I cut these patterns I use a belt sander to sharpen the blade. Sharpen the blade left and right, front and back. You want a good point to make it easy to enter the envelope.

I have made these for gifts and put them in a wooden box, also made on my scroll saw. The combination of the letter opener in a hand made wooden box makes a nice presentation.

This is another project that can be made from your scrap wood. Never throw wood scraps away. Eventually I'll post a pattern that you can use those scraps for.

These are fairly easy to cut. Use a smaller blade to cut the initials. Some of the initials have very small cuts. They take longer to sharpen than to cut.

Keep on scrollen.

Steve

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