ripleycopa Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 I worked in the shop on Black Friday and decided to do do a version of my standard Leaf Letter Opener. I used an 18 inch long piece of 3/8 inch round stock, segemented a leaf and stem on one end and then used the horn to make a blade on the other. After bending and twisting to shape I power wire brushed the piece and brass brushed the leaf. The finished piece was sprayed with a clear acrylic coating to retard rust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccustomknives Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Cool piece. I spent my black Friday black smithing too. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camero68 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Pretty letter opener! Like the look and the finish. Love the leaf accent. Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Pretty nice opener, a little tweaking and polish (I don't mean shine it up polish) and you'll have a very marketable item. I've found letter openers to be popular sale items at demos, especially if you can make them fast enough to sell it warm from the fire. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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