Rustic letter opener

[SteveNelson46]

An easy one day project. Getting the right thickness on the blade was a bit challenging but still a lot of fun to make. This one is hard Maple.

Here is a link to the file if anyone would like to cut it themselves.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kj0UwK ... sp=sharing

[Daniel S]

Thanks Steve,
My wife is always looking for a better letter opener. Thanks for doing the hard work of designing.
Dan

[SteveNelson46]

If anyone decides to make one be sure to check all bit speeds and feed rates. I set them rather conservatively but may still exceed the limitations of some machines. Also, I didn't use any roughing toolpaths. It would have extend the cut times and I really don't think it needed any.

[Holzarbeiter]

Steve, thank you for sharing your talent and files. Its always nice to see your wonderful work,
You can bet I will cut one of these!

[scotttarnor]

That looks really nice! Thank you for sharing!

[TomWS]

Here is a link to the file if anyone would like to cut it themselves.

Very nice looking opener! Thank you for sharing, but can it be converted to VCarve Pro?

[SteveNelson46]

Here is a link to the file if anyone would like to cut it themselves.

Very nice looking opener! Thank you for sharing, but can it be converted to VCarve Pro?

If I saved it as a VCarve file Aspire will strip all of the components and leave only the vectors. I suppose the components could be saved as a 2-sided .stl and then imported into VCarve but there would still be quite a bit of work positioning, creating tabs and toolpathing. I don't have VCarve Pro to experiment with so I guess the short answer is no.

[TomWS]

Steve, thanks for explaining. I understand.

[SteveNelson46]

I cut another one out of Purple Heart. The blank was just scrap and had been setting around for a long time so it weathered to a dark brown. The edge grain was still purple though. Anyway, I think it came out better than the one in Maple.

[Creation in Wood]

Great idea Steve