This was a test to work out the design and details for a wood turned letter opener. The piece shown here was made from a scrap of Poplar wood measuring 7 inches in length by 7/8 of an inch diameter. Essentially, I turned a knife handle with a long narrow cone where the blade would be. Then took it off the lathe and sanded the cone into the flat blade shape. So now I will turn one out of a better looking, very hard wood. This time I'll make the handle longer with maybe a spiral instead of knurling. I will make the blade longer by a couple of inches.
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