heppnerguy Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 I was given this wooden business card holder that facinated me when i first saw it and thought others here might like it too so I decided to post some photos of it. it folds and fits in a shirt pocket and because it is made of bamboo it is extremely strong and light. the cards remain in the unit when it is in your pocket and then it can be opened and placed on a desk, displaying the cards. It has a wooden bamboo pin in the pivoting part. the rounded part on the back of the unit serves as a small foot when displayed. It is so well designed that it blew me away. I don't know if anyone else appreciates it like I do but I wanted to share it anyway. The thickness of the wood is 3/16 th of an inch. Dick heppnerguy Wilson's Woodworking and Docupton 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Johnson Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 Now that is a neat business card holder. one of the nicest I have seen. I can see an inlaid item such as your name or what ever for the lid. Do you plan on making one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayton717 Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 that is pretty clever. looks great. have you ever used bamboo before, how does it work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 i look at bamboo cutting boards at the store and wonder what i could make from them,here you go ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted March 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 Now that is a neat business card holder. one of the nicest I have seen. I can see an inlaid item such as your name or what ever for the lid. Do you plan on making one? Ron, I gave it a thought but I really do not have a wood that I think has the strength as thin as this project is. bamboo is extremely tough. I have not seen a wood that is as dense as bamboo. So I just gave up that idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted March 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 Kevin, The problem with cutting down bamboo is that is it so strong and dense that I am not sure how difficult it would be to cut it down and use the matereial for another project. It is not rock so I guess it is a possiblity. Not sure I would want to tackle it though. Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted March 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 that is pretty clever. looks great. have you ever used bamboo before, how does it work? I have used bamboo on a couple of projects. I cut an ornament that was only about 1/32 of an inch thick and it was a rather delicate pattern and I was successfuk with it.the wood was almost as thin as paper in a magazine. I just wanted to see if it was possible. Bamboo is not easy to find, at least I have only seen it for flooring. the Company name on the holder that I posted photos of, is a floor company in Portland, Oregon and I ask them for some scrap material and they gave me a little bit and the card holder. If you can get your hands on any, I bet you would find a use for it. It is amazing to work with Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 you could cut it down in the band saw easy enough,great to hear about the strength of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bendita Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 Ron, I gave it a thought but I really do not have a wood that I think has the strength as thin as this project is. bamboo is extremely tough. I have not seen a wood that is as dense as bamboo. So I just gave up that idea. Ron send me some oak and I'll send you some Bamboo fair deal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 Very nice design Dick a bit like the pen case I made some time back. thanks for showing might have a go at that one. Roly Wilson's Woodworking 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted March 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 Very nice design Dick a bit like the pen case I made some time back. thanks for showing might have a go at that one. Roly Roly, If you are sincere about making one of these. I will go you one further and mail you the one that I have. They you would have all the dimentions right in front of you Dick heppnerguy Lucky2 and Phantom Scroller 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Hey Dick, how many cards does it hold? Do you know the overall thickness of the holder when it's closed? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Roly, If you are sincere about making one of these. I will go you one further and mail you the one that I have. They you would have all the dimentions right in front of you Dick heppnerguy Thanks for the offer Dick, I have copied the pics and I can reproduce it in a hard wood in my own sizes I see on pic 4 there is router cutter marks so that have been routed and the lid I will have to cut on the bandsaw from solid hardwood or use individual pieces glued together. I'll have a think on it and post it when I make one. Thanks Dick and God bless Roly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted March 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 I will try and do a pattern, if I succeed, I will post it tomorrow Dick heppenrguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted March 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Thanks for the offer Dick, I have copied the pics and I can reproduce it in a hard wood in my own sizes I see on pic 4 there is router cutter marks so that have been routed and the lid I will have to cut on the bandsaw from solid hardwood or use individual pieces glued together. I'll have a think on it and post it when I make one. Thanks Dick and God bless Roly. Roly, I have enclosed my efforts to make a pattern for you, I hope it helps. I measured it in mm because i know that is what you are used to. If this is more confusing and if you really want to take on this challenge, My offer still stands to sent it to you. Let me know if you have any questions. hint referring to the above photos might help. Dick heppnerguy Birchbark 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted March 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Hey Dick, how many cards does it hold? Do you know the overall thickness of the holder when it's closed? Thanks. I have not a clue as to how many cards it holds. you might want to check the pattern I did for Roly, above. It has measurements it mm but if you need them in inches adn fraction of inches, let me know. happy to help where ever I can Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 I think what your drawing shows as millimeters should be centimeters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Roly, I have enclosed my efforts to make a pattern for you, I hope it helps. I measured it in mm because i know that is what you are used to. If this is more confusing and if you really want to take on this challenge, My offer still stands to sent it to you. Let me know if you have any questions. hint referring to the above photos might help. Dick heppnerguy Thanks Dick good effort there with the exception as Dan said mm should be cm or it's some tiny box, your still in inches and feet over there but I'm that age where a do both so not an issue with me. Nice drawing Dick I'll have a go when I find time. Cheers Roly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted March 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 sorry about not understanding mm and cm my ruler says mm so I assumed from it that it is in mm. I am enclosing a photo of my ruler so you can see why I am confussed. Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 Nice card holder and I'd like to make one. Thanks for showing it.\\ Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 (edited) Dick, I had a go at this. Learned a little along the way. It came out pretty nice and if I make a jig, I can probably make a dozen at a time. This prototype is walnut. The last picture is the one where the cards are displayed, I made it wide enough to handle 15 cards and the finished box is only 1/2" thick. Thanks for looking. Edited March 15, 2014 by Dan Travis, Phantom Scroller, Birchbark and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fay Prozora Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Wow Dan you did a great job on this. It is an interesting item. One can also use it for holding those little wallet sized photos too. Or credit cards. Take care Fay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Good job Dan, like it. Roly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 sorry about not understanding mm and cm my ruler says mm so I assumed from it that it is in mm. I am enclosing a photo of my ruler so you can see why I am confussed. Dick heppnerguy Yes I see what you mean Dick that's 1 cm and 10mm between 0 and 1, I can understand if your not used to them and still in inches I'm not surprised. The drawings fine as Dan has just proven. thanks for sharing. Roly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Marc Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Thanks a lot, with give it a tried, I'm also looking after a simpler model; without any articulated piece, just a plain card holder with opening on both side to remove the card easily, does any one have an idea about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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