Jim Wilkins wrote:
"Terry Coombs" wrote in message
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I've been making small "canisters" (1/2 inch deep , 2" diameter or
so , with a slip fit lid) out of scrap aluminum and giving them to
friends . One friend took one to a local jeweler for some engraving
... and there are now 5 of them all wrapped up and ready to be
delivered to the jeweler tomorrow . We'll see if they move , he
thinks this time of year they'll probably sell well . And be a nice
little addition to the building fund .

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Snag

I've seen some nice looking small lidded containers made on machine
tools from glued exotic wood.

I made my wife a pair of walnut/maple bracelets for Christmas a few years
back . She liked 'em . I made a living working with wood in one form or
another for most of my life , I'm into metal now ... in one way metal is
much better than wood , have you ever welded a piece back on a board you cut
too short ?

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Snag