Recently I have been carving letter openers into wild designs. They're fun to make, unique, and people seem to like them. I make them with a variety of exotic hardwoods and they sell in a local gallery. The image below will change every 10 seconds in a slideshow format. You can access the photos individually by clicking on the controls at the top. (click on the Rubik's cube button) You can also move the windows around in some cases. Some of the photos are clickable to more info as noted.

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Letter Openers

Made from an African hardwood named Bubinga. Wonderful wood to carve
Another African hardwood, this opener has a fish tail.
A whole bunch of work, off to a local gallery
Sometimes I make stakes from leftovers. This is made from big leaf maple burl and the handle has been pyrographed onto the surface.
A strking piece of gabon ebony was used to make this one.
I really wish I knew what this was made from as it is gorgeous wood. A very elegant looking opener that I gave away as a gift.
Lignum Vitae is a sweet smelling hardwood
Absolutely stunning figure in this piece of tulipwood.
Another piece of wood which I'd have taken note of the species. What beauty!
Made from African Katalox, this is needle sharp and simply looks dangerous. In my private collection
Made from Lignum Vatae, a very sweet, spicy smelling wood that takes a beautiful polish
Made from Cocobolo, a member of the rosewood family, this one has a textured surface
Another cocobolo opener, this wood is very heavy and dense and the openers feel great with some weight to them.
Another textured surface cocobolo opener
An unusually nice one. I really like the overall proporations and lines to this opener.
Nice, but I think the tail is a little too long. Made from katalox.
Now we're talking. A very pretty katalox opener.