Clip Board

[ArtS]

I had to do a quickie this morning. My wife is in a club that does these online contests. Today is their club Christmas party and they all had to bring something. She was going to make something but it didn't work out last night. She was still working on it when I went to bed. So when I got up this morning I saw she didn't have it done. So I went down to the workshop and made this clipboard for her to take. I finished it just in time for her to leave at 1:30. Not my best work and I hate rushing it but it came out ok. It was a fun project.

Now to go down and start working on 5 more for another party I'm going to next Saturday. I got the clip boards at the dollar store. I just drilled out the two rivets holding the clip. Then I covered the board and put the clip back on.

Art

[jbird]

fantastic work art what a artist you are clean and neat.

Josh

[Deb59]

Nice work! I wish my hurry up projects turned out so well! The clipboard looks like something I will have to add to my "after Christmas" list of projects I want to try. Thanks for sharing - Deb

[ArtS]

Thanks. I got this idea from LCSJ magazine. Cathy made one in it. Then I saw the clip boards at the dollar store.

One thing I have to do different. I riveted the clip back on after I glued the top piece on so that the rivets wouldn't show in the back. The problem was then I couldn't sew all the way around at the top. Next ones I'll put the clip back on after I put both sides on and sew it. I learn with each project.

Art

[DavidII]

Very nice project Art! Specially when considering the 'time crisis' in which you had to make it!

I do have a suggestion, but am reluctant to share it because.......if you already know it, and didn't feel you had the time.......well, please forgive me? Otherwise, it is a good technique if you are unaware of it and very easy and classy to accomplish.

Suggestion for Border stamping: First stamp a single stamp impression into each corner at a 45 degree angle, in each of the four corners. Often a different stamp design is used for these 'corner' stampings.

Then start from one of the corners and start stamping with your border tool, until you get about four or five impression spaces from the next corner, then stop. Because, now you want to 'plan' the spacing for the remaining impressions so they 'fit and fill the space left' , and you end up at/near the corner impression. I 'plan' these final impressions by lightly walking the tool to get a feel for the spacing (adjusting the very small space between the future impressions until they will 'look right') then stamp the remaining impressions out to the corner impression.

The first time you may feel a little nervous and might even think you need to measure or something. But have confidence, this 'getting close, walking imaginary impressions, then finishing' technique is actually very easy. It results in very nice borders, evenly spaced out as far as the eye is concerned, quickly done, and takes care of the corners nicely.

The 'hints' I use are: Don't let the stamps actually touch each other when you first start stamping. Leave a very small 1/32 or so space between tool impressions . Because, later when you try to fit the remaining four or five stamps in, you again do not let them touch either. This is done so that you can expand or contract these final spaces and the eye will be fooled into seeing them as 'all equal' (because ALL impression have some space, but the Final four will have a little more or less space - to make them fit.

Not sure this will all translate in writing, but hope it does and help you or some other reader. David

[ArtS]

Thanks David. That helps a bunch. You'll see it look different next time.

I love the help!

Art

[Beaverslayer]

Very nicely done Art, my only question is.....what's a Peach Sweeper do?

Ken

[ArtS]

Very nicely done Art, my only question is.....what's a Peach Sweeper do?

Ken

Thanks.

LOL, they enter contests like sweepstakes contests. They get together once a month and compare notes and help each other. My wife's friend has won a Chevy Avalanche truck, trips, money and a couple of big screen TVs! Also a bunch of small stuff. So far the biggest hing my wife has won is a hair dryer.

Art

[Big Papa Leather]

I got a silly question.

The leather on the inside writing surface, does it get marred or impressions if the owner does not use several "backer" pages?

Either way... It's added to my "To-Make" list.

Thanks Art!

Allen

[pete]

Thanks. I got this idea from LCSJ magazine. Cathy made one in it. Then I saw the clip boards at the dollar store.

One thing I have to do different. I riveted the clip back on after I glued the top piece on so that the rivets wouldn't show in the back. The problem was then I couldn't sew all the way around at the top. Next ones I'll put the clip back on after I put both sides on and sew it. I learn with each project.

Art

I don't understand why you couldn't sew all the way around? Did anything protrude on the top to keep you from sewing or did you do it on a machine? And if so- couldn't you finish the top by hand sewing?

pete