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During a recent ice storm power outage, my wife lit a big fatty candle on the kitchen table. The candle split in half and the napkin holder was very close by, the napkins caught on fire and melted the plastic holder they were in...so we needed a new one. The old plastic style was slot style, where the napkins stand on end, but my wife wanted one where they lay flat. When the holder is full on end, you pull out a napkin and several more come out as well. I came up with this grape fretwork pattern and stack cut it times 4 from 1/4 inch hickory and faceglued to 1/4 inch walnut, then made the sides the same way with a curved cutout to make it easier to pull napkins out...and of course made a home for salt and pepper as well. The box is also dovetailed with my new Leigh Jig. It turned out really well, although I glued the pattern on upside down by not paying attention/thinking ahead properly. I left extra space at the top instead of the bottom where the box fits in a dado...ooops. I built two of these at the same time, all in a single day with a single #9 skip tooth...yeah, I fretted with a #9 ! 
It's a great project idea, but probably not a good money maker for craft show people. Two in a day is too slow for big profit, but you could make stand up napkin holders with fret designs and probably knock out 8 or 12 in a single day. I'll be giving my extra one to my mother for her birthday.
It's a great project idea, but probably not a good money maker for craft show people. Two in a day is too slow for big profit, but you could make stand up napkin holders with fret designs and probably knock out 8 or 12 in a single day. I'll be giving my extra one to my mother for her birthday.
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