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Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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January 31st, 2008 2

Here’s a site with PDFs for making custom cardboard boxes for Poker-, Bridge-size and “big deck” playing card boxes. There’s also a link to an app for generating custom-size “tuck box” templates. I have some tarot decks that could use a new home. It’ll be fun to design custom art for them.

Making Custom Card Boxes – [Thanks, Patti!] Link

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