Pick for a pendant

In the shop today. I was going to make a little box using my router, but I cant get the bit to bore deep enough with a guide bearing and template. What would work is a straight router bit that is about 2" long. (The cutting part, that is.) Are those to be had?
Im still going to make the box, but make a modified version of a band saw box. 

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A few weeks ago, I got the notion to make a wood guitar pick. Then my son said it would be cool to make one to wear on a chain around his neck. Eventually, this led to the idea of making a pick holder when I came across this one:

I made my version out of mahogany and accomplished most of it on my scroll saw. Simple project, just a little tricky to make the cuts accurate, given its size.

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Guitar pick box

This turned out to be a pretty simple box, once I figured out how to make the swiveling lid. Mostly, I didnt want any hardware to show, so I decided to use a dowel attached to a nut. The box itself is really just a bandsaw box; the lid and base are sliced off a single chunk of wood. Then I used my scroll saw to cut out the inside.

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