Very, very simple and inexpensive pen stands

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I have had several requests for inexpensive but functional pen stands and this is what I came up with. It's definitely not my design I saw it at a local Woodcraft and just kept it in my memory bank. Theirs was an unfinished pen blank that did not work for me so some finishing was needed. People who buy a $25-$35 pen are not interested in spending $50 for an elegant pen stand, but they might spend $10. I just delivered a dozen assorted stands to the GallerynGifts store using walnut, maple, red cedar, Padauk, purpleheart and bloodwood. Some are 3/4"x3/4"x5" and others like these are from smaller cutoffs.

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Outstanding in its simplicity. If you made a box for a pen, you could provide a spot in the box to include these stands. Could make from the same wood as the pen. Could even segment them to match a segmented pen. Of course, I just stepped away from simplicity, didn't I. I hate it when I do that!
 

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I love the simple design. In my opinion a pen stand ought to put the attention on the pen rather then draw attention to the stand. This simple stand does just that. Thank you for sharing it.
 

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Very nice stands. Would you mind telling me what size and angle that hole is at? If you'd prefer not too, that's okay as well.
 

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Happy to share

Very nice stands. Would you mind telling me what size and angle that hole is at? If you'd prefer not too, that's okay as well.

I firmly believe in sharing whatever I have learned.

The angle is 45 degrees and the bit is a 60 degree sign making router bit that was easy to use in my drill press. I bought it from either Woodcraft or Rockler. I used clamps and stopblocks to get the centering and distance right and made a bunch. They work up to bolt action so Saturn/comfort/Roadster, Sierra and bolt action. I will make a wider version with a larger hole for steampunk soon. I will post it.

I sell them for $5 and they have sold ok.
 

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Very nice stands. Would you mind telling me what size and angle that hole is at? If you'd prefer not too, that's okay as well.

I firmly believe in sharing whatever I have learned.

The angle is 45 degrees and the bit is a 60 degree sign making router bit that was easy to use in my drill press. I bought it from either Woodcraft or Rockler. I used clamps and stopblocks to get the centering and distance right and made a bunch. They work up to bolt action so Saturn/comfort/Roadster, Sierra and bolt action. I will make a wider version with a larger hole for steampunk soon. I will post it.

I sell them for $5 and they have sold ok.

I don't have anything to measure angles, but I measured the tip of a Sierra with my calipers and did the math. Unless I did something terribly wrong, it looks like the tip angle is about 15 degrees. I'm guessing the 60 degrees is a typo - it looks like the bit in the pic you posted is a 15 degree, which matches my math. I'm definitely going to try this, but gonna have to buy a bit first (sadly I don't have a CNC, and therefore don't have random spare CNC bits...).
 

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Sorry, I sell them for $10 not $5 written above. Others where I sell my pens are far better at convincing customers that the NEED a stand, God bless them.
 

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Sorry, I sell them for $10 not $5 written above. Others where I sell my pens are far better at convincing customers that the NEED a stand, God bless them.



Interesting, I just read this thread after the above discussion of boxes. Might be nice to drill a 45 degree hole in a wooden box lid and then you get two for one !


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