New pen case and trays

[Texatdurango]

Ever since Ed taught me last year to seperate my "good stuff" from the "other stuff" at shows, I have been looking at different ways to accomplish the task since the display method does indeed work. My average pens are displayed on acrylic stands but the nicer pens are kept in more suitable trays and the velvet insures never a scratch or mark on the pens.

I made a pen box from african mahogany which holds two removable trays with a capacity of 12 pens each. The nice thing is that I now can display my larger (fatter) and taller pens without cramping them in cardboard trays that are usually too short and spaced so close together the clips rub the neighboring pens.

While not at shows or displaying my pens, the box is a nice, tidy way of holding my nicer pens to show friends without them collecting dust.

Comments both pro and com welcome.

 

[Nick]

Very nice idea and fine crafted display box, pens look great as well!!

 

[VisExp]

Very nice pen case George! The mahogany looks beautiful. I like the way you rounded the corners. Did you use mahogany for the miter keys? They really set the miters off nicely. What finish did you use?

 

[thewishman]

Knockout pen case! Very classy. Love the snakewood and your segmented pens, too.

 

[Texatdurango]

Very nice pen case George! The mahogany looks beautiful. I like the way you rounded the corners. Did you use mahogany for the miter keys? They really set the miters off nicely. What finish did you use?

Keith,
Actually I had originally intended to not stain the box and trays so I made double keys using purpleheart and bloodwood side by side. They still provide a contrast, just not as much. I think the next one I make, I'll use walnut. I used Minwax satin polyurethane which is about the most durable finish I have found over the years.

 

[Texatdurango]

I received a few messages asking about boxes and trays being available so am starting a thread in the individual classifieds forum.

 

[ed4copies]

You make a GREAT student, ol' Tex!!!!

NICE!!!

 

[hewunch]

I like it a lot!

 

[Firefyter-emt]

George, great job on those! I just sent you a PM about maybe making a large case for me.

 

[Boomer]

Nice job the cases look really sharp.