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Penultimate

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Greetings
I started a new job in Oct after being out of work since January. I landed with a great company doing what I love and I get to work from home. The meant I had to set up a work space. Good: WFH allows me to use more pens than my office job, Bad: My pens were kinda thrown around omg my desk so I needed to get organized. After much consideration and prototyping I decided that I wanted them easily accessible so this is what I came up with. It basically lines up the pens in the same spot they were haphazardly placed before.

It began as a rough bandsaw milled piece of walnut scrap. After some handplaning I set it up on the mill and cut the slots. I flocked the slots so the pens wouldn't get scuffed up. I think it looked better before the flocking. My painting is uneven so the slots look sloppy. But it works just as I hoped.

Thanks for lookin'
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MRDucks2

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I like the idea but have a question. Why did you choose the taper slot, obviously giving an angle, vs a straight slot for the pens to rest in? Was it simply an aesthetic reason or functional?
 

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Last pen on the right sings

Peter.
totally agree Peter, although the blue one mid range catches my eye too...

I thin' we need some more detailed close ups here please ??

I do like the stand though and the flocking adds to the appeal IMHO
 

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Thanks for the kind words.
Peter,
Thanks, I posted the buckeye burl pencil here: https://www.penturners.org/threads/one-piece-pencil.167541/
Darrin,
I would be honored and knowing your skill it will be great.
Ian,
The second pen from the right is a TWSBI Eco
The 3rd is Mont Blanc 165 rollerball
The fourth is an Alumilite kitless with a Greenwald piston filling mech and a homemade brass clip. https://www.penturners.org/threads/ink-window-and-piston.154420/#post-2017598
And the one on the left is a syringe piston filler I made with a Mackenzie diamond cast blank, o-rings, brass plunger, #5 nib and a hand made aluminum clip. It can be found here: https://www.penturners.org/threads/my-bash-kitless-entry.164088/
Terry,
I think you are right, I prefer green maybe that would lighten it up bit.
Regards,
mike
 

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