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  1. 25th July 2010, 11:03 AM #1
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    Default my first box - pen collection box

    This is my first box that I have made.

    I did it for my year 10 design project.

    It is designed to be used as a storage box for my pen collection.

    I'm into pen turning, and didn't have anything to put my nice pens in.

    I was involved in the pen swap earlier this year, so have started a pen collection.


    First we had to design and document the project and then make it.

    I chose and bought the timbers myself as my school only provided radiata pine.

    I would like to thank enfield_guy for assisting with the cutting and thicknessing
    of the camphor laurel (as my school didn't have a band saw big enough to cut it with)

    I got the timber at the Timber and Working with wood show this year, but we didn't have anything big enough to slice it up, and neither did the school.

    He also kindly gave me some of his silky oak. Over night after he cut the camphor laurel, the thinner boards that I planned on using
    for the back and draw fronts warped and was unable to be used.

    It is Camphor laurel top, base and sides. The drawer fronts and carcasses, and the back are silky oak.

    The knobs are hand turned from a pen blank I got in the pen swap, they are black walnut from USA

    The box was sanded to 1500 grit and wiped over with danish oil with orange oil between each coat and 2 coats of wipe-on
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  3. 25th July 2010, 12:14 PM #2
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    You have done a fine job well done and for only been 15. What mark did you get?
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  4. 25th July 2010, 12:21 PM #3
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    This is WRONG. Clearly the folder moderators need to be involved to prevent this sort of post being displayed on this website. Where do you kids get off displaying great piecesof work and embarrassing us older gents who may never have made anything as good as this.
    BAN this kid I say!! and delete all posts like this

    Well done Josie, excellent effort
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  5. 25th July 2010, 12:41 PM #4
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    Hey Josie,

    I am very impressed, excellent job, a couple pf pics of the inside of the draws with some pens would be nice.

    Thanks for sharing (Showing Off)

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    This chick has talent!!
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    See what pen turning does to you ,everyone else uses radiata pine and you want exotics lol. Well done ,certainly a step up from the usual toilet roll holder that beginners start off with Thanks for showing (off) hehe full marks I think cheers ~ John
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  8. 25th July 2010, 07:47 PM #7
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    Mate!!! what will you come up with next???!!! you must be expecting a few pens?!!!, what a wonderful piece of workmanship, very practical. Amos
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    Default Nice work

    Howdy Josie
    It good to see young people with talent and a good eye for design, as a man arts teacher I see alot of students who just cant be bothered in having pride in what they make. Thats a really classy project!!,

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  10. 25th July 2010, 07:59 PM #9
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    not bad at all
    seem like a project i need to start thinking about
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  11. 25th July 2010, 08:14 PM #10
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    What a great effort and fantastic result

    As for your mark, if it is not high, tell your teacher this forum dissagrees

    ps what is on the drawers to hold your pens?
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    Well done Josie it's enough to make me sick I sit here wanting to make a pen display case then a 15 year old comes out with something like that and I just sit here and wonder what might have been

    Wouldn't it be great if baldone was your Manual Arts teacher you would have your school report sown up

    Top Marks well done.
    and by the way what did you get for it.

    Cheers Ian
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    Haven't seen you about for a while Josie.

    No wonder- you have been making that fabulous piece!!

    Can't add to wha the others have said except my own congratulations.
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    Go Josie!!! Design, sourcing timbers, and a good strong finish not only on your miniature chest of draws but for joining and posting here!! I'm so pleased to see your Chest of Drawers and I can't wait to see what you do next.

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    Wow that is nice
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    so much talent
    so much time

    GO GIRL
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