Thread: A new pen tidy

Good work John

Are you going to make the top lift off from the rest of the body like the original?

John nice organiser


good to see the student acknowledging he master FC

Originally Posted by funkychicken

Good work John

Are you going to make the top lift off from the rest of the body like the original?

Yes, but having some problems.

I glued up the outer box yesterday with titebond 3 and bound the box up with masking tape to hold the joints whilst the glue set.
I checked after around 10 minutes and all the mitred corners were neat a tidy but when I returned 3 hours later the corners had opened at the top end.

I think what is happening is that when the glue starts to harden it expands and this action pushed the corners open.

So have routed out corners today and fitted black edgings to neaten.

Pictures tomorrow when my temper has calmed down.

For expats who would like to see an English summer again and the damp mood that prevails.



The window view.



Back to the box, a photograph of the box with top corners blown because clamps were not applied. I have over the past year had no trouble holding joints with masking tape but we think atmospherics (dampness) is partly to blame that joints are not holding using this method.





Pictures attached showing progress of pen tubes (glued OK with just masking tape)





Outer box with edgings glued on and internal box under clamps and tubes all cut to size.

Looks Good John

"English Summer" is 2 weeks in August

Managed a little work on the project yesterday, got some more decorative beading (wenge) on the top edge, (didn't clamp, turned on its surface so the weight of the box held strips in place whilst glue set)
Internal box fits quite well after a little sanding on the machine.



Picture describes how internal box fits, (it could make a secret compartment if screws or bolts are hidden in tubes when fitted)



So awaiting tubes to be fitted next step.

To complete the tubes I needed some dividing sections and went to the scrap box and found these two bits.



They are offcuts of Sweet chesnut from some book shelves I constructed nearly 40 years ago and recently scrapped. They are around 7 mm thickness and I hand planed them down to 5mm.



All pieces now glued as per photograph and shortly will be given a coat of shellac and wax and positioned on our hearth to replace the one I lost to a family visitor.

Excellent work-in-progress tutorial. Thank you for all the photos. Now, back over to the pen making section of the forum to fill it up.

Originally Posted by jow104

All pieces now glued as per photograph and shortly will be given a coat of shellac and wax and positioned on our hearth to replace the one I lost to a family visitor.

As if you didn't have enough there already

Nice box John Your posts keep reminding me how handy a table saw is