I thought I would share some pictures of this box in its final stages.
The inside is the last part of this project artists gray board around 0.5 mm thick is cut into strips and wrapped in suede before being glued in place. I should be using double sided tape rather than glue but I find the tape difficult to use.
2019-12-18_09-17-51 by
my0771, on Flickr
When I started this project I made the slots for the pens then built the box around it.
2019-11-14_02-15-40 by
my0771, on Flickr
This is a fairly expensive and time consuming method of making these trays. I now have an adapter to use my Makita palm router with my guide rails so my plan is to use that in future.
As I need to wrap the wood in suede it needs to be smooth rather than spend hours sanding I just cover the wood with a light card.
2019-12-19_07-47-56 by
my0771, on Flickr
My plan is now to use a high impact polystyrene which I can mould which will save me a lot of time and is 25% of the cost.
2019-12-19_07-48-09 by
my0771, on Flickr
This is what it looks like when it is wrapped in suede and fixed in place.
2019-12-18_09-18-55 by
my0771, on Flickr
The Lady who does the turning demonstrations at my local Axminster store made the pen blank for me so I can make sure they fit. Unfortunately I cannot afford the actual pen so the blank will do.
I have added a link to the mid price fountain pen those of a nervous disposition should be seated
https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/ ... 7442605099