Maple and Claro Walnut Pen Box

One caveat on the blow-in (Donjer) flocking. Put down a coat of the “adhesive” which is just paint that is the same color as the fibers, let it dry and level it if necessary and then re-coat, then you can flock onto the second coat. I have done one box with it, and you will only get so much of the flocking to stick. If you are doing the flocking over a light wood like maple, the flocking may look a bit thin if the base coverage isn’t 100%.

With the Doug Stowe type pen box that I have made a fair number of, the inner channel is a groove cut completely with the grain on the top and bottom pieces, and sides are joined on to make the box, and you just cut the top piece a smidge smaller for clearance. You can then wrap your adhesive felt completely around an insert piece of wood with a channel cut with a core box bit to receive the pen. They are also a good candidate for mini-barrel hinges which are a snap to install.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

Very nice pens and box, a great gift for loved one.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.