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a pen display box:
The retail store where my pens are displayed had two stolen from the open stand and asked me to make something closed. Thinking how much I also enjoy making boxes, I decided to do something I hadn’t done in a while. I made a tray using curly maple with trays for pens, then made a box-top to go over it using Acrylic and Curly maple with mitered corners and sapelle and mahogany slipfeathers. The box top slips over the tray. The upper edges are beveled with the intent of focusing your eyes into the center.
The first photo is closest to the actual color. I dropped the camera on its head and need to take it in for repair.
I’ve only put the first coat of oil on. The finish will be several coats of Waterlox Original and a paste wax topcoat.
Hope y’all like it,
Gary
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11 comments so far
mot
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posted 320 days ago
Pretty nice Gary!
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David
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posted 320 days ago
Gary -
Very nice! Great solution for display and to the thefts.
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miles125
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posted 320 days ago
Great looking box
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Karson
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posted 320 days ago
Great box. And a nice display case for someone on their desk.
Put a price tag on it also.
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relic
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posted 319 days ago
The box is really nice.
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cajunpen
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posted 319 days ago
Really nice looking pen case Gary.
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jockmike2
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posted 319 days ago
Beautiful box Gary, that will keep the light fingers out. Nice pen too. mike
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scottb
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posted 319 days ago
now you’ll be selling pens, and getting orders for boxes!
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Gary
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posted 319 days ago
Thanks y’all; I appreciate the comments.
Scott, you wiley coyote—you figured me out. ;-) I always figure if we dazzle ‘em with eye-candy, they’ll get out the crowbar and open their wallets.
Cheers,
Gary
Jon3
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posted 315 days ago
Grain layout gives it a fabulous curved shape. Love it!
Gary
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posted 312 days ago
Jon,
Maybe the next one I do will be curved. It’s really rectangular with a beveled edge.
My cheap camera distorted the image making it appear curved.
Gary