Pen Storage/display Box

August 31, 2015

So I was watching a you tube channel by penhale talking about all sorts of things that interest me mostly guns and fountain pens and travel coffee mugs.

I was looking at his review of a leather fountain pen storage box and it was north of 400 US dollars. No way I said bit too rich for my blood, so I popped on Amazon.com to look for a cheap leather display case. Found one for 40 bucks. Started looking at the reviews and stumbled upon this review:

"Very solid looking and substantial but don't buy it all of my gold vermeil and plated pens tarnished and lost their plating ater a few months in this box Three of the pens were Mont Blanc and Delta worth thousands Absolutely don't buy this if you value your pens"

They must have treated the leather with some "interesting" chemicals.

I think I am going to go bother my grandpa to make ma display case out of nice solid wood without varnish or stain.

I was also looking at cigar cases as an alternative to storage but same fear of chemicals in the leather make me uncomfortable.

September 1, 2015

I'd be tempted to use a wax finish, like you would for food-safe wooden turnings, myself. Mahoney's comes to mind immediately, it's a great walnut-oil-and-wax finish, totally foodsafe, etc.

September 1, 2015

If you want a leather pen case look for Veg Tanned leather which is quite safe around metal. Even modern chrome tanned leathers should be safe now as the processes have been changed although this may depend on the country of origin.

September 5, 2015

If you want a leather pen case look for Veg Tanned leather which is quite safe around metal. Even modern chrome tanned leathers should be safe now as the processes have been changed although this may depend on the country of origin.

Michael,

That is great to know! As a Leica user and leather addict, I have had concerns over using leather on and around my cameras.

Monz was instrumental, among others, who rejuvenated my interest in Fountain Pens and now that I am here, you have taught me so much about pen cases! So much that one day soon I will ask you to commission a single pen case for me just like his! And the rabbit hole certainly leads to multiple pen cases. Display cases. And a lot of joy!

:-))