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Sweet....I think I'll enlist someone with an Ikea store in their town to pick up a few sheets....I have a drawer or two I could convert with this. eureka.gif

Thanks, man! notworthy1.gif

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Indeed. They are very light. They're a moulded plastic of some variety. Flexible, but the ridges are quite firm and solid. I purchased them at IKEA of all places! Hahaha.

 

This is what I used:

 

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/images/products/inreda-dvd-rack__59249_PE165013_S4.jpg

 

They're simple DVD racks. I simply traced around them and used a saw to cut them to the right shape.

 

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As seen on fleabay for 3 times the ikea price....gaah.gif

 

ETA: Not as elegant as Michael's but utilitarian and does the trick...

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These trays quite comfortably hold the largest pen I have (a 1928 Parker Duofold senior), so they'll quite easily hold almost any other pen that you have, unless it's something truly colossal.

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These trays quite comfortably hold the largest pen I have (a 1928 Parker Duofold senior), so they'll quite easily hold almost any other pen that you have, unless it's something truly colossal.

 

Well I do have one that sort of fits "colossal".....that's a 146 beside it....

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God is seldom early, never late, and always on time.

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These trays quite comfortably hold the largest pen I have (a 1928 Parker Duofold senior), so they'll quite easily hold almost any other pen that you have, unless it's something truly colossal.

 

Have you tried a 149, Shagas?

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You're welcome, Mike. It is a very nifty idea.

 

No, I haven't tried a 149. But then, I don't OWN a 149. My largest pen is my Duofold. Thusfar, anyway...

 

Well, I might have to send you a 149 to try :bunny01: :bunny01:

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The space between the ridges, if I recall from memory, is 5/8ths of an inch.

 

--- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---

 

Box is now 95% finished!

 

DONE:

 

- Box-preparation (sanding, staining etc).

- Lining.

- Bottom tray & dividers.

- Top tray base.

- Top tray sides.

- Top tray dividers (yet to be glued).

- Top tray lift-out tab.

 

To be Done:

 

- Gluing pen-dividers.

- Gluing tray-rests for top tray.

- Final tidying.

 

YAY!

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Completion is just that little bit closer...

 

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a215/Fruffles/Pen%20Chest/IMG_0839_zps4d845b57.jpg

 

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a215/Fruffles/Pen%20Chest/IMG_0840_zps1bf6fd44.jpg

 

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a215/Fruffles/Pen%20Chest/IMG_0841_zps7e386f60.jpg

 

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Frustratingly, you'll notice one huge (bleep)-up. The lift-tab isn't centered.

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Shangas, can't you simply remove it and re-attach?

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I may give it a shot, but I'm not sure if it's that easy. I don't want to damage the wood if I peel it off. It's simply glued on there.

 

Anyway, the whole thing is more or less finished. We just need to put in some small finishing touches. Such as some ledges to rest the top tray on (to stop it resting on top of the pens in the lower tray), and a few um...aesthetic touches.

 

The one SLIGHT issue with this box is that it's so big, it's tricky to find somewhere for it!!

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Looking very nice, Shangas. Speaking of an iron, as Michael did: What sort of glue did you use to attach the leather tab to the wood? Some glues, such as PVA glues (Titebond for example) will loosen up if heated, so a warm iron placed over the area where the leather was glued may warm it up and loosen it up enough so that you can remove it without causing any damage.

 

Or, you can live with it. Another thing I always embrace when I make a mistake in building or making something - mistakes being a common occurrence for me - is the Navaho/Navajo belief that every creative design should have a deliberate mistake or imperfection in it in order to allow any evil spirits to escape from the design. Allowing the spirit to escape will prevent the piece from harboring evil and will prevent the maker from becoming ill or possessed. Of course, my mistakes are not deliberate, but I still accept them (if they cannot be fixed) and say they are ghost holes to release the spirit. This probably seems all foolishness to some, but it makes me feel better, anyway, and I can justify my errors. :P lol

 

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I used a product called Weldbond glue. It's water-soluble, I believe. I haven't yet decided what I'll do. I still have a couple more steps to complete before the box is well and truly done.

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I may give it a shot, but I'm not sure if it's that easy. I don't want to damage the wood if I peel it off. It's simply glued on there.

 

Anyway, the whole thing is more or less finished. We just need to put in some small finishing touches. Such as some ledges to rest the top tray on (to stop it resting on top of the pens in the lower tray), and a few um...aesthetic touches.

 

The one SLIGHT issue with this box is that it's so big, it's tricky to find somewhere for it!!

 

I have space on my desk,Shangas :bunny01: :bunny01:

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ALL DONE!

 

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a215/Fruffles/Pen%20Chest/IMG_0844_zps67cd8f21.jpg

 

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a215/Fruffles/Pen%20Chest/IMG_0845_zps6a9ea3cb.jpg

 

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a215/Fruffles/Pen%20Chest/IMG_0846_zps6a4607a0.jpg

 

I would like to find one of those little frilly tassels to loop around the keys. Just for a bit of decoration. A trip to the A&C store is in order.

 

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a215/Fruffles/Pen%20Chest/IMG_0849_zpsfb6163e0.jpg

 

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a215/Fruffles/Pen%20Chest/IMG_0848_zps095cce73.jpg

 

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http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a215/Fruffles/Pen%20Chest/IMG_0852_zpsf85848c3.jpg

 

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a215/Fruffles/Pen%20Chest/IMG_0853_zps79ab8cad.jpg

 

In time, the rest of my resident pen-collection shall make the migration to their new home. They're all in storage in drawers and boxes...

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clap1.gifclap1.gifclap1.gif Shangas! Well done! And what a lovely home it is!

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~~Larry Brown

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