First attempt at a pen box

[musomaniac]

heres my first attempt at making a pen box , go easy guys i'm just learning

 

[musomaniac]

no idea why the photos uploaded in that orientation !!

 

[Jim]

That is a damn good effort John, did you follow Brian's tutorial for this?

If you read this thread it will explain as to why the images are skew whiff ..

 

[musomaniac]

thanks for that link jim , now i understand why they were sideways , no i didnt follow brians tutorial , unless his name is owlcroft not sure

 

[yorkshireman]

That's very good John

 

[chas_41_uk]

That looks very good John
What woods did you use?

 

[Doug]

Great first effort John

 

[Grump]

That's a fine attempt, and no it's not from my tutorial.
It looks like yours is a routed box, mine is a drilled box for those who don't have or cant use a router.
Only criticism and it really isn't one, pen looks a bit lost in there, Made for a larger pen.
I put a piece of foam in the bottom of my boxes to protect the nib from being dropped in the box it also helps to bring them up off the bottom.
You can see my box here but you already have it cracked by the looks of things init?
Pen Box

 

[bassethound]

Very good indeed!

 

[musomaniac]

i have a small router table , the ryobi one , so yes this one is routed , i have since made a wallnut sierra pen which fits in much better , the wood i used was just pine for the main body , and oak for the sides , now that i know how to build the box sucessfully i'm going to build a one from wallnut and cherry , good contrast i hope .
I really want to have a go at turning a bowl , and have just got my grubby mitts on a second hand copy of "woodturning a foundation course by keith rowely , i've just built the sharpening jig he has in the book , so a bowl is imminent lol

 

[Penpal]

Goodn John first up Keiths book has helped so many folk over the years I remember one guy from this start only became a star.

Peter

 

[Grump]

Good luck John, wish you well with your venture init?

 

[wm460]

excellent box John.

 

[Vic Perrin]

A fine attempt mate well done !

 

[paulm]

That is very nice John. My only criticism is the photo which would look so much better with a plain background.

 

[stevenw1963]

now that looks a goodly made box.
Nice one

 

[kjmc1957]

Very nice 1st attempt, still waiting to do mine. Have alook on You Tube at TimberBits, great box tutorial.
As for the bowl, use YT again for technique, Mike Waldt does some good training vids, but best recommendation is to join a local club and utilise the experience there.

 

[Bill Mooney]

A nice simple design that works & looks good.

 

[Twister]

another round tuit

hope i can make a good a job as that

Steve

 

[Jim]

Very nice 1st attempt, still waiting to do mine. Have alook on You Tube at TimberBits, great box tutorial.
As for the bowl, use YT again for technique, Mike Waldt does some good training vids, but best recommendation is to join a local club and utilise the experience there.

I agree with you regarding the box David makes Kevin, but there is a lot of work involved for an average weekend Joe like myself ..