We already have a couple of threads about cigar boxes being modified for pen, etc., storage, so thought we should have one for non-cigar box storage too! Please show us the boxes that you have repurposed for our hobby/obsession/addiction.
Here are some photos of the only one I have done so far; it started out as a Naken Mfg. flatware or silverware chest:
A few of pictures showing the original box:
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A detail showing exterior of box after the old finish was sanded, steelwooled off and wood finished with a mixture of walnut oil and beeswax:
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Here you can see the lid of the box; I replaced the original pulls/handles with these pulls (there are two more of these used as handles on the side of the box) with nice solid brass ones that, to me, look like stylized fountain pens. I replaced the original rectangular metal name plate that was on the lid with some brass stampings - oak leaves and an Iris, of course, to make it mine (you know, user name OakIris, I had no choice! )
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The front of the box showing the bottom drawer, black pot metal knobs replaced with simple brass knobs:
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Interior of the lid; it (and the rest of the box's interior sides) were lined with microsuede cloth, and then I glued on cloth, pigskin leather and, just for fun, a reproduction of a Georgia O'Keefe poppy painting that was used for a USA postage stamp issued in 1996; I had had this framed picture for a while and this seemed the perfect use for it!
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The drawer, all finished and ready for pens:
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Here's the top compartment:
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The small square section on the left is for dip pen nib storage - here it is with a tile and an Altoid tin (full of nibs) in place:
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FPGeeks only allows 10 attachments per post so I will continue this in the next post. (Don't worry, not too much longer to go!
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