I'm fortunate in that there is a local cigar place that had a big stack of boxes, and they sell them for $1.00 a piece, with the proceeds going to a local veteran's organization. I think that is called win-win.
I'm fortunate in that there is a local cigar place that had a big stack of boxes, and they sell them for $1.00 a piece, with the proceeds going to a local veteran's organization. I think that is called win-win.
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KKay (July 15th, 2018)
I've asked in one of the few tobacco-oriented stores left in the city (maybe even in New Zealand) and they didn't have boxes anywhere near as handsome as the ones shown here. The ones they did have were plastered with Govt. health stickers which are a pain to get off without damaging the box.
On the other hand, a friend of ours who thought well enough of us to mark our recent wedding gave us a gift that came in this box.
In the last image the pen in the box is a Pilot Custom 823, shown for scale. Now that I've done that I am wondering if i could use this box to store my oblique dip pens - my collection of these of these is larger than my FP collection. Musing.
dfo (May 13th, 2018), Jon Szanto (May 12th, 2018)
Just so...
Chip (October 23rd, 2021), da vinci (May 14th, 2018), dfo (May 15th, 2018), KKay (July 15th, 2018), NibsForScript (July 17th, 2018)
Beautiful box EoC!
I found this in a Michael's store. It is a wood soda crate. Turned it into a wood INK crate........
20180511_133555 by Brad Merrill, on Flickr
Brad "Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind" - Rudyard Kipling
"None of us can have as many virtues as the fountain-pen, or half its cussedness; but we can try." - Mark Twain
Never got around to doing anything but put pens in or now pen cases in the ceder lined Burl veneer one. The big humidor is Walnut. (Both were flea market finds) I'd planned to go three layers deep on the walnut one, but never got around to ordering the felted rills.
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Jon Szanto (October 11th, 2021)
Cigarboxes a source of superb graphics (I'll resist the temptation to prattle on about why). A lovely combination with old pens.
Just in case anyone's interested, take a peek at the cigarbox guitars I knock up:
www.cigarboxblues.com.au
There is a cigar store in South Pasadena, CA that usually has boxes for sale that are only a few bucks. I may have to check one out. Any current vendors sell the pen inserts?
MHBRU (October 18th, 2021)
A friend for whom I've repaired and restored pens over the years gave me this cigar box, covered in rice paper decorated by the sumi-nagashi (floating ink) method. it certainly is beautiful.
I haven't made a liner to hold pens yet: one of a thousand good intentions.
eachan (October 24th, 2021), Jon Szanto (October 23rd, 2021), penwash (October 24th, 2021), TSherbs (October 24th, 2021)
I have a desk drawer with old paper cigar boxes for holding various pen related things (also a tin). Nothing fancy. Just allows me to cram a lot into a small space:MVIMG_20211024_080944.jpgMVIMG_20211024_081108.jpgMVIMG_20211024_081136.jpg
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IMG_5148.JPGHere's a couple of my first attempts.... before I discovered the 'Go Pens' moulded sheets.
I used ( rolls eyes at naïveté). Zincalume 'Mini orb' metal sheet, and covered it with adhesive felt, then drilled the relevant holes and threaded hat elastic through for loops !
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These are great! I have a few around the house that are smaller and deeper. I used to use the old Phillies paper boxes to store my things when I was a boy.
Robalone (January 1st, 2022)
Gopens.com does not answer anymore. Probably due to the owner passed away. Anybody knows another site for those pen tray liners?
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