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Pen Sleeve
Recently I was asked if I could make a pen sleeve I have considered making one of these before but preferred to focus on the protective...

Anna Young
Nov 28, 20161 min read
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Re purposed cutlery box
I don’t have anything new to share so I thought I would add an older project. Empty cutlery boxes often appear on auction sites some of...

Anna Young
Nov 23, 20161 min read
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Black and beige pen case
I was asked to make a round pen case with a beige interior. The first picture shows a newly formed kydex tube which for want of a better...

Anna Young
Nov 19, 20161 min read
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ICI document case (for sale)
Sometime ago I bought a document style case from an auction site the inside is embossed with the ICI ltd logo it was in good condition...

Anna Young
Nov 9, 20163 min read
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Making a large pen box
In 2013 I was making small wooden pen boxes for fountain pen enthusiasts. I was asked if I could make a large case. The first step in...

Anna Young
Nov 5, 20162 min read
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A pair of bags
My daughter asked me to help her to make a bag she bought a piece of tweed for the outside and I supplied a side of suede for the inside...

Anna Young
Nov 2, 20161 min read
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Two cases for standard size pens
I seem to have made a lot of cases for oversize pens recently so when I was asked to make two single cases for Nakaya pens I jumped at...

Anna Young
Oct 13, 20164 min read
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The round case experiment
Some time ago I tried to make a round case for fountain pens I think my skill level at that time made this difficult. I am going to call...

Anna Young
Oct 4, 20163 min read
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My oldest writing slope
This is my oldest writing slope my research leads me to believe this writing slope was made in the 1790 s the materials and methods of...

Anna Young
Sep 10, 20161 min read
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Brass and walnut writing slope
I have a number of writing slopes in what I would loosely describe as a collection :). This slope is the largest I have at the moment...

Anna Young
Sep 10, 20161 min read
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Cigar style two pen case for supersized pens
Having made a single pen case for a supersize pen I decided to have a go at making a cigar style case for two supersized pens. The...

Anna Young
Aug 7, 20166 min read
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Midori style cover
I like midori style notebooks as they are easy to use and swap out when full. A friend asked me to make a cover out of yellow leather and...

Anna Young
Aug 4, 20161 min read
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Red lined wrap
I was asked to make a wrap lined in red suede after some discussions we decided to use some Italian pre dyed leather I had purchased...

Anna Young
Aug 4, 20162 min read
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Chocolate and orange long cigar
The thing about the long cigar pens is well they are long very long yes I know that is how they got their name 🙂 As ever the starting...

Anna Young
Jul 22, 20162 min read
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This really is the largest pair of single pen cases.
I know you should be careful when you say this is the largest case as I said it a few weeks ago when I made a case with a 25 mm internal...

Anna Young
Jul 22, 20162 min read
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Black and red pen case
I do like black and red as a pair of colours so I am always pleased to receive an order for one. The material that makes my cases strong...

Anna Young
Jul 15, 20162 min read
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A pair of single pen cases
I have been commissioned to make a pair of pen cases. I started with two pieces of Kydex sheet which I have formed into two tubes. The...

Anna Young
Jun 24, 20162 min read
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Custom Arc cover
I have a small Arc folder with a flowery cover that is not being used so I decided to see what type of cover I could make. I knew I had...

Anna Young
Jun 13, 20162 min read
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Single pen case colour experiement
Pen cases all start the same way with a piece of kydex formed into a tube to make the supersize case I made a smaller tube and then...

Anna Young
Jun 11, 20161 min read
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Small single pen case
I have been asked to make a small single pen case max diameter 17 mm and 129 mm long. The colour will be double Tan inside and out the...

Anna Young
Jun 3, 20161 min read
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