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Document case number 3 (for sale)
This is my third document case those of you who are fully awake may have got that from the title 😀. This case has three compartments...

Anna Young
May 28, 201610 min read
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NASA boxes
I am always looking for images that I think would work well as carvings a friend on Instagram works for NASA and their logos really...

Anna Young
May 26, 20163 min read
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Chocolate and orange pen case
This case is for a reader of this blog I think the colours will be quite striking. I already had some kydex so I was ready to start. I...

Anna Young
May 17, 20162 min read
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Pen box
Before I started leather working I made wooden boxes and as I am about to start another box project I thought it would be a good time to...

Anna Young
May 15, 20161 min read
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Sewing clam
There are a few essential tools that you need in leather work there are some that just make life much easier. I had read about sewing...

Anna Young
Apr 26, 20161 min read
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Small pen case
A member of the Fountain pen network asked me if I could make a single slip pen case that could travel in a front trouser pocket that...

Anna Young
Apr 25, 20161 min read
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Super size single pen case
This is the largest single pen case I have made so far the finished internal size must be at least 25 mm. I am using a kydex liner in the...

Anna Young
Apr 17, 20163 min read
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Little red box
I have had some down time lately where I have been unable to do the things I would like to do. Turning my attention to the internet and...

Anna Young
Mar 25, 20161 min read
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A new case
I am not sure how accurate the title is but it is just a title. The idea is for a pen case that looks like a handbag or even a handbag...

Anna Young
Mar 25, 20165 min read
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Leather covered writing slope
For many years I have collected and restored writing slopes and associated boxes. This is my most recent acquisition. There is some wear...

Anna Young
Feb 26, 20161 min read
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Zipped pen case
For some time I have been thinking of making a pen case with a zipped closure I have a piece of black English bridle leather for the...

Anna Young
Feb 20, 20165 min read
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Carved notebook cover
Following on from my recent bird carving on a notebook I was asked to make a cover for three field notes notebooks with a more complex...

Anna Young
Feb 20, 20163 min read
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Watch strap
My wife asked me to make her a blue watch strap with pink stitching. I have tried to make a watch strap for myself but I was not too...

Anna Young
Feb 14, 20161 min read
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A Pair of two pen cases
1I have been contacted by a reader of this blog who wanted me to make a pair of cases for Nakaya desk pens each pen is 163 mm long and 15...

Anna Young
Jan 13, 20163 min read
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A wrap and a planner cover
I have been asked to make a matching pen wrap and a Hobonichi planner cover. One of the requirements was to have a bird carved on the...

Anna Young
Jan 13, 20163 min read
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My largest pen case yet
In 2014 I was asked to create a case to carry a number of dip pens with offset nibs. These pens require a large case as they can be...

Anna Young
Jan 9, 20163 min read
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Boxes
In 2016 I will be displaying pictures of some of the boxes I have made and some writing slopes that I have and am planning to restore. To...

Anna Young
Dec 26, 20151 min read
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A pen cup
My Friend has a blog on which she has a post about her pen cup so I thought it would be good to make a new pen cup. As usual I started...

Anna Young
Dec 26, 20151 min read
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Mini pen case
Sometimes I make things because I am asked and sometimes I just make them to see if I can. This project had two starting points this was...

Anna Young
Dec 26, 20151 min read
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Two Pen case
Recently I was commissioned to make a two pen case I had a few ideas but we decided on this. To create the desired shape a mould would be...

Anna Young
Nov 20, 20152 min read
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