My Mom collects fountain pens and asked me to build a small desktop box she could display and keep them in. Even in her 80s, she still a working CPA.
I wasn’t planning on posting this so kinda got started late with pictures. The box is roughly 20” x 10” x 3” deep. I found some small chunks of Claro walnut (which I think were intended as turning blanks) that I was just able to re-saw and squeeze the components of the box out of. BTW, I believe in heaven all Neanders will be issued a lifetime supply of Claro walnut. I don’t know anything about it or where it comes from, but it’s hands down my favorite hand tool wood. The shaving come off like chocolate ribbons and I think when I put the finish it’s going to be something special.
Here the pieces for the carcass, the pen tray and 4 tiny ogee bracket feet.
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Sawing the dovetails to join the carcass – you can see by the scale it’s more work than I enjoy; too fussy with no room for the errors an impatient guy like me always makes.
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I’m going to include a small drawer. I tried to cut the drawer front out of the front side of the carcass so the figure would match – will see.3.jpg
Sawing up a profile for the ogee bracket feet after gluing them up.
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I planed the Cove on the front of the bracket feet with a number five hollow. Now planing the upper part of the curve
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