Design or customize a fitted wooden case for pens and pencils. Explore real builds with lids and hinges, or draw your own version from scratch in Easel.
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Start from a blank workpiece
On the blank Easel workpiece below, we lay out a case with separate recesses for two pencils. Draw an 8 by 2 inch base and set its outside cut to the half-inch stock thickness. Add two 7 by ½ inch rectangular pockets, set them to ¼ inch deep, then draw a separate 8 by 2 inch lid. The native 3D preview shows the pockets beside the flat lid. This unsaved layout demonstrates the basic drawing steps. Measure your pencils and draw your own custom version.
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Explore a foam-lined beech case, a fitted oak case and an oak case with barrel hinges and magnets.
A lined case made from thin wood layersby Antonello SantiAntonello’s beech case holds two writing instruments in an orange-lined interior. The shared project includes layered parts, inserts and lid lettering across several workpieces. Use his described beech and foam construction; the material menu also lists acrylic and maple alternatives.
A fitted oak case for a pen and pencilby Jason Eric BrooksTwo long fitted recesses keep a slimline pen and pencil apart inside this oak case. Jason describes a 6 by 8 inch piece of three-quarter-inch oak and a one-eighth-inch straight bit. His shared layout supplies both halves, recesses and small circular pockets. Add the closure parts separately and size the recesses for your own writing instruments.
A hinged case for turned pensby Vincent BoninaVincent’s oak case opens on barrel hinges and uses magnets to close. He made it for 10 mm and slimline pens and pencils. The shared workpieces include several pocket layouts and decoration options. Choose the matching halves for your pens, then add hinges and magnets; the pictured lid decoration is not a promise that every option is already matched to your box.
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Antonello rounds the corners with a plane after gluing his beech strips together. He then uses a belt sander and 240-grit paper during finishing. Shaping the assembled stack helps the layer edges meet as one case. His orange inserts are separate 2 mm foam pieces, so leave room for that lining when adapting the interior.
Project notes by Antonello Santi: read the source.
From PencilBox Enzumeo by Antonello Santi.
Ask a questionVincent says to mirror the top and bottom when carving so they match. That matters when the two halves open around barrel hinges: the recesses need to face one another when the case closes. Keep the hinge and magnet locations paired as you adapt the pocket layout. The hinges and magnets are bought parts, not pieces carved from the lid.
Project notes by Vincent Bonina: read the source.
From Pencil Case by Vincent Bonina.
Ask a questionLeave space beside each pencil recess for the wood between pockets and the case walls. A hinged pair needs matching halves and room for its hinges and magnets.
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