Modern Wooden Pencil Tray

I wanted to make something that would feature a nice pen or pencil on a desk, so I settled on a tray with a nice concave dish to it.
After processing some scrap walnut to 48mm x 28mm or 1 7/8" x 1 1/8" keeping in mind that the router bit needs to fit within the width plus a little extra. So adjust as needed.
I used the edge of my bench and some box tubing as a guide spaced exactly as wide as my router, I then found the center and attached the work piece to the middle of the scrap base.
Attach the base to the work surface so that it's not going to move when we start routing.
NOTE: Make sure that when you are attaching the work piece to the base that your screws are nowhere near when the router bit will be!
My router was loaded up with a 1-3/4-Inch bowl bit that I bought off of Amazon.
Mark the length of the pencil or pen + a little extra. I wanted about an inch past the length of my pencil to where the radius of the bit would begin. For me that was 21 cm or 8 1/4".
I then began to make some light passes stopping at my lines and making sure to take my time. I went about the full cutting depth of my bit.
After removing the work piece from the base I cut it to length matching the edge thickness as best as I could to the ends.
Now you could stop here but I felt like I was on a roll with the roundness of this thing. So I headed over to the old rusty and dusty belt sander to match the radius on the ends.
And now it's time to sand! I worked my way up from 100 to 400 grit hand sanding the inside.
For a finish I used my trusty Tung Oil.
I hope you enjoyed this project, I know it was fun to make. I think this would look amazing if you had some very figured woods.
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[@soapalot]

This is very similar to the pencil tray I’ve been designing in my head. You’ve even got the same pencil I use! The only differences are that mine will be rectangular, and I want to put a thin inlay of either brass or powder coated aluminium around the side. Thanks for prototyping the design for me!

[@heyimamaker]

Haha, no problem!

[@FennahMakes]

I love the cinematic style of the video! It feels like watching a movie! Great job!!

[@heyimamaker]

Thank you so much!

[@MarkMcCluney]

Hey Adam! Good to see you back. Had to mute the sound on this one because of all those dentist drill sound effects but a great vid nonetheless, and a very nice result. Thanks mate!

[@heyimamaker]

haha, I tried to quiet that part down. I need a safe source of music. Any time I have used royalty free music I end up with a copyright case that I need to deal with. Thanks for stopping by! Hope all is well!

[@cady.moriarty]

It is so nice to see you again, your work always reminds me how approachable projects can be. Very inspiring, I would love to make something like this in the future. Hope you are well, happy holidays!

[@OzarkArtsandCrafts]

Nice pencil tray. Love the way you did the routing. I reviewed a few of your past vids. Lots to see of interest here. I subbed so I can find my way back. Cheers

[@heyimamaker]

Thanks so much for the kind words :)

[@LonghornWorkshop]

Love it

[@heyimamaker]

Thanks for watching!

[@canadiangemstones7636]

Could benefit from a bit of explanation at certain points. The fast-forwarded hand sanding was cool, felt your pain. You do good work!

[@heyimamaker]

Was there a specific part that I could help make more clear? I'm working on the description and can make sure to clarify if I can. One day I will do a voice over 😄 Thanks for watching!

[@canadiangemstones7636]

About 2:00 to 3:00 you’re driving screws and making a router enclosure. Took me a while to realize, even a single line of text would help explain. (And I’m a woodworker, that was surely a total mystery for most folks, and they would quit watching.) Your vid quality is 9 outta 10, you work intelligently and safely, demonstrate creativity, and have the patience to shoot and edit, keep it up, it is appreciated.

[@heyimamaker]

@@canadiangemstones7636 Thanks a lot for the feedback! 😄

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