Portable Pen Case

RELEASED: 2008-1-10 PRODUCED: 30 Copies DESIGNER: Eric Fuller CRAFTSMAN: Eric Fuller (box) / John Devost (pens) MATERIAL: Mahogany / Paduak / Aformosa / Exotic wood veneers COMMENTS: A while back John Devost contacted me about selling some beautiful wooden pens on the website. He had been bitten by the woodturning bug...it's a hefty addiction from what I have observed, which is why as a public service I have avoided buying a wood lathe. I told him that it didn't really fit the purpose of the site, and we decided that I should make a puzzle box to store them in. Easy, right? WRONG! My requirements were that it be portable, non-trivial to solve yet quick once you know the trick, and with a strong enough mechanism to stand up to repeated use. Turns out that's a tall order to fill. Just figuring out a way to keep the pens secure in the box without enlarging the design took forever. I worked on this design on and off for over a month before my subconscious spit out a winner. Th