Flip Top Pen Box Made With A Scroll Saw

Blade and drill bit info links
https://www.bearwood.com/scroll-saw-b...
https://www.bearwood.com/drill-bits.html
https://mikesworkshop.com/collections...
Extended length drill bits
https://www.mcmaster.com/products/dri...

Here are links to the book and the tools that I have purchased.
Link to book:
https://amzn.to/48D0NxB

Flex pad sander and discs:
https://amzn.to/3S7sadV

Sanding sleeves for inflatable sander:
https://amzn.to/4aLRsFo

Inflatable sander:
https://amzn.to/3S3FmQT

Affiliate links to the things I use in the lay out of my spinners
compass (not the same as mine as it is not available anymore, but I like this one)
https://amzn.to/3LVcYNl
30 60 90 ruler
https://amzn.to/46JFyct
45 45 90 ruler
https://amzn.to/3PStOxq
swivel hooks
https://amzn.to/3Qduf77
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Some of my favorite pattern books
classic fretwork patterns
https://amzn.to/3PT7fsJ
custom boxes
https://amzn.to/3ROJt3B
gear clocks
https://amzn.to/45rXxDl
gizmos and gadgets
https://amzn.to/3FnoBJ5
scroll saw box patterns
https://amzn.to/44sYQTt
more box projects
https://amzn.to/3WARb3E

A viewer asked me in the comments about making a flip top pen box. I am always searching for the next project and thought that that could be a good project to learn something from, and it was. I watched a few videos on making a pen box and most of them used a router to make the cradle for the pen, except for one. I wanted to make this a scroll saw project since that is the focus of this channel. After a lot of thought and one failed beginning this is the first completed attempt to make one. It is ok but I am not real happy with it. As they say experience is the best teacher. There is no "pattern" for this project other than the outline I drew for the pen cradle and the one I used for the lid inlay. I also learned about barrel hinges. I really like them but you have to be exact in drilling the holes and mounting them. The one exception to making the cradle with a router was @IzziSwan. He made a pop up pen box using the band saw and cut the cradle with a scroll saw. I bought the pattern from his web site and am going to try to make it all with a scroll saw. I hope that will be the next video so stay tuned.

link to barrel hinges in this box
https://amzn.to/3M0R7nc

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