SOLD: Nine Pen Box – Flor de las Antillas

The Flor de las Antillas boxes are always popular, perhaps because they combine a definite “cigar” style with sturdy wood construction and a nice latch.  This is one of the larger models, which has been repurposed to hold nine pens.

The box measures 9 inches by 7 inches by 2 inches.  Inside, I’ve varnished bare wood surfaces and fitted a striking red lining, with nine individual cradles to hold nine pens, each pen up to 6 3/8 inches long. Underneath, I’ve affixed a 2mm thick foam pad to inhibit sliding and protect your surfaces.

The Flor de las Antillas Nine Pen Box is priced at just $40 plus actual mailing cost. SOLD If you are interested, please email me at BamaPen@jehubbard.com and include your location or ZIP Code for a mailing cost quote.

I accept payment by PayPal or if you prefer I can email an invoice which you can pay with a credit or debit card.

I ship by USPS Priority Mail in the US and by USPS International First Class Package outside the US.

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SOLD: Nine Pen Box – Flor de las Antillas

The Flor de las Antillas boxes are always popular, perhaps because they combine a definite “cigar” style with sturdy wood construction and a nice latch.  This is one of the larger models, which has been repurposed to hold nine pens.

The box measures 9 inches by 7 inches by 2 inches.  Inside, I’ve varnished bare wood surfaces and fitted a striking dusty rose lining, with nine individual cradles to hold nine pens, each pen up to 6 1/8 inches long. Underneath, I’ve affixed a 2mm thick foam pad to inhibit sliding and protect your surfaces.

The Flor de las Antillas Nine Pen Box is priced at just $40 plus actual mailing cost. SOLD If you are interested, please email me at BamaPen@jehubbard.com and include your location or ZIP Code for a mailing cost quote.

I accept payment by PayPal or if you prefer I can email an invoice which you can pay with a credit or debit card.

I ship by USPS Priority Mail in the US and by USPS International First Class Package outside the US.

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SOLD: Eight Pen Box – My Father Antiguedad

My Father Cigars produces a wide line of products; this Antiguedad is one of their most colorful offerings. It features attractive artwork on the lid and repeated inside the lid.  The remainder of the exterior is finished in an attractive muted red and a nice latch serves to keep the lid secured.

Inside, I have sanded and varnished the exposed bare wood, then added red ribbon lid stops so that the lid does not fall completely open. A red velour-flocked full-length pen tray pops the red in the artwork and provides a comfortable and safe “home” for your pens.

The box can accommodate eight pens, each up to 6 1/2 inches long, in individual compartments. Your pens touch nothing but the soft velour lining.

The box measures 8 1/4 inches by 7 1/4 inches by 2 inches, and I have added a 2mm thick foam pad on the bottom to minimize sliding and inhibit scratching of your surfaces.

The My Father La Antiguedad eight pen box is priced at just $35 plus actual mailing cost. SOLD

If you are interested, please email me at BamaPen@jehubbard.com and be sure to include your ZIP Code or location so that I can provide a firm mailing cost quote.

I take payment by PayPal or if you prefer to use a card, I can email an invoice.

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SOLD: Flor de las Antillas – Nine Pen Box

The Flor de las Antillas boxes are always popular, perhaps because they combine a definite “cigar” style with sturdy wood construction and a nice latch.  This is one of the larger models, the Toro, which has been repurposed to hold nine pens.

The Toro measures 9 inches by 6 inches by 1 3/4 inches.  Inside, I’ve varnished bare wood surfaces and fitted a striking red velour-flocked pen tray that will hold nine pens in individual compartments, each pen up to 6 1/4 inches long. Underneath, I’ve affixed a 2mm thick foam pad to inhibit sliding and protect your surfaces.

The Flor de las Antillas Toro Nine Pen Box is priced at just $40 plus actual mailing cost. If you are interested, please email me at BamaPen@jehubbard.com and include your location or ZIP Code for a mailing cost quote.

I accept payment by PayPal or if you prefer I can email an invoice which you can pay with a credit or debit card.

I ship by USPS Priority Mail in the US and by USPS International First Class Package outside the US.

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Flor de las Antillas

Flor de las Antillas

SOLD: Flor de las Antillas – Five Pen Box

The Flor de las Antillas boxes are always popular, perhaps because they combine a definite “cigar” style with sturdy wood construction and a nice latch.  This is one of the smaller models, the Robusto, which has been repurposed to hold five pens.

The Robusto measures 9 inches by 6 inches by 1 3/4 inches.  Inside, I’ve stained and varnished bare wood surfaces and fitted a handsome Hunter Green velour-flocked pen tray that will hold five pens in individual compartments, each pen up to 8 inches long. Underneath, I’ve affixed a 2mm thick foam pad to inhibit sliding and protect your surfaces.

The Flor de las Antillas Robusto Five Pen Box is priced at just $35 plus actual mailing cost. SOLD If you are interested, please email me at BamaPen@jehubbard.com and include your location or ZIP Code for a mailing cost quote.

I accept payment by PayPal or if you prefer I can email an invoice which you can pay with a credit or debit card.

I ship by USPS Priority Mail in the US and by USPS International First Class Package outside the US.

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Making the My Father Limited Edition Pen Storage Box

Have you ever wondered what goes into converting a nice box like the My Father Limited Edition into an elegant pen storage unit?  I’d like to share some before and after pictures with you.

See the next post for the finished box…

The exterior of this box is beautifully finished as it comes from the factory and no work is required other than to add a pad to the bottom to prevent scratching of your desk or table surface.

Inside is a totally different story.  Nothing is finished; it is all rough bare wood.  The cigars that it held were protected in individual tubes, so the bare wood was not an issue.  But, your pens deserve much better.

I sand every surface, then apply a MinWax stain that matches the exterior color.  Then, each part is varnished with three coats of MinWax polyurethane satin varnish, hand-rubbed between each coat with 0000 steel wool for a smooth finish.  This picture shows one of the side pieces before and after.

The trays require a good bit of work.  First, they do not have an end cap to prevent pens from sliding right out the end of the compartments.  So, I use my band saw to trim just enough off the end of the trays to allow room for a 3/32″ end cap, cut to fit.

The trays are sanded and finished just like the rest of the interior, then individual compartment liners are cut to fit the complex curved surface.  This picture shows the unfinished tray and the completed one, ready for your pens.

I hope this gives you an idea of the hours of work that go into this transformation.

Really Special! My Father Limited Edition – ALL SOLD

The My Father Limited Edition box offers an opportunity for a really handsome fountain pen storage unit.  As it came from the cigar factory it had two removable solid wood trays, each containing six high-end cigars in glass tubes.  The trays and entire interior of the box were unfinished wood.  It was fitted with really nice quadrant hinges, much like a jewelry box.

When I looked at the box, I could visualize it with a finished wood interior and with carefully lined, padded compartments for fountain pens.  With that in mind, I went about creating this really special container for your pens.

The interior is carefully sanded smooth, then stained with Minwax “Provincial” stain, which is a good match to the factory exterior.  I applied three coats of Minwax Polyurethane Varnish, hand-rubbing each coat with 0000 steel wool before applying the next coat, ensuring a smooth, satin finish.

The former cigar tube compartments are individually lined with a plush velour in a shade of teal that exactly matches one of the colors in the beautiful labels on the lid and inside it.  Your pens will lbe cradled in comfort in these compartments.

For the details of how I converted these boxes to pen storage, click here.

I have experimented with some other colors of suede cloth as linings for the pen compartments and have added some pictures to the gallery at the end of this post showing how the following colors would look in the box: Teal, Gold, Tan, Burgundy, and two varieties of Leather-patterned suede cloth.

Both trays can be lifted out of the box, and the bottom one is fitted with ribbon lifts to facilitate easy lifting, while the top tray can be grasped easily through finger cutouts in the box sides.

I have just acquired two more of these My Father Limited Edition boxes, and I can fit the compartments in any color of your choice.

This box measures 9 1/4″ wide by 8 1/2″ deep by 3″ tall.  It weighs about three pounds – lots of really solid wood!

These boxes are priced at $75 each, plus actual shipping cost.  SOLD If you are interested, please email me with your location for a shipping quote.