Routing the channelsįor the channels, I used the router and the parallel guide with a 12,7 mm diameter concave radius double edging router bit. For the thermally treated ash wood, after removing the channels, I had to make a pass through the thicknesser on the other face of the boards to also remove the already rounded edges. I planed all the pieces to get them to the same thickness: 18 mm. The boards after cutting them to the needed width That was a very big advantage because I was able to use those edges to advance along the band saw fence when cutting them. The first thing I did after I selected the boards was to bring them all to the right width. Being a prototype project, I didn’t know exactly how well everything would work out, and I chose to test before going through all the steps and ruining too many boards. I chose 2 boards because I was going to use one of them to test the routed channels. I found some boards with a width and thickness of 1-2 mm more than I needed. Being wider was a good thing because it had a little bark on one of the edges that had to be removed.
I also found an ash board, much thicker than I needed, but with a wonderful pattern. I cut it into two equal pieces along one edge, to be able to make 2 pencil holders out of it. I needed to get them to a thickness of 18 mm for my project. I didn’t have any problems with the channels routed on one of the faces because by planing I was going to remove them. I found one piece of thermally treated ash about 35 cm long. They are very good for small decorative objects, such as these pencil holders. I wanted to use as many scraps as possible, to avoid wasting too much wood. I chose a few boards with a width of at least 6.7 cm. Don’t forget to subscribe to watch the upcoming videos, too: You can also watch the making video on our YouTube channel. I sanded them to get smooth surfaces (I used 120, 150 and 320 grit sandpaper).I routed the 4 channels (I used a concave radius double edging router bit).I used different wood species to give the kids the possibility to choose the one they like most (oak, ash and thermally treated ash) the kids can keep on the desk only the necessary things (a pen, a pencil and a marker).There were two reasons why I chose this simple design: Until then, I started with these pencil holders, which will help them to organize their pencils, pens, and markers better, to get a nicer look. For some time I’ve thought about making a set of office accessories (that includes wooden pencil holders, headphone stands, phone stands and other things like these) because soon we will have to change the childrens’ desks with new ones.
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