Handmade Pencil Storage Rack | Made In the UK
Personal Recommendation
Created March 2018
I cannot stipulate how important it is to have suitable storage for my Coloured Pencil collection and as my pencil range grew, my old Pencil storage chest became too small and I ended up with pencils stored in numerous cupboards and small storage systems designed for cutlery that protected very little and so, off I went looking round for a suitable pencil chest online. I knew there was nothing local and spent days searching, even looking on Pinterest, if you can't find something suitable on there, it probably doesn't exist! I came across a popular 3 drawer storage chest but was a little disappointed with the inner sections as it was simply 2 pieces of wood that split the drawer into 3 sections, there were no grooves to hold the pencils in place which didn't secure the pencils enough for me. As I already had a storage chest with grooves, I knew exactly how I preferred the storage to be and so I searched the gent I had initially purchased my 5 drawer storage chest from and found he had a new storage chest for 2018, one with 10 drawers that could hold 250 pencils, my old box only had 5 drawers which holds 125 and I thought this was so perfect!
I was so pleased with it that I thought I would create this article with lots of images so I can share the information and recommendation if you are looking to purchase this for your own precious pencils too!
I was so pleased with it that I thought I would create this article with lots of images so I can share the information and recommendation if you are looking to purchase this for your own precious pencils too!
The old Pencil Chest - Holds 125 pencils
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The new Pencil Chest - Holds 250 pencils
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I am all for supporting small businesses, especially ones that create items from scratch, we Artists understand how much blood, sweat and tears go into handmade products and this one is sturdy and well made. The drawers and outer box are all made of MDF, the drawer supports are made of pine which offers additional strength. You could store any type of pencil upto 10mm in diameter including Coloured, Graphite or Pastel pencils all compacted into a box sized at 33cm square, depth 22.5cm. From ordering, it took just under 3 weeks to receive as each is made to order, delivery times may vary as it may depend on how many orders they currently have on the books. Outside the UK, delivery may take a little longer.
Each storage chest is free standing and fully assembled using joints and glue, with smooth edges and ready to use straight from the delivery box. The chest can be varnished, stained or painted any colour, or you could even paint it with your own Artistic design to make it completely unique!
