Pen Organizer

Students, Artists, Engineers, Architects, and many more use a lot of different kinds of pens, pencils, colored pencils, you name it. The more you expand your work/hobby, the more you own tools. Over time it gets harder to organize our kits and sometimes we misplace expensive pens/pencils just because they are not organized. This Pen organizer is designed to carry over a hundred pens and keep everything organized to help you focus on your work and stop making you look for the missing pen. The instructions below are designed to help grades 8 and above create their own organizer.

Make sure to ask for guidance if you do not know how to operate power tools!

Below are the Standards, Practices, and Context that will be applied to these Instructables from the 2020 Standards for Technological and Engineering Literacy.

Standards:

1. Standard 1: Nature and Characteristic of Technology and Engineering
2. Standard 2: Core Concepts of Technology and Engineering
3. Standard 3: Integration of Knowledge, Technologies, and Practices
4. Standard 7: Design In Technology and Engineering Education

Practices:

1. Practice 2: Creativity; Students will have the ability to design their own pen organizer.
2. Practice 3: Making and Doing; Students will participate in a hands on activity.
3. Practice 4: Critical Thinking; Students will think critically what are the best path on making their pen organizer.
4. Practice 9: Attention to Ethics; Students will use materials efficiently with minimum waste.

Context:

1. Context 2: Material Conversion and Processing

• 3X 12" x 12" x 1/5" Wood (thickness may vary depending on what is available)
• 1X 11" x 14" x 1/5" Wood (thickness may vary depending on what is available)
• Wood Glue or Super Glue
• Ruler
• Pencil Marker
• Table Saw and Band Saw or any tools for cutting wood. Whatever is available
• Paint (optional) Your preference.

Cost: $10-20

Above are my suggestion on how to cut your wood pieces to save material.

If the pictures are blurry download the .pdf attached below.

Note: Make sure you are using the right piece of wood since there are two sizes of panels. On the bottom right, it tells you what board you should use.

Before starting to cut always measure twice before cutting.

After cutting all the pieces as instructed on the pictures, now you should have the following parts:

• 2X Part A ( 4" x 12" ) Side Panels
• 1X Part B (11" x 12") Back Panel
• 1X Part C (3.8" x 11") Bottom Panel
• 3X Part D (5" x 11") Layers
• 3X Part E (3.5" x 3.5") Right Triangle

Make sure to sand and file imperfections!

Watch the video attached to give you an idea of which parts you should attach first.

The second picture gives you the labels of the parts.

NOTE: Make sure to not put too much/less glue

Grab Part A X2 and Part B X1

1. Glue Part A to the side of Part B. (Make sure that Part B is in between Part As and not over Part As)
2. Glue the 2nd Part A to the other side of Part B. (Make sure that Part B is in between Part As and not over Part As)
3. Let It dry till sturdy.

Grab Parts From Step 3, Part D X3, and Part E X3

1. Glue Part E to Part B. Make sure it is centered and the top short side is flushed on the top. (Measure twice!)
2. I drew a line in the center as a guide
3. Glue Part D to E and both Part As. (First Layer)
4. Glue Part E to Part B, below the first layer you made.
5. Glue part D to E and both Part As. (Second Layer)
6. Repeat the process (Third Layer)

Note: Make sure you are giving enough time for the glue.

Grab Part C

Finally Glue Part C on the bottom part of what you finished in step 4, Glue it in-between parts As and B.

Choose a paint or finish you want for your pen organizer and you are done!