The cigar box storage is by BamaPen. Here is his website: cigarboxpenstorage.wordpress.com/ For a fun take on cigar boxes for storage, check out Chris' video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nNKAo9GW0N6Ud40.html

If I close my eyes I could easily meditate while listening to this. Charming as always and thank you for sharing.

I really liked that ending! "The best place to store in a pen is right there in your hand. You should use your pens."

Good timing on this one Alesa! I've been looking to expand my pen storage and I liked the Franklin-Christoph penvelope. BTW, you have a gift...who would have thought learning about dust destroying my stuff could be so entertaining!

I am just smitten with all of your videos, thank you for showing us your work with ink, pens, and fun views of Japan! Someday I would love to travel there but this year has placed my dream even further out of reach, so I appreciate the window into your world. ❤️

I really enjoyed this classy video of your range of beautiful pen storage methods which I’ve learnt from even though I’ve collected over some years. Tim

I love how you've combined your mineral knowledge with your pen knowledge! My pens (I have a decently small collection), usually live upright, in a pen case. I do have some sleeves for extra special pens (such as a gorgeous cherry blossom sailor ;) ) .... and on occasion I will display one on my desk if I'm doing a writing project or writing with it frequently! Amazing video- thanks!

Thank you for a few minutes of bliss. You have inspired me to expand my storage from the currently in use, Ferrero Rocher plastic box. 😊

Great video, Alesa! As I noticed your Platinum 3776 Shium in a case, I looked over at mine in it's solitary wooden pen holder. It might be getting dusty, but I love writing with it! I had my rock collection out this week (it's small, but they are beautiful). My granddaughter loves to look at them, hold them. Enjoyed your video so much!

Great video and thanks for explaining so well regarding how just dust can damage your pens, jewellery and also reading glasses if you don't rinse them off first. Great storage you have.

As always, great job! I love your videos so much! They are the perfect break from my insane school day. Thanks for this, Alesa!

Wonderfully informative and helpful. Great examples and demonstration.

Quartz, in dust,who new! Love it! Love that cigar box, too!!

This was so much fun!!! My orange Calcite crystal is probably the one crystal I fuss over the most ... always concerned I'll scratch it somehow. 💜 Come to think of it I only have one fountain pen I'm worried about damaging too (my Jim Hinze Custom Blue Storm) but all my pens have a place in a case. I tend to take very good care of them all. I love all the storage options!!! You've got some beautiful ones!!!

Great video as always, there is something so soothing about watching ink droplets ! I'm still a novice so I haven"t invested in any very expensive pens or storage yet . I pick up Cigar Boxes for 99 cents at Total Wine , they discard old ones from their smoke shop and I lined the bottom of mine with velvet .

Having been enabled (I wonder by whom) to treat myself to another beautiful fountain pen you provided me with all I need to store her properly. Alesha, thank you yet again. Your videos are a delight. C xx

Another great and informative video. I had no idea there was quartz in dust. I also use the cup method for my cheaper pens like my Kakunos and Preppies. For the pens I keep stored away and don't use much, I have trays with black flocked slots that are used by antique dealers who are selling bracelets or watches. Each slot can hold two pens if you don't mind them touching. These trays have glass covers, so I stack them and drape a cloth over the top one to keep the light out. I have about 6-7 different storage systems going, but I think I like the pen rolls the most.

That Visconti pen storage case is good stuff. I travelled with it thrown in my back pack and it protected my pens very well! The others won't do as good a job.

Great information. I love your Area 51 Notebook/Journal. 📖

would you consider doing a collection video? i always love seeing the pens people have accumulated over time, and their thoughts on them!

Very well made video. I didn't know the Vegan alternative from Franklin Christoph. It seems very well made. I definitely agree about the best storage for a pen 😉. Greetings from Italy.

Hi, i’ve read a few of the comments and realized no one has mentioned what i use: the tray that comes with frozen spring rolls or canelonni (not sure of the spelling here☺️) i wash the plastic tray ,put a thin flocked fabric over it, .it’s sturdy and fits in an empty xmas card box . Some longer pens don’t fit,but most do. Thank you for your videos, they take my mind off of things i can’t change and i learn at the same time!

I have pens all over the place. The ones I rarely use are in cigar boxes, loose, or in the single six-pen felt-lined display case. The rest are in ceramic cups (nibs up), horizontal in plastic trays, or just lying on my computer desk or dining room table. I don't "collect" pens; everything I acquire, I use, and I have never considered selling one. I have given pens away to friends, and once or twice to strangers. Some of the best-writing pens I've ever owned are the cheap Pilot Varsity pens, but I don't like throw-away pens (or throw-away anything because of environmental damage). I do not use pen cases or "kimonos" due to the extra time it takes to get the pen deployed; I have a Day-Timer shirt-pocket notebook that I clip a pen to at the current date.

Oh my goodness: This video is a treat! Thank you!

Wonderful video!

Just prior to viewing this, I had ordered a converted cigar box from John M Casteline, on Etsy. There were several different sizes and prices. The items looked very nice in the photos.

Oh my your pens are lovely too!

Excellent Video 🌹😎. I had no idea quartz was in the dust! I guess you an teach and old dog new tricks 😉. I’ve been using thrift store purchased “Tooth Brush Holders”. Much cheaper (I think, ... my wife purchased them years ago) rather then new. Saw a Marble 4 hole(r) solid block on Target online, but $19.99 seemed too steep compared to a couple of bucks I think was paid for the one(s) I have . Of course, leaving them exposed to dust and the like does nothing to protect them, but they are ... kind of on display I suppose, and I can pick whichever one I want for the day quickly and easily 🤗

Very informative video and so many beautiful pen storage options. I'm surprised anything in my house is still intact, given that there's quartz in dust ;-) I know I should probably take better care of my pens, but none of them are expensive and I keep my inked up pens in a cup on my desk so I won't forget to use them often. Even so, some of them end up clogged from not being used often enough.

For someone new to this, I've learnt much. Thank you (♡•♡)

Love that shot with a Bokumdondoh 149 in a 100 yen tray 😂 I found some dish drainers at Seria that work well as pen trays. Will bring them next time we sell pens at Wagner!

Great stuff.

Love your vids and this one is no different. 🙂💜

Glad I’m not the only one with more than 5 kakunos lol .. great vid as usual!

I LOVE the combined fountain pen/ink storage box! Where can I find it?

My brother made me a beautiful wood pen block out of mahogany….then I read about the dust issue. Ugh. I use most of my pens, only have just under 20…the storage options are overwhelming, but I’m leaning towards the Rickshaw cases and pen sleeves. They are not made of leather, are made in the USA, come in fun designs, and looks so soft and cozy. if I were a pen, I’d want to live in one

Loving your videos. Would you mind doing one on travelling with ink?

Awesome info! HAhaha...I only have three fountain pens. One sits out on my nightstand, My precious stays with me at all times in my pocket, and the third is still traveling to me from china... If I'm ever lucky enough to have enough pens to "Store" I'll definitely look into that F-C wood fiber case! That thing is schweeeet!!

Love the science 💜🖋💜

Mildy curious... Do you have an ink journal? I'd love inspiration from someone like you!

Where did you get these? please

I only have two Kaweco Sport (M & EF nib) which I always carry in my pen pouch. They're not protected, they're stuck in there with my pencils and my other pens but I like to have them readily available just like that. ( ◜‿◝ )♡ Maybe I'll search for storage options when I get a fancy one and then I'll be able to use this video as a reference to know what to look for my needs. Thanks a lot for uploading this! 💖✨

I didn't understand the importance of storage away from first. Now I can better protect my nicer pens. 😊

Rickshaw Bagworks pen rolls are the best

Keeping soft cases in specifically "desk" drawers may not be the best idea, I've learned the hard way that they all just fall out at some point, its only desks that have this problem, they sell you on desk, I guess so they don't seem to care about making the drawer bearings small, despite making them constantly load bearing

I'd love to see more on how ebonite pens can be altered by light...

My answer to that is: Well. Yeah .. 😂😂

Is it your natural voice?

You know....the mirror on the Palomar Telescope was sanded during the last stages of calibration by people rubbing the glass with wet hands.