The Cube Pen Holder
by ClickyPost.com
What is it: The Cube – a surprisingly simple, excellent looking, minimalistic pen holder that should be on every desk.
Who Makes it: Each Cube (or Block) is handmade by Mike Dudek, of Mesa, AZ. Not only does he make these great pen holders, but he also has a great pen blog – The Clicky Post.
Specs From ClickyPost.com:
This little beauty is handmade from a solid piece of walnut and is finished in a soft, satin poly. It holds 9 of your writing instruments up to 1/2 inch in diameter.
Approximate dimensions: 3″x3″x2.5″
The giveaway period is now over, thank you for the overwhelming amount of entrants! Random.org’s number generator has spoken, and the winner has been contacted. Congratulations to areyes, hope you enjoy your cube!
The Giveaway: Mike was kind enough to provide a Cube for me to give away here on the site. I purchased one of the cubes for myself as soon as I came across them on Instagram. The winner gets to pick how they want the holes drilled, depending on what pens they plan on storing in it. All you have to do is leave a comment on this post but it is strongly encouraged that you check out the links below. This contest runs from the time of posting, until Sunday, August 18th at 11:59PM EST and is open only to residents of the United States. The winner will be chosen using the random number generator at Random.org, and the comments will be numbered in the order that they are posted. You may only enter this contest once!
The Clicky Post – Store
The Clicky Post – Main
MrMikeDudek on Instagram
The Review:
It’s kind of hard to review a block of wood that holds pens, but one that looks as nice as this does, and does it’s job as well as it does makes it a whole lot easier. The craftsmanship on The Cube is top notch. Everything is done by Mike himself, handmade, one piece at a time. The satin-finished solid walnut is beautiful to look at. The light catches the grain of the wood in just the right way that gives The Cube a subtle elegance while making it stand out from lesser quality woods. 
The Cube certainly looks better than your standard pen cup, and keeps the pens from knocking around into each other. Another plus is that The Cube provides a great solution for storing fountain pens with the nib up, while keeping them easily accessible. The satin finish is light, and helps to seal and protect the wood. 
I cleaned mine up today with a bit of wood polish, and it looks as good as new. The holes are drilled perfectly, and uniform. I contacted Mike and asked him to make the middle row of holes a bit wider in diameter to accommodate thicker barreled fountain pens. The outer holes are a perfect fit for the Lamy Safari, the Pilot Vanishing Point, and many more.
The middle holes hold everything from an Al-Star to a Montblanc 149 with no problem. The bottoms of the holes are nicely squared off, so pens stand up perfectly straight. I really have no complaints about The Cube, and I cannot find anything even remotely negative about it. I enjoy looking at mine every single day, and I’m going to be ordering another one in the very near future for my desk at work.
Try your luck with the contest, and if you’re not the lucky winner, head over to The Clicky Post and pick one up.
Gallery:
Please don’t forget to check out Mike’s sites!
The Clicky Post – Store
The Clicky Post – Main
MrMikeDudek on Instagram
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edjelley.com - Fountain Pen, Ink, and Stationery Reviews 
Amazing piece, that fits well on any desk. #bravo
I could definitely use one of these.
The Cube looks rich. Nice way to protect pens.
Great review. I’ve been eyeing these for a while now.
Great collaboration Mike and Ed! Both of you should be getting packages from me soon. Also, enter me into the contest!
Love the cube!
As well as your reviews. 😀
Whoa, that’s one gorgeous block of wood! Count me in on the contest.
Love the simple but elegant design. The fact that it’s handmade in the USA makes me want one even more.
That would be so nice to have on my desk as I have 9 fountain pens and currently no storage system. Thanks for including the link. I’ll go check it out.
This pops up just as I was wondering what to do with the pens on my desk. Now I know!
Definitely would love to have one of these for my pens.
This is a nice little product — seen it around. Nice review. COUNT ME IN for the giveaway. Thanks!
Nice review! Good looking cube, would look equally great at home or at the office!
Would love to get one of these on my desk.
These blocks are definetly beautiful! If i dont win I may buy one by Christmastime!
I’ve been watching Mike’s Instagram and blog for a while. He makes really nice stuff.
A perfect match for my desk !!
Ed Jelley, quite contrary,
Your pens – how do you show?
With contest, review, and photos of the Cube,
And all your pretty Lamys lined up in a row.
Just a friendly play on the “Mary, Mary, quite contrary” nursery rhyme. 🙂
Mary, Mary, quite contrary
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells and cockleshells
And pretty maids all in a row.
[http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/176336]
I don’t know that one!
Just a friendly play on the “Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary” nursery rhyme – Mary, Mary, quite contrary / How does your garden grow? / With silver bells and cockleshells / And pretty maids all in a row [http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/176336]. 🙂
This would look great on my desk at work.
I’ve been increasing my pen collection lately, and this would be a perfect aid in my quest.
I don’t have a way to display my pens on my desk. This would be great.
Great looking and functional art
Wow. This looks fantastic!
This is lovely. And I would like one. Thanks for the contest!
This would look (and work) way better than the coffee mug I’m currently using!
Cool pen holder. Do want.
What an aesthetic pen holder! It would be nice to have one of these 🙂
This would look great in my art studio! Love that it is modern yet traditional
I have just the pens for that pen holder.
Awesome giveaway. I’ve been eyeing those!
I want one of these so badly. I already know which pens will get promoted into it from the coffee mug they’re in now.
I have been wanting one of these ever since I first ran into MrMikeDudek’s Instagram account.
Oh good God please! Pens cover every surface in my home!
Cool pen holder. I really like the finish.
Very cool, natural looking pen holder
Love the cube! Enjoying the website and reviews Ed!
these are so awesome. i’ve been drooling over them since i first heard brad rave about them on the pen addict a few months back.
I didn’t win the Orange Lamy ballpoint from Mr. Dude’s giveaway, but I’d still like to win one of his cubes! Thanks for making it available as a giveaway guys!
natural wood and storage, some of my favorite things!
Looks amazing…would be cool to have at college!
Beautiful!
Fantastic pen holders, they are beautiful. Thanks for the giveaway.
Great giveaway, looks very awesome. I need one of these on my desk.
Very cool item – I’d love to have one of these
Would be thrilled to get my hands on one
YES PLEASE.
I love that it’s gorgeous without distracting from the pens. Very nicely done.
Cool.. a cube to hold my pens.
Sweeeet
Looks great. Would do my favorite pens justice.