In the beginning, there was a library conservation lecture series. I led that series for the first 8 years, something that was a terrific opportunity to introduce leaders in the field to Syracuse to present a lecture and lead a workshop. April 2nd marked the 20th event, so time to give a special gift to the donor. As a metaphor for the series, a beautiful hand-crafted and decorated bone folder made by Shanna Leino was selected. My part of the gift was a custom display stand and box. For me, the scale of this project and the tools and techniques applied were in many respects the ideal re-entry to creative bench work, something I haven't really done any of in over 2 years for a variety of reasons. As a recent retiree, this will [hopefully] be a start to much more of this kind of work. You can view images on my Pressbengel Project blog at https://pressbengel.blogspot.com/2025/04/presentation-stand-and-box.html. ________________________________________ Peter D. Verheyen Bookbinder, Conservator & Librarian Email | <mailto:verheyen@philobiblon.com> verheyen@philobiblon.com Pressbengel Project Blog | <https://pressbengel.blogspot.com/> https://pressbengel.blogspot.com The Book Arts Web | <https://www.philobiblon.com/> https://www.philobiblon.com