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MsDebbieP
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posted 960 days ago
A lovely gift.
I bet the recipient loves them
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
FMOmbr
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posted 960 days ago
Great Gift!
scottb
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posted 960 days ago
Yes, a gret gift… Do you know what the woods are, or did they come out of a scrap box and who knows anymore?
-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/
Karson
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posted 960 days ago
A great gift idea. Thanks
-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
LJ
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posted 960 days ago
Great present! I may adapt it for myself to stop bottles of Scotch.
-- Peace, LJ http://beam.to/4goldens.org
WayneC
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posted 959 days ago
Thanks for all of the nice comments. The woods are Pink Ivory, Olive, Ebony, Pau Rosa, Zebrawood, and Bacote.
-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov
dbkmd
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posted 959 days ago
Nice job!
David
niki
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posted 959 days ago
Very nice work Wayne
I never did something like that, well, I don’t have lathe…
In Poland it would not be considered a nice present, they never cork a bottle, they just finish it all.
Those guys and girls are drinking machines, even the Germans cannot compete with them…
niki
scottb
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posted 959 days ago
That’s right Niki… I once met someone from Russia who told me the same thing…. adding that you had to finish the bottle with the people you opened it with.
-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/
jockmike2
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posted 959 days ago
Nice looking bottle tops Wayne Jockmike
-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com
WayneC
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posted 959 days ago
I’m wondering if my parents are Polish or Russian. None of them have been used yet. Hmmm.
Thanks Mike. I’ve been admiring your turning for a while.
-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov
scottb
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posted 959 days ago
Perhaps they’ve done some travelling back in their day?
I have a set of three, and they really haven’t seen much use…, yet I wish to make some of my own.
-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/
WayneC
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posted 959 days ago
It may be more info than you need Scott, but they are pretty simple to make. 1 1/2w x 1 1/2w x 2”l blank. Drill a hole, glue in a dowel. Turn your shape, and glue on a cork.
You mount them in a drill chuck on the headstock. Turn between centers to rough out. Need to make end where cork attaches slightly concave. Breaking dowels can be an issue. Easy to cut flush and drill out on the drill press. Then you just install a new dowel.
WoodCraft and Rockler sell the Corks as well as fancy kits.
WoodCraft Magazine has an Article on the process.
-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov
HandsOgold
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posted 894 days ago
The problem is that they shouldnt be used for wine, which needs to be refrigerated, and the wood stoppers arent fridge friendly. They should be used to stopper hard spirits which can or are displayed. Many already come with cork stoppers so replacing them with your great work is a given.
-- Dan
WayneC
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posted 893 days ago
I will have to see how they hold up. So far they have stayed on display in my parents house.
-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov
mot
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posted 893 days ago
Nice, Wayne! I’m glad that Pulse brought these back around. I’m finding it terribly difficult to keep up these days!
-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)
Napaman
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posted 365 days ago
HEY WAYNE…just turned a few stoppers this weekend—-finally…and did a search of winestoppers to get some inspiration in design… and your name came up…so of course had to check it out…
ALso…the base you have—-cool…it helps me because I am now sure that the wood i used to turn my stoppers was blood wood…
WAYNE…hope all is well…havent “seen” you in a while…so take care…
matt
-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...
Grumpy
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posted 365 days ago
Great range of wood Wayne. Nice job.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python