Magic Wine Bottle (Poor mans Inlay!)

Neat Idea!!

Note to self: Drink more beer. :-) Nice trick.

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These things are great to make. I have made several and give as gifts at parties. Well done!

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What is the angle of the bottom cut? Very nice and looks like I need another beer.

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thelt,
the angle is 40 degrees. The balancing act is a mathmatical formula, so the angle depends upon the length of the wood and location of the bottle in the hole.

Here is the website I got the measurements to make one http://timelesstreasuretrunk.com/Woodworking/projects.html#wineholder

Cheers
Jeff

i agree – cool idea with that bevel!

Jeff,

I’ve always wanted to make a few of these but never have yet. Few questions first though.
1. Does the angle change according to the size of the bottle?
2. What if the bottles empty?
3. Most important of all, does it matter that I prefer Tequila instead of beer?

John

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Hey John,

To answer your questions:

1) yes it does, the angle i used and referenced in the link above works for the “standard” wine bottle, not all. Some odd shaped bottles don’t work on this.
2) I wondered the same thing, but surprisingly it doesn’t matter, I tried full, empty and half full. They all balance.
3) Of course not, but remember, the more tequila, the tougher it becomes to cut the angle!

Have fun and good luck

Yeah, maybe you’re right about that. I like your idea with the Chamfer, I may have to try it on some teak I have. That’s for your replys

John

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