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Bottle stoppers – most are made with maple and a couple from mahogany. Finishes are aniline dyes and wipe on poly. The bottoms were purchased from http://www.dfi-stainless-steel.com/. Made them to give away as gifts. More fun quick projects.
-- Alan, Prince George
































10 comments so far
a1Jim
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posted 70 days ago
Stop that, a bottle that is funky cool stoppers
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
badger
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posted 70 days ago
Ooooh, nice link. Those stopper look very high quality, and the price is not bad either.
Good work on the stoppers, those look like fun to make. I’ve made a couple, but haven’t been happy with the results. I might need to try some for Christmas gifts.
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Popeye Jr.
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posted 69 days ago
very nice work alan, your getting real good with lathe.
cheers
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LesB
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posted 69 days ago
Nice work.
I was just thinking of posting some of mine and challenging others to show their designs. I’m always at a loss as to how to make them different and interesting. I will post some of mine later. With holiday parties coming up I find them make great hostess gifts and you can give them to the same person more than once because everyone needs several. I use the silicon sleeve type tips because they seal better and you can even lay the bottles down in the fridge if necessary.
-- Les B, Oregon
darryl
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posted 69 days ago
they all look great.
especially love the color of the red one in the first and second pictures.
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Alan
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posted 69 days ago
Thanks for the positive comments. I always try to make each one a little different. I’m getting a little better at the lathe, but there are still a few that end up in the garbage bin.
-- Alan, Prince George
scrappy
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posted 69 days ago
Great group of stoppers. Nice designs and colors. Lots of veriety.
Keep it up.
Scrappy
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Bob A in NJ
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posted 68 days ago
These are such a blast to make. People love ‘em as gifts and they are so much fun to make. I like your designs, I have not thought about using stains as I like using differnt wood species but these give some good ideas. I keep looking for the “best” design so as other guys see this, please post your ideas.
-- Bob A in NJ
woodsmithshop
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posted 68 days ago
Alan, very nice looking stoppers, what is the best/ right size to order?, these prices are much better than others I have seen.
-- Smitty!!!
Alan
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posted 68 days ago
I ordered 20 of the number 300’s. There was a discounted price if you ordered 20. They were very good and I received them quicker than I thought I would, they are on the otherside of the country from me.
-- Alan, Prince George