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Well…sorry about the pictures…I was madly shining this one up and forgot to take pictures because I was in a hurry to get to the surprise party…wasnt going to post it until I realized the pictures from the Party turned out pretty good…
Meet my colleague James…a fellow history teacher and a truly good person…today was his surprise 50th B-day…as you can see from the picts he was surprised by his wife who had been e-mailing many of us for a couple weeks to set up his birthday at a local wine shop…it was a good time…
I made this for James because he truly loves good wine…and I wanted to make him a nice stopper. This was the first time I used one of these blanks from wood craft that laminated many thin strips of dyed woods…it looks really cool compared to how it starts out as the blank.
The stopper is stainless steel, large and heavy compared to many I use…so I wanted the stopper to be hefty…
The 3rd picture was when he came in the door…and just before FRANK who was hiding…and then he had just opened the package with the stopper when the cake came out…
Happy 50th James…
-- Matt--Proud LJ since 2007
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Rj
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#1 posted 1314 days ago
Very Nicely done! I’m sure he’ll cherish it for many many years .
Looks like you all had a great time.
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Lisa Chan
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#2 posted 1314 days ago
Love it… what a thoughtful gift. I want to make something like this for my husband’s Godmother. She collects fine wines and they always open something nice for us at holiday meals.
-- Lisa Chan, custom cafts and yarn accessories, http://www.grippingyarn.com
stefang
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#3 posted 1314 days ago
Great looking, nicely made stopper. A perfect gift for a wine loving colleague.
-- Mike, American in Norway
degoose
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#4 posted 1314 days ago
Cool laminations.
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cabinetmaster
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#5 posted 1314 days ago
Great surprise for a friend. The stopper is beautiful. Great job.
-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps
Bob A in NJ
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#6 posted 1314 days ago
H Napaman, Very cool stopper. Looks like a great gig. Where did you get that blank?
-- Bob A in NJ
darryl
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#7 posted 1314 days ago
nice work Matt.
Those lamintated blanks are pretty cool once turned down.
lew
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#8 posted 1314 days ago
Matt,
Super Cool Stopper!! Looks like the party was a BLAST!!!
Lew
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Woodwrecker
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#9 posted 1314 days ago
Matt,
Great stopper.
Great lamination.
Great friend.
Good Job all the way around!
-- Eric
Lee A. Jesberger
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#10 posted 1314 days ago
Nice job Matt.
Lee
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#11 posted 1314 days ago
Well done & he looks pretty pleased.
a1Jim
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#12 posted 1313 days ago
Unique stopper well done.
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ohwoodeye
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#13 posted 1313 days ago
In my opinion, there is nothing better than receiving a useful gift from someone…..whether it is made from wood or what not. Every time you use it, you think of that person.
-- Directions are just the Manufacturer's opinion on how something should be assembled. ----Mike, Waukesha, WI
majeagle1
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#14 posted 1313 days ago
Beautiful stopper and I love that wood lamination…...... perfect gift!
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Napaman
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#15 posted 1313 days ago
thanks everyone for all the nice comments…it was a nice party and James really liked it…he is one of the people who has always commented on my woodworking and asked me questions…so I really wanted to make him one…
-- Matt--Proud LJ since 2007
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