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Awsome job, looks real good.
 

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Nice work, do you cut the glass stems off goblets and how do you attach to your stems. The mug is great work.
 

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Bob,
I bought the glass from http://woodturnerscatalog.com/ and when I got them I realized that's all they did, basically scribe and snap. My next ones I make I'm just going to go to Pier One and snap my own.
To attach the glass to the stem I pre-drilled the turning blank to fit the stem while on the lathe. After drilling I formed the top of the stem to match the bottom of the glass so it will sit nice and striate. Then I bring up the tailstock with a cone center for support and turn the rest of the stem. Once that's done I put a little bit of epoxy glue on the glass stem and insert it into the pre-drilled hole on the new stem.
Hope this makes sense
And thanks for the comments.
 

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Excellent work.

For what it is worth, I have done a few of these wine glasses myself. In my experience, the greatest challenge is making 2 (or more) that are virtually identical. These two stems look identical to me and, therefore, I congratulate you. I've read that you need a special glue that will compensate for the expansion and contraction of the wood without harming the glass. Therefore, I use a glue called Bondaflex. I'm not convinced that this is necessary, but I use the glue just to be on the safe side.
 

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Fantastic wine glasses. Nice flow to the shape. Just for info, you might want to check into your local Goodwill or other thrift store. I got my glasses for $1.29 for the pair at Goodwill. and they have a good veriety. Used my Dremel with a diamond bit to cut them off. Worked great.

Keep it up.

Scrappy
 

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Good idea Scappy I'll have to check that out. Might even find some good crystal glasses for cheap.

Rich, I'll have to give Bondaflex a try also…I trust its water resistant?
 

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Thanks for the information Vince, it does make sense and something new for me to try. Agree with Rich you did a great job gettting the stems identical.
 
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