| Project by Dragonstaar | posted 1019 days ago | 1049 views | 2 times favorited | 5 comments |  |
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Just got started turning wine bottle stoppers. The first one was turned from Quina, an aromatic wood from southern South America and a source of balsam used in perfumes. The second was turned from a scrap of Bay I thought had been relegated to the kindling box long ago.
I love how the detail in the third picture shows off the tight pattern of the Bay grain.
-- Susannah, Melbourne FL
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Ken90712
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#1 posted 1018 days ago
Very cool, could use one of those for those rare times we don’t finish a bottle. :<)
-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"
BarbS
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#2 posted 1018 days ago
Hello Dragonstaar, welcome to Lumberjocks. I like the shape of your stopper. Never heard of Quina, but it is a beautiful wood; you’re right, the third picture shows off the grain nicely. I just did my first bottle stoppers, and they sure are fun!
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DonFaulk0517
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#3 posted 1016 days ago
Very nice stoppers… I liked the picture of the ornate one!
I’ve only turned pens, but plan on doing some stoppers… what are the best kits?
Thanks for sharing.
... Don
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mahadevwood
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#4 posted 998 days ago
Very nice bottle stopper, nice turning and finish
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hjt
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#5 posted 204 days ago
Wow! That’s some beautiful work!! I enjoy wine, one of those would look so nice siting atop of a bottle of Sharaz.
-- Harold
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