Wine Bottle Balancer

Very nice. Are they cut into that shape, or did you steam and bend them? I see my sister in-laws Christmas or birthday gift.

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Thanks! They are cut into the shape (you just need to keep the base contact directly under center of bottle). Made from 8/4 stock to allow for wider foot. Yeah, I’m thinking I’ll be making a few presents too!

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These look great!!!

what happens if you drink from the bottle (not a good thing with good wine—-YOU SHOULD DRINK IT ALL)...but if you did drink half—-would the balance be off???

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What is the angle of the bend??

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Nice project. Thanks for sharing.

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Very nice!

What do you do with the cut offs?

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beautiful lines displayed through this design.
Very nice.

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Great job!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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Very cool designs, I haven’t seen ones like these before – love that Bocote!

I just made one out of Maple and was going to post a pic but some friends thought it was neat so I gave it away! I have some nice Brazilian Cherry that I’m going to make one out of soon… maybe I can even get that one posted.

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Wow! Thanks for all the compliments and interest in the wine bottle balancers. First, you can store a partial bottle if you bore the hole for the neck of the bottle so the bottle rests parallel to the table it sits on (my bottle always end up empty) unlike the ones I pictured that are angled for a greater effect. Second, these are cut at a 52 degree angle, although differrent bottles may require adjustment. As to cut offs, I have found if you begin with 8/4 stock you can bandsaw two opposing blanks out of one piece, minimizing waste.
I have another interesting shaped holder (very thin) if you want to see it, just email me and I’ll send it to you.

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Very cool designs, I have never seen those before, I especially like the fact that you can get two out of the same blank.

(If you look on my profile you will find other versions of wine holders in my projects, also coloradoclimber has wine balancers too.)

Please post your other shaped holder, I would be initerested to see what you are talking about.

Colin

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a bunch of us have posted our wine balancers, but this is the first time I’ve seen any with this shape. These are really cool. The larger foot doesn’t ruin the illusion of a precariously balanced bottle at all.
Post the super thin one!

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Nice work. I made one (from plain old 3/4” oak) with a 40 degree angle. Works fine with a full bottle, but not a partial.

Very nice designs! Great work!

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