It seems like my shop is getting more and more cluttered. No doubt this is an unique situation never encountered by other LJs. Ha! I cannot bring myself to throw away anything that looks even remotely useful. Now and then I do get an inspiration and manage to put a scrap to some useful purpose. This occurred recently when I decided to deal with a cut off from an end grain cutting board that had been bouncing around the shop for at least a year or more. Why not drill a hole and cut a couple of angles and turn it into a a bottle balancer? Voila! This is the first end grain bottle balancer that I have seen. I thought originally that I would give it away, but now I have changed my mind. The net result is that I have successfully moved clutter from the shop into the house. But my wife likes it, so I can call it a successful inspiration at this point. And she has not yet wised up to my ulterior motive.
-- Rowdy in Kechi, Kansas
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a1Jim
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#1 posted 1407 days ago
Hey Rowdy
Very cool wine balancer
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scrappy
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#2 posted 1407 days ago
I seem to have that problem also. Too much clutter. Right now I am learning on the lathe and my wife keeps claiming everything. ( ceiling fan pull chain fobs 2, Christmass ornament, toy top, first bowl, and 3 candle holders)
On of these days something will be given away. haha
Scrappy
-- Scrap Wood's the best...the projects are smaller, and so is the mess!
cabinetmaster
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#3 posted 1407 days ago
I have the same problem. Use to be bring home stuff to turn. Now it it is veneer cutoffs as I want to learn to do some inlays. I’ll have to stop before long and get some shop work done.
-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps
Gary
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#4 posted 1406 days ago
Rowdy, I like your wine bottle balancer. I have the same problem with small pieces. I have started making things like small foot stools and little boxes for the people in the local nursing home. Sure makes them happy.
-- Gary, DeKalb Texas only 4 miles from the mill
woodisit
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#5 posted 1406 days ago
Thats a really nice bottle balancer. I have the same problem but I like to cook so I use the hard wood scraps for smoking on the grill.
-- Woodisit
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