Segmented Bottle Stopper

Absolutely Stunning!

-- Carolina Panther fan!

Amazing, very cool.

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

Great idea. Also a real way to use those small pieces of expensive hard woods I often save from other projects.
I have made a lot of bottle stoppers but your laminated pieces is a new idea I will have to play with.

-- Les B, Oregon

That is really pretty. Very good job!

VERY nice!!!

-- Even if to be nothing more than a bad example, everything serves a purpose. cippotus

Very nice. Now those are some small pieces. Great job.

-- Dennis Zongker

That style looks really good on a bottle stopper!

-- Nils Davis, Menlo Park, CA

I don’t think it goes to well with that bottle.
;-)

Very good craftsmanship.
G

-- Gary, Florida

Beautiful!!!!

May I ask how you created the interface between the bottom of the wooden piece and the top of the metal stopper. If your stopper is like mine, the top of the stopper is not flat. Did you make a simple relief cut or contour the wooden surface?

Thanks

Lew

-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the Universe's finest custom rolling pins.

Those segments are so small! Wow. Your eyes must be tired when you get done cutting and gluing. Great job!

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thank you all for the kind words.
I think the segments are fairly managable during the glue-up phase. There are eight pieces per layer. I’m looking into bumping that to a higher number, but I fear that is when I may need to check myself in the mental institution!!

Lew, if I understand your question correctly both ends of my blank start out flat. I drilled an 11/32” hole about 3/4” deep prior to threading the hole. I didn’t do anything else to the end that meets the stopper hardware. The very top of the wooden section is concave (like a really small bowl) to eliminate the dimple created by the tailstock. that make any sense?

Very nice.

-- It’s not so much what we know that causes the trouble, it’s what we know that’s not so.

Darryl you must have great patience!! How in the world did you get all those tiny parts glued up? It’s really pretty! Great job!!

-- Matt Garcia Wannabe Period Furniture Maker, Houston TX

sooo cool…matt

-- Matt--Proud LJ since 2007