I managed to swing some shop time over the past week and turned a few bottle stoppers from a piece of mystery wood ScottM gave me. All are finished with clear danish oil.
This first is a prototype for a design I plan on making in bulk and selling. It's important to hollow out the cup before...
I'm curious what price ranges everyone else uses when selling their bottle stoppers. The prices that I've seen online range from $20-70. I figure materials (wood, stopper, finish, sand paper, etc) is $7-8 per stopper depending on the wood and finish used. I don't think I'd be willing to sell one...
I really enjoy turning bottle stoppers and I plan on placing a decent sized order for SS Niles #301 stoppers. Anyone want to add a few on to my order? Either post the number that you want.
These are small, so it should be very easy to PE. I live in SE Cary, work in Durham (I-40 near off exit...
During one of the various holiday/seasonal sales, I bought a few bottle stoppers and misc blanks. I finally got around to putting them to use. The second one I turned (on the right) has a captured ring. I find those to be a lot of fun to turn.
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I'm still experimenting with...
OK, you asked for it! Here are a few pics of my bottle stoppers. Please forgive the phone camera quality. These were turned on a shopsmith. I did several more before selling it but these are the only shots I could find.
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