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Handcrafted Wine Bottle Stoppers!
Above: Stabilized Box Elder Burl natural
Above: Dyed gold and green Box Elder Burl wine bottle stoppers
Happy Valentines everyone!
Since New Year’s I have not spent much time in the shop which has given me some time to think about my work and how precious and valuable our time is.
Over the years I have made a lot of wine bottle stoppers on my wood lathe. The problem has always been once on the wind bottle, they were to tall to get into the fridge without lowering the fridge shelf. I’ve solved this problem by designed a recessed wine bottle stopper. I’ve made the cork disappear inside the wood turning. They have turned out beautiful! Check them out…
Above; all of these were handcrafted with the combination of Black Ash Eye Burl, Padauk and Black Veneer.
Above: Wine Bottle Stopper handcrafted with Maple Burl stabilized and dyed green along with African Blackwood. Photo above by Bob Bernotsky
I want to share a few pictures of the wine bottle stoppers I have turned. Each one is unique but the design is similar.
Close up picture showing the burl wood grain and the recessed cork.
The above two I made using Maple Burl and blue dyed Busheye Burl. I wanted to see how the blue dyed Buckeye Burl would look when finished.
Above, African Blackwood, Holly and Hybrid Maple Burl and Blue Acrylic
The above picture is an African Blackwood, Padauk and Holly wine bottle stopper in progress of being turned on my lathe.
Above, African Blackwood, Padauk and Holly
above, left to right:
Maple Burl, African Blackwood and Holly
Dyed Blue Maple Burl, African Blackwood and Holly
Dyed Teal Maple Burl, African Blackwood and Holly
Black Ash Eye Burl, African Blackwood and Holly
Padauk, African Blackwood and Holly
Below, a few pictures showing my Wine Bottle Stoppers being finished on the lathe.
above, handcrafted wine bottle stopper in progress on the lathe. Stabilized Box Elder Burl dyed teal.
Above, left stabilized natural Spalted Hackberry, right stabilized natural Box Elder Burl
More unique wine bottle stoppers coming soon!
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The are beautiful Michael!
Hi Cathy! thank you so much, Happy Valentines!
Oh what a unique idea, Michael! That’s exactly why winestoppers are such a pain, but you’ve solved the problem. They are all gorgeous!
Thank you!! Happy Valentines!
Same to you Michael!
I hope you’ve patented this. They’re functional and beautiful, a perfect combination.
thank you Yvonne, my wife said the same thing!! 🙂
Absolutley gorgeous Michael.
Hi Suzanne!! Thank you so much! So glad you’ve now got Percy!! 🙂 Happy Valentines!
Yay!!! Looks who’s back!!!
Well add a couple of those to my growing order Michael 🙂
Yea, have not had much time to be on line!! 🙂
These are beautiful!! I’m going to order one soon. I think this is a great idea with the height issue.
Hi Maureen! Thank you so much!
Michael your work is just spectacular! These are so unique!
thank you Mary Ann!! Looks like more snow is headed in your direction today
Welcome back! I have missed your posts and hope to see some spring photos soon. Love these wine stoppers – very pretty.
Hi Tricia, I hope to be back more often, taking care of parents is not easy work! thank you so much! 🙂 I hope you had a wonderful Valentine’s Day!
Really beautiful, I love the amazing craftsmanship that goes into all that you produce.
Hi Charles, thank you very much!
Michael! These are really, really lovely — and useful too. Hope your Valentine’s was great.
Hi Cynthia, good to hear from you and thank you so much. Valentine’s Day was nice, I hope you also had a wonderful Valentine’s day! The wine stoppers start at $36 depending on the types of wood. Burl is more expensive than common woods. Did you see one you like? Enjoy your evening, Michael
Thanks, Michael. Like so many of your creations, these are works of art. Well done. I sent the link to a friend.
I didn’t see the price of the wine stoppers. How much are they?
I’ll def Italy have to stock up on a few for gifts!
Happy Easter Michael & family 🙂
Happy Easter to you Tricia and your family! I hope you guys have an awesome day! 🙂
Beautiful work! Fascinating.
These are absolutely gorgeous!
These are just a work of art as all of your work!