Bottle Stoppers

[maxwell_smart007]

A bunch of stoppers I made - again, terrible photography, but time was short.

One of these was put in the mix by accident - it's currently residing in a bottle of wine identical to the one with the white oak stopper in it (bought that wood from Victor a while back) - but I caught it before my wife packed it up!

Good wine, incidentally!

Andrew

 

[Mark]

WOW. That is an awesome collection of stoppers. Thanks for the post. I love the one in photo #5 & #6. A dark and a light wood first on the left. Beautiful!

 

[Padre]

Wow, you have been busy.

I love the different designs. Doing stoppers allows our creative side to come out a little more, don't you think?

 

[maxwell_smart007]

Thanks, Mark - walnut and maple. That's beside the stopper that made it into the mix by accident...if I hadn't taken the photo, I wouldn't have noticed!

You're right, Padre. I really enjoy making stoppers! (and they sell better too!)

 

[arioux]

Great assortment and nice craftmanship.

These looks like the regular chrome finish stopper. If so, did you ever had issue with the plating. Wondering if its worth buying stainless stleel.

 

[maxwell_smart007]

They are the regular chrome, Alfred...That's the kind I use on a daily basis, and while there has been some pitting over the years, it's not really that bad.

Given the cost of stainless, it's not something that I can afford to spend - I'm just at the limits of what the market will stand as it is...also, I had a stainless one and the washers are dry and cracked - figured if the washers are going to not last that long, no point splurging on the good bases (but maybe I just got a dud)

 

[arioux]

Thanks fot the info.

 

[ToddMR]

Those are cool! I see some key chains made it in the picture too lol. I like the bird house looking ones. I have only made a handful thus far and they are fun. Looks very good on all of them. Good styles and shapes too.

 

[maxwell_smart007]

I actually stopped making these key chains because they tend to unscrew...and the rubber washer just doesn't look very good!