More Goblets

[bmac]

I got three more Wedding Goblets with captive rings done, this gives me 6 goblets on hand, so hopefully that will fulfill any up coming weddings. A Mesquite goblet that was full of beetle holes and cracks that I fill with crushed Turquoise and resin, a Pecan goblet and a Sinker Cypress goblet. This Cypress was recovered from the rivers and bayous around Robert Louisiana that was harvested probably in the mid 1800's. These trees were hundreds of years old when harvested and a lot of them sank and were buried in the mud for another couple hundred years before being raised and milled into a rich dark Green lumber.

Bobby
Laissez les bons temps rouler

 

[mark james]

All three look awesome. I appreciate the skill to do the rings - well done.

 

[Sataro]

All 3 look amazing! Great craftsmanship!

 

[Curly]

I especially like the Cypress goblet.
May I ask what captive ring tool you are using or did you make it yourself?

 

[GaryMGg]

They're all nice but IMO none compare to the sinker cypress.
Cypress is one of my favorite timbers—I love the look of a Cypress tree and love building with cypress for a lot of my flatwork.

 

[Woodchipper]

Sinker cypress is a great find. Amazing how they get covered with mud and survive decades. Same with old ships.
Lived in Louisiana for six years. A fellow cut down some cypress trees for better access to his boat dock. State did not approve and fined him big bucks.

 

[bmac]

I especially like the Cypress goblet.
May I ask what captive ring tool you are using or did you make it yourself?

I use a H. Taylor captive ring tool, but before I got it I used a cotter key puller, the younger generation will have no clue, that I modified to do the rings.

 

[Curly]

Thanks. I have a cotter pin tool but I still use it from time to time so won't be changing it. I have been grinding a tool similar to yours from an old HSS one that was broken off at the tang. The previous owner must have had a heck of a catch with it. One of our club members made a little one from a concrete nail, head end.