A herd of stoppers

[Aaron Wingert]

I've been marketing bottle stoppers quite a bit lately and have been selling them like hotcakes. Here's some pictures of a few of them. All have a CA finish....I do about 15 coats then wet sand and buff, and it gives a perfect glassy finish. C&C welcomed!

The first is osage orange that I burned with a torch.
The second is claro walnut.
The third and fourth are cocobolo.
Next is spalted maple.
Sixth is stabilized box elder burl, dyed yellow and black.
Seventh is black palm.
Eighth is ebony. Having a hard time convincing people this isn't plastic.

[Aaron Wingert]

Then we have osage orange from Texas that had been down for decades. It has a neat dark color and irridescent grain.

Next is maple burl.

Last is zebrawood.

[brian watts]

you been busy for sure on them. very nice

[Rob Wachala Jr]

I've been working on doing CA on my stoppers as well. Though I can't seem to get a method down that is consistent. Some come out very well like yours, others I get lines/ridges in the CA. Drives me nuts. Can't spend loads of time on a stopper. time = money.

[Billy Tallant]

Wow impressive collection of stoppers there. Look good!!!

[John Keeton]

Aaron, I would say you have that form downpat!! I love these, and particularly the osage, the burl, the spalted maple, and the ebony. Of course, cocobolo is always great.

[Doug W Swanson]

Very cool!

I love the assortment of woods and the finish is second to none....

[Rick Robbins]

all look Great. Really like the style. Rick

[Baxter Smith]

Great variety of woods for sure. Makes it interesting to compare!

[Pete Jordan]

Aaron,

I can't pick a favorite!

[Marc Himes]

Very nice, beautiful wood and great finish.

Well done.

Marc Himes

[Bernie Weishapl]

Great looking group of stoppers. The finish is awesome. It's no wonder they sell like hot cakes.

[David E Keller]

All are nicely done, and I'm happy to hear they are selling like mad. The finish is great.

[gary Zimmel]

Nice looking herd of stoppers Aaron. Those shouldn't take long to sell.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Wow - that's quite the variety of woods! Nice work! Good luck with your sales!