Christmas Presents

[Lee Koepke]

are making me 'turn' out projects left and right ... gotta love the turning world, you can amble downstairs and get a project done quicker than a trip to the mall :D

Here's my very first wine stopper ... from my very own home-grown spalted oak. 2 years ago when I cut up a storm-felled blocking my driveway, little did I know I'd be prepping some beautiful wood !!!!

Thanks for looking!
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[Bernie Weishapl]

That is a nice looking stopper and boy that spalting is beautiful. They make great gifts.

[Doug W Swanson]

Nice form on the stopper. The spalting really adds another dimension, too!

[Ken Hill]

Nice!

Maple with spalting or figure is one of my favorite woods!

[David Reed]

No kidding you salvaged some beautiful wood and topped it off with a great shape to the (s)topper.

[Rick Markham]

Good looking stopper Lee, I liked your first bowl too! I'm busy doing the same thing right now! Someone should have warned me how much fun this is... oh wait y'all did!

[gary Zimmel]

Watch it Lee, those stoppers can become pretty addicting..
Nice job.

[John Keeton]

Lee, just think of the money you could have for turning if you went ahead and sold those flatwork tools!!!

Nice work, and the good Lord did pretty well by that oak, too!

[Roger Chandler]

Lee, just think of the money you could have for turning if you went ahead and sold those flatwork tools!!!

Nice work, and the good Lord did pretty well by that oak, too!

Now, Now........play nice John! ;)

[Steve Schlumpf]

Nice stopper - beautiful wood! Glad to hear you are having fun with this turning thing!

[Baxter Smith]

Nice stopper. Spalted anything can be nice and this one is great. It is kind of convenient and fun to be able to turn out a gift in realatively short order!

[Mark Hubl]

Nice stoppers. It is nice to be able to bang out a gift that will be so appreciated. The spalted wood looks great.