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Aaron Wingert
12-20-2010, 12:21 AM
Had a guy order a dozen cocobolo wine stoppers from me for corporate Christmas gifts. All have a CA finish...About a dozen coats wet sanded then buffed. These babies are the easiest little money makers ever!!! Going to increase my marketing efforts next year, but just word of mouth has sold several hundred dollars worth of stoppers for me in the last month.

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Jim Slovik
12-20-2010, 12:41 AM
Great stoppers. The form and finish really make them "pop". I'm sure the recipients will love them. Well done!!

Mark Hubl
12-20-2010, 1:08 AM
Those look good Aaron. The finish is really well done.

joel nucifore
12-20-2010, 5:51 AM
They look great and to sell them is even better...
what is the average price for a stopper you can get if you don't mind me asking?????

John Keeton
12-20-2010, 6:26 AM
Neat looking pic, Aaron!! Looks like you have that form down pat, and the cocobolo really makes up well.

Ken Hill
12-20-2010, 6:45 AM
Looks good Aaron! I sold every one I made this year and could have sold a ton more as well. Next year I will have way more on hand!

Aaron Wingert
12-20-2010, 8:40 AM
They look great and to sell them is even better...
what is the average price for a stopper you can get if you don't mind me asking?????

Joel this year I sold them for $20 each. I'm still making good money at that price. I've seen that a lot of folks here tend to ask $25 for stoppers with Ruth's hardware on them. Next year they're $25. I've seen some in local stores that look half as good selling for nearly twice as much, many with the cheap-o chromed/plated hardware.

David E Keller
12-20-2010, 8:59 AM
That's a good looking group of stoppers. The finish is phenomenal!

brian watts
12-20-2010, 10:55 AM
very nice.. something i want to do next year..man people think turning wood is cheap..lol

gary Zimmel
12-20-2010, 11:26 AM
Nice looking batch of stoppers Aaron.

Ron Stadler
12-20-2010, 11:44 AM
Nice looking stoppers Aaron.

Baxter Smith
12-20-2010, 3:02 PM
Nice looking stoppers! I had to take a small gift to my wifes family Christmas party this weekend for a yankee swap. I tried a bottle stopper out of a piece of cherry burl. I think I could have sold a dozen even though not a single person asked what it was made out of.

Steve Schlumpf
12-20-2010, 4:14 PM
Great looking stoppers! Congrats on your sale!

Roland Martin
12-20-2010, 4:34 PM
Good looking stoppers and a great finish.