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Ken Hill
11-23-2011, 11:14 AM
Various sizes, some folks wanted some for Olive oil and such in this batch
Persimmon
http://kenhill.smugmug.com/Other/Bowls-and-Wood-Turning/i-t9h86pQ/0/M/LLL1176-M.jpg
http://kenhill.smugmug.com/Other/Bowls-and-Wood-Turning/i-PL6tQrF/0/M/LLL1179-M.jpg
http://kenhill.smugmug.com/Other/Bowls-and-Wood-Turning/i-XGnmWDw/0/M/LLL1186-M.jpg
http://kenhill.smugmug.com/Other/Bowls-and-Wood-Turning/i-HNBxkpH/0/M/LLL1191-M.jpg
Cherry
http://kenhill.smugmug.com/Other/Bowls-and-Wood-Turning/i-5JhsWzn/0/M/LLL1190-M.jpg
Curly Maple with a Flame and Vinager finish
http://kenhill.smugmug.com/Other/Bowls-and-Wood-Turning/i-tBmfKFr/0/M/LLL1188-M.jpg
And one from Red Oak.
http://kenhill.smugmug.com/Other/Bowls-and-Wood-Turning/i-JDPrMkc/0/M/LLL1189-M.jpg
Jim Burr
11-23-2011, 12:35 PM
Those are great Ken...big variety and lot's of cool wood!
steven carter
11-23-2011, 1:17 PM
Wow those are two kinds of stoppers, bottle stoppers, and show stoppers. Nice job.
craig lorence
11-23-2011, 8:54 PM
Very nice bottle stoppers. I really like the first one.
Ken Hill
11-23-2011, 8:59 PM
Thanks, they are fun to make and sell well
http://kenhill.smugmug.com/Other/Bowls-and-Wood-Turning/i-P7nm3D5/0/M/LLL1219-M.jpg
Greg Just
11-23-2011, 9:09 PM
Nice stoppers and you did a great job with the pictures.
Bernie Weishapl
11-23-2011, 9:25 PM
Great looking stoppers Ken. Love the curly maple.
Baxter Smith
11-23-2011, 10:52 PM
Nice job Ken. I like that persimmon!
Roger Chandler
11-23-2011, 10:59 PM
Good stuff, Ken! Each is unique and well done............you really know how to stage a photo!
John Keeton
11-24-2011, 7:34 AM
Ken, good to see you back in production! Nice bunch of stoppers.
Steve Schlumpf
11-24-2011, 4:41 PM
Nice work on all the stoppers! I like turning them every once in a while just for something different. Only problem I ever had was with height... some stoppers would fit in my fridge.. others wouldn't. Have fun!!
Ken Hill
11-24-2011, 6:20 PM
Steve, alot of my customers wanted taller ones as they are or have been using them on Olive oil bottles. I try and keep most of the stoppers for white wine and or wines that are kept chilled as short as possible
http://kenhill.smugmug.com/Other/Bowls-and-Wood-Turning/i-zrbMZ2M/0/M/LLL1252-M.jpg
Rich Aldrich
11-24-2011, 8:30 PM
Ken - nice stoppers. I just started messing with stoppers, so your shapes are interesting to me. Who's stopper kits do you use? So far, I bought 15 kits from EZPOTS.com - 304 stainless steel. I think my next batch will be from Ruth Niles.
Dan Hintz
11-27-2011, 10:32 AM
Curly Maple with a Flame and Vinager finish
http://kenhill.smugmug.com/Other/Bowls-and-Wood-Turning/i-tBmfKFr/0/M/LLL1188-M.jpg
Neat look, Ken... care to share the vinegar method? Never heard of it...
Ken Hill
11-27-2011, 10:42 AM
Rich, these are from penn Industries
Dan, Mason jar, steel wool and Vinegar. Let the steel wool soak for a few days until it disolves and looks like mucky rusty crap. Wipe it on, then flame it with a propane torch, then sand it back a bit, re-apply/re-flame if needed.
Aaron Wingert
11-27-2011, 11:26 AM
Ken, great looking work from you as always.
Aaron
Mike Willeson
11-27-2011, 12:01 PM
Ken - Can you comment on your photography technique. I really like the natural/rustic look of all your photos. Are those inside or out? Is the background natural or artificial?
Ken Hill
11-27-2011, 1:08 PM
Indoors, block of wood on a stool. a chair with a t-shirt on the back of it, or a jacket...what ever was handy, usually just one flash unit off to the right
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