Couple of firsts...

[Tom Mullane]

I have had a dozen bottle stopper kits laying around since February
along with the same amount of stabilized blanks from BillB that I got
on one of his sales... today I decided to play with one..
The wood is stabilized Buckeye Burl.. first time I ever turned any and
is it pretty... goes real nice with the chrome bottle stopper...
I decided before starting on the stopper that I wanted a cabochon on
the top and since I did not have any, I made one from a cut off of
some trustone I had... I was real impressed with how it contrasts to
the grey of the buckeye burl... I decided that a nice simple shape
would go best with this first stopper...
I leave the real critiques to you... take a look

[Dario Octaviano]

Tom,

Looking good...as always. Hey, I have some buckeye burls too you know ;) LOL

Dario :)

[Glenn Hodges]

That cabachon makes it an eye catcher. I really like it.

[Ernie Nyvall]

That cabachon really looks great on there Tom. You made tat buckeye look like marble. Wonderful

Ernie

[Dick Parr]

That is really a beautiful combination Tom. The Buckeye by itself is beautiful, but the cab added to the top you have yourself a real winner there.

Wonderful job. :)