Maple Burl Stemmed Wine Glass and an Ambrosia Maple Bowl

[Don Fuss]

I decided to give something new a try, so went to the dollar store and got a few wine glasses. I snapped the stem off and turned one out of maple burl and used walnut for the base. The walnut oil finish darkened the maple more than I would have liked. The other picture is just a simple ambrosia maple bowl that I didn't feel was deserving of its own thread. The finish on that one is walnut oil as well.

Thanks for looking.

[John Chandler]

I like the idea with the wine glass. I think it turned out nice.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Both are mighty fine looking Don but sure do like the glass. Nice work.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Great job on both! I especially like the stem on that wine glass! Very nicely done.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Don, good job on both pieces but I'm with the others so far and really like the wine glass.

How did you attach the stem to the glass?

[David Fried]

Yet another one who likes the wine glass.

Somehow the idea of snapping off the stem gives me the willies.

[Gilbert Vega]

I really love the look of the goblet and the bowl. Very nice!!
Do you have any pics of the stem before you attached it to the base? Did you use epoxy to glue it?

[Scott Donley]

Very nice Don, BOTH the wine glass and bowl .

[John Hart]

Very cool Don. I tried my hand at attaching glass to wood last year, making some bells. Very satisfying combination. Well done on the stem... "Elegant" comes to mind.

[Don Fuss]

Thanks for the kind words all! The glass was my first and it's more of a prototype, so I just used some general purpose cement to attach it since I am out of epoxy. All subsequent ones I do will use a marine epoxy. I will probably use an outdoor poly over the stem as well.

[Keith Burns]

Excellent creative idea Don. Looks good to me. The bowl is nice too. Great job:) :)

[Mark Pruitt]

Like 'em both! So you're putting that walnut you scored over the weekend to use already!

[Tom Sherman]

Very slick Don, the glass is awsome I agree about the oil darkening to much but that is my only concern. The bowl is nice too.

[John Miliunas]

I think they're both very nicely done, though my eye keeps wandering back to the wine glass! I've seen similar done before but, haven't had the guts to try it myself yet! :o Nice job, Don. :) :cool:

[Ed Scolforo]

Both are nice, Don. There's something about that bowl that I find very appealing.

[Skip Spaulding]

Love that stem! Skip

[Ernie Nyvall]

Nice work Don. Very cool stemware.