Wood and Copper Wine Barrel Bottle Stopper (Wood turning)

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Kit with stoppers and mandrel: nilesbottlesto...
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Thompson bowl gouge, 1/2"
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This copper and wood wine bottle stopper is fun to make. It gives the appearance that the copper bands hold the wood together, but really the blank is a sandwich of wood and copper.

[@sapelesteve]

Well done Paul! That turned out great. Carl even approved! 👍👍😉😉

[@ToolMetrix]

Thanks, Steve. Yep, that's a pretty cool endorsement, and so is yours! Cheers, Paul

[@CarlJacobson]

That's so cool, what a great idea!!

[@ToolMetrix]

Thanks Carl! Was a fun experiment.

[@maxxcobb]

Very nice!!

[@ToolMetrix]

Thank you Max! 🙏

[@wakelywanderer12]

Fun project, great presentation, and good length for a video.

[@ToolMetrix]

Thanks Wakely.

[@brokenbranchwoodshop1873]

Such a great looking project.

[@ToolMetrix]

Thanks Mark! 🙏

[@petrusscott3038]

What a great idea.

[@ToolMetrix]

Thanks 🙏

[@colind5537]

Pretty cool outcome. Great job

[@ToolMetrix]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@jackknows6509]

Great job Paul....

[@ToolMetrix]

Thanks, Jack

[@scottdunn6065]

good video and very informative, thanks

[@ToolMetrix]

Thanks for watching, Scott. Cheers

[@kentieber7309]

That's very cool

[@ToolMetrix]

Thanks Ken 🙏

[@lincolndickerson1293]

So I tried to get some facts on hardness of copper vs oak. Not easily found but knowing how easily copper scratches compared to hardwoods its not surprising its cuttable with wood blades. This does open a tone of ideas. Copper and wood glue ups for picture frames for instance

[@ToolMetrix]

I love the combination of copper and wood. This was my first time turning it but I use it often for an accent on square projects.

[@BenNawrath]

It polishes up so nice on the lathe! Just make sure there’s some sort of finish on it, or just wax, so it doesn’t tarnish over time.

[@timmerwerk5393]

Fantastic video. One question I had, what RPM would you run copper at? Looking to make rings with a wood & copper sandwich but I also don't want to end up eating it. What are your thoughts?

[@ToolMetrix]

I don't recall what RPM I was at, but with a ring being a smaller diameter you'd be able to go quite a bit faster anyway. It was pretty forgiving, and turned well at a pretty wide range of RPM. Couldn't go as fast as you could with just wood, but if you start at 800-1000 RPM, and sneak up on the optimal speed, you should get it dialed in without any problem. Sounds like a cool project!

[@timmerwerk5393]

@@ToolMetrix right on, thank you!

[@swalker6794]

Very good video. Good to see it on here with the toppers for sale. May I ask where you got that fence for the band-saw? I've been looking for one such as that one for a long time. Thanks

[@ToolMetrix]

Thanks for sharing your feedback. The bandsaw is a Laguna 18bx and the fence is stock.

[@BenNawrath]

Cool project! Saw the link from Vondriskaworks instagram and checked it out, glad I did. I’ve used copper for lathe tool handle ferrules, and I like to glue them on while it’s still on the lathe, so I can true up the exposed end and polish them. Looks sooooo nice. Questions, have you cut copper on a table saw, like you might aluminum? And what’s that push stick you were using on the band saw? Looks pretty nice!

[@ToolMetrix]

Thanks Ben. I’ve cut copper on a table saw a couple times but not too often. Miter saw too. No problem. The push stick is pretty cool. I’ve been using it for 10+ years now. amzn.to/3I30TBS

[@BenNawrath]

That looks sweet! It’s on my birthday wishlist haha. Really cool project, I’m going to try it for sure.

[@marknelon6958]

Where did you get the copper?

[@ToolMetrix]

Hi Mark, It's sourced in the description, but I see that it is currently unavailable in that size.