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Cocobolo Wine Bottle Stopper TopperApr 04, 2008

I had a great evening last night turning my first wine bottle stopper! This was a fun project allowing me to work on my spindle turning skills as well as learning the creation process. It is made of Cocobolo and turned from a piece of wood approximately 1 1/2″ square and 3″ long. I believe the Cocobolo really added to the finished product.

Cocobolo Wine Bottle Stopper Topper

This was a project that I wanted to do since I started woodturning. But like a lot of things getting started is the hardest thing to do so I went to a woodturning course at Lee Valley and received instruction on how to turn one. These courses are always great.

Here are the steps I took to turn the stopper:

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