wine caddy

[Trout]

you would of thought this would be a in and out project....
I've been working on this wine caddy for 5 day's now and it's turned into quite a project. it sure would be nice if the written instructions would line up with the drawings! most everything had to be re-work eather by me not liking things or trying to get everything to fit!

I still have 1 more day's to complete it....

lessons learned....
make sure wood is not warped and start off with clean cuts edges before cutting! this is how the project started out wrong!

this is a trial run, the next one will be for a charity auction.

Trout

[stephenD]

no photo, didn't happen.

[oily]

What Steve said

[Trout]

alright just this one.....

I didn't like the idea of just cutting out an octagon base because I would have at least 2 sides with end grain showing so I went with this idea....
if I put felt on the bottom you wont see those small gaps...
I also mitered the top....



I had all last week off but it was my turn to be on call so I spent a lot of time chasing contractors around our school district.
it cut into my shop time but I did make some good Christmas money!!

Trout

[Trout]

these grapes took a toll on my finger tips....
this stuff isn't glued on yet so that's why they look a little crooked...



I can't post this one up on Facebook, the kids will see it..
one of them will be getting this as a Christmas gift...

Trout

[stephenD]

Much better. That is gona be gorgeous when you get it all done.

[handibunny]

Trout--that should really look great when you're finished. Please post pix.

Regarding the octagon and end grain, for a quick solution, check out the glue-up for the footed candy dish in the bowl book. It adds an extra touch of color, and you can just cut the octagon from one piece of wood.

[Greenfield_Bob]

Trout keep the pictures coming, looks good so far.

Bob

[ubgoofy2003]

Looks great so far Trout. I was wondering if you could use the screw hole plugs(buttons) for the grapes. They would have to be set in the wood though. Just a thought. Yours look great though, just thought it would cut the time it takes to shape them. Lets see it when you finish it.