Toasting Glasses In White Oak (5th Year Anniversary)
Glasses turned on a lathe from a single block of White Oak to be used for the toasts at the celebration of a fifth anniversary. These glasses are turned in a traditional style and are fully functional. The finish on them is walnut oil and carnauba wax on the exterior and mineral oil and beeswax on the interior to make them completely usable. They stand roughly eight inches high and three inches across and, following the tradition of the Irish Wedding Goblet, each pair is made from a single solid block, both cut from the same timber. ----------------------------------------- KEYWORDS: wood glasses, wooden glasses, hand turned glasses, lathe turned glasses, fifth anniversary, 5th anniversary, anniversary, irish wedding glasses, Irish glasses, toasting glasses, wooden toasting glasses, wooden anniversary glasses, wooden fifth year glasses, medieval glasses, medieval wedding, renaissance glasses, renaissance festival
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I have been making from wood for as long as I can remember. I take a great deal of pride in my work and will not accept a commission if I am not entirely sure I can complete it to your satisfaction. ShopDog Turnery is a one-person, one-dog operation making all sorts of custom items, primarily lathe based. This includes bottle-stoppers, wine glasses (with glass or wooden bowls), platters and plates, bowls, boxes, and whatever else springs to mind.
In addition to lathe work I make various flat pieces; tables, specialty boxes, cutting boards and, again, whatever else springs to mind.
I make for the joy of the making, using sustainably harvested and reclaimed or historical woods exclusively.
Molly was the ShopDog, but is no longer with us. She did all the "RUFF" work in the turnery.
- CE
Chris Elder
For Maple Ring Cones5.0I loved working with Jim. I highly recommend anyone working with him
PGPeter Godfrey-Smith
For walking stick5.0Jim did a very fine job. He is also very quick in responding to messages. I'd certainly recommend him.
Peter
RSRachel Simpson
For Hardwood Rolling Pins5.0When trying to decide what to get my 4 year old granddaughter for her birthday, I was baking and realized I was using a rolling pin that my mother had gotten for me when I was a youngster. So, perfect! A rolling pin with her initials and date of birth on it. I went right to Custom Made and found Jim Barbour.
It took about a month (which he explained in advance) and it was worth the wait. It is magnificent. My husband, who owns a wooden boat and does many things with wood, was impressed as well. Beautiful shape, excellent engraving…better than I had hoped for.
Thanks, Jim for the spectacular work. Hopefully when she is baking at 45, she still has this rolling pin!
RCRobert Crosse
For Handmade Walking Cane In Ebony And Maple Wood - Walking Stick, Gift Idea, Wood Art5.0Jim did an excellent job on all the custom work on my cane. I could not be more pleased. Highly recommend, great communication, timely completion and a very fair price.
Wish I could post a picture to illustrate.
Bob Crosse- LR
Linda Rupp
For Conductor's Batons5.0Jim was great to work with. He offered wonderful ideas to make the project more personable. I would definitely work with him again/recommend him highly to someone looking for a good turner.
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