Wine Carrier

[DiscoStu]

As I have mentioned elsewhere I am building a wine and glass carrier for a wedding present.

Today I thought that whilst I still haven't sorted what I'm doing about dovetails I would make a mock up in MDF just to see what I think to it and also I wanted to sort out some indents for the wine and the glasses.

Here's what I came up with.

The whole thing is just pinned together with brads as I wanted to be able to take it apart easily.

I'll turn a handle for the top but I had some wooden dowel lying about so used a bit of that.

I'd quite like to cut a gentle curve out of the front to show more of the bottle but I'm looking to put the couples initials on the front and the date of the wedding so not sure there is space.

The whole thing will be made in Oak and will be thinner. I'll also round over the edges on the uprights.

The side will be attached with dovetails. The uprights and base will be dominoed.

I'd welcome criticism especially if it is useful with suggestions!


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[marcros]

i am limited to a keyboard, but what about having a sine wave shape to the side https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=sine+ ... DeYo64M%3A

the peak is where the glasses are- and a large initial can go each side, and the trough will allow the date to go in a smaller font below it?

However, more bottle showing is less support for the bottle, so may not be the best of plans

 

[custard]

Just taking the trouble to build a mock-up is in itself solid evidence of craftsmanship.

=D>

 

[Woody2Shoes]

Hi,

my 2d's worth:
- If it were me, I'd not bother with the indents in the base.
- Do you have a scrollsaw? If you did have one, you could saw the names of the happy couple in the front panel (and maybe a nice design, chosen for them, in the back panel). The long side panels look quite (visually) bulky, and even in nice timber would probably seem so. If you didn't scroll them, maybe you could simply use a couple of strips of timber to form the sides (reducing the visual bulk of the side panel, and allowing more visibility of the contents). I've struggled to Google images of the kind of thing I'm imagining, but sort of a bit like this, but with thinner slats (they only need to be 1/2" deep or so) https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/56 ... 14316a.jpg
Cheers, W2S

PS found a better image that I hope works this time!

 

[DiscoStu]

The indents work really well for the glasses as they really help hold them in. Not so much for the bottle.

The front lettering is going to be laser etched thanks to a kind offer on here.

The sides will be dovetailed and will be thinner. I know what you mean about the thickness but I have seen one with slats on the side and that looked like a cheap fruit box type construction.

I do have a scroll saw but it's not working and I've never used it. It's on my to do list to get it fixed.


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[Woody2Shoes]

I've discovered that googling "wooden wine caddy" comes up with some good results. Here's a nice design that lets you see the bottles and hold the glasses properly:

http://www.crateandbarrel.com/wine-bott ... dy/s355692

 

[MattRoberts]

I like your design to be honest Stu. Have you thought about adding wings to the central column either side to support the stems?

 

[Phil Pascoe]

"The indents work really well for the glasses as they really help hold them in."?
Where are they likely to go? Sorry ... I can't quite see that one.

 

[DiscoStu]

Well they aren't going to go far but the indents fit snugly so they won't wobble. Not considered wings to support the stems. Not sure they need supporting but it might look more balanced and less tall in the middle. I might have a little play with that idea. Thanks


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[DiscoStu]

I wasn't sure where to post this as my project has had posts regarding lettering on wood and also about dovetails. It's also the most recent thing I've made. Anyway I figured it was best to go here.

So here it is my finished wine carrier.

I made it out of oak and as you'll see I it has a lot more shape to the uprights than my original mock up. I also turned a handle so that has more shape to it.

My dovetails were pretty reasonable.

You'll also see that unlike my mock up I put a curve on the front to give it more shape.

And final the thing that makes it special, the laser etching of the words. A huge thanks to Mike for doing this for me and without charge. It looks stunning and I'm so grateful to him. It really makes it something that I know the couple will want to display.

Overall I'm really pleased with it. There are a couple of things that could be better but I'm not going to tell you what they are!!

For those that are interested here's a little more about the construction and finishing.

The base and uprights are all fixed to the front and back using 5mm dominos.

The handle is fixed using a dowel in either end and a hole in each of the uprights. I turned the dowel and handle. The handle could have been cut a little better but I'm still very new to turning.

The sides were dovetailed with the UJK jig that I posted about previously. They came out pretty well although not quite as tight as my test piece.

Following on from the test piece I didn't bother with the routed circles for the glass or wine to sit in as it didn't offer much.

I'm a powertool guy generally but I did take a block plane to the edges and gave them a bit of a chamfer.

The whole thing was sanded through to 180 grit and finished with Osmo polyx. It will probably have a light sand back and another coating.

I'd say this was the first piece of display work and I'm really pleased with the result.

Feel free to comment!

 

[MARK.B.]

I like it

 

[Sheffield Tony]

The shape of the verticals to reflect the bottle, and the dip in the front to allow the label to be seen were good refinements. And that laser printing looks just the part, it looks very much like it belongs in a tasting room. It does look to me like you need fairly slender fingers though ?

 

[Roughcut]

I like that a lot! =D>

 

[DiscoStu]

. It does look to me like you need fairly slender fingers though ?

Ummm yep! Originally I'd planned to put a piece of wood under each glass with a routed out circular slot for the glass to sit in. The handles would have sat on top of this and were sized as such. When I decided not to do the circles I forgot that it would have raised the handle.

As it is it's not the most practical of objects (although I can get fingers under each side of the handle) but from an aesthetic perspective it probably looks better than it would with taller handles. (That's what I'm convincing myself of anyway!)


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[DiscoStu]

Oh and just to be clear the text is laser etched so actually cut into the wood. Once again thanks to Mike for that. It really makes the piece.


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[custard]

Well done!

=D>

The half pins at the top and bottom of the ends are a bit truncated, doesn't prevent it from being a solid and reliable joint. Because basic dovetail jigs aren't very flexible you need to make your design fit the jig rather than the other way around.

All in all you've done a cracking job, hope you'll move on to many more projects!

 

[Sheffield Tony]

As it is it's not the most practical of objects (although I can get fingers under each side of the handle) but from an aesthetic perspective it probably looks better than it would with taller handles. (That's what I'm convincing myself of anyway!)

Agreed, it looks great as it is.

I made a similar oversight making the top tray of my toolbox quite hard to manoeuver out from under the handle. As that is meant to be a practical object, it is more irritating !

 

[Adam9453]

Looks good, you should be rightly proud of it.

Remember we are the first to criticise our own work but to (almost) everyone else its amazing. Anything that you think can be improved is just part of the learning curve. I'm sure your second would be better, your third even better and so on.

 

[DiscoStu]

Thanks - that's a very true comment.


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[n0legs]

That's turned out great Stu =D>