info@raincitypens.comBottle Stops
Everyone prefers a different style of wine bottle stopper. Some prefer a thick bottle stopper that can easily be gripped to remove it from the bottle. Others prefer a medium diameter bottle stopper that is in proportion with the wine bottle. Some like short wine bottle stoppers, others like tall, almost chess-piece like bottle stoppers.Each one of our bottle stops is a unique piece of art.
Hand turned babinga bottle stop
This stunning hand turned bottle stop made from bubinga. Bubinga is a hardwood from Africa and is reddish-brown with dark veins running through the wood. The stop is carved on a lathe and then sanded and polished to show off its natural beauty.
$20.00
Hand turned English Walnut bottle stop
This beautiful hand turned bottle stop made from English walnut.
The English walnut tree is the fastest growing of all walnut
trees. This hand turned bottle stop paired with a bottle of wine
makes a perfect gift!
$20.00
Hand turned Fruitwood bottle stop
This beautiful hand turned bottle stop is made from fruitwood.
When this wood is turned and polished, it highlights the smooth
grain of the wood. This hand turned bottle stop paired with a
bottle of wine makes a perfect gift!
$20.00
Hand turned Maple Burl bottle stop
This beautiful hand turned bottle stop is made from a maple
burl. Our neighbor had to cut down one of his maple trees
and gave us the burl. It polishes up beautifully on the
lathe. This is the perfect gift with a bottle of wine or
just given alone. It is a piece of art that the recipient
will cherish for years to come.
$20.00
Hand turned Oregon myrtlewood bottle stop
This beautiful wine stop was hand turned on a lathe and made
from Oregon Myrtle wood. This piece is light colored wood
with dark colored streaks running through it. Oregon
Myrtlewood is native to Southwestern Oregon and Northwestern
California. Oregon Myrtlewood possesses a wide variety of
beautiful colors and grain patterns and is noted by many as
being one of the world's most beautiful woods. The color of
the wood is often influenced by the minerals in the soil
where it grows. The colors range from blond to black with
many shades of honey, browns, grays, reds and greens in
between. This would make the prefect gift giving alone or
with a nice bottle of Oregon Pinot Noir.
$20.00
Hand turned Purpleheart bottle stop
This pen was hand turned on the lathe using purple heart
wood. This wood has a uniform fine-to-medium texture and
is purple in color, thus the name purple heart. The wood
darkens with time due to oxidation. Purple heart is
native to South and Central America. The wood is also
used for flooring, pool cures and dye produced from the
wood is used for textile fabrics!
$20.00