Swirlstone bottle holder

joe still telling self it's just a hobby Member since June 2005 Posts: 4,900	Swirlstone bottle holder Feb 25, 2008 1:16:19 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by joe on Feb 25, 2008 1:16:19 GMT -5 Here is a Swirlstone bottle holder I am working on. I still need a way to attach a bail to it. I'm making it for some people who sell perfume and scented oils. Hope you like it.
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Deleted Deleted Member Member since January 1970 Posts: 0	Swirlstone bottle holder Feb 25, 2008 2:07:14 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2008 2:07:14 GMT -5 Nice bottle Joe, if it were mine I would put some scotch in there.

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Swirlstone bottle holder Feb 25, 2008 2:13:25 GMT -5

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Post by MidNight~Rocksi3 on Feb 25, 2008 2:13:25 GMT -5

Well I sure do... I dig those little bottles and stuff.. and that just takes them to a whole new level... and What did you use to do the inside with?.. And have you made any in a different kind of stone? All I know is you have some Choice ideas and skills.. ...

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adrian65 Cave Dweller Arch to golden memories and to great friends. Member since February 2007 Posts: 10,790	Swirlstone bottle holder Feb 25, 2008 3:15:18 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by adrian65 on Feb 25, 2008 3:15:18 GMT -5 Cool idea! A perfume into a rock "bottle"! A match between the scent and the rock's color would be also great! It's quite a task to drill such a hole into a rock! Adrian
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Titania driving up their electric bill Nichole Member since October 2007 Posts: 2,046	Swirlstone bottle holder Feb 25, 2008 8:27:54 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Titania on Feb 25, 2008 8:27:54 GMT -5 That's really cool, joe! I'm another one interested in how you drilled that hole...with such thin walls that must be tricky!

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Swirlstone bottle holder Feb 25, 2008 12:09:45 GMT -5

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Post by joe on Feb 25, 2008 12:09:45 GMT -5

Thanx all! This is the first bottle holder I completed. We don't wanna talk about the 5 failures still sitting in the garage! The hole was drilled with a Dremel tool and a 3mm core bit. The Swirlstone is kinda soft and drills faster than other stone. I held the stone in a small vice, submerged it in a pan of water, and used a drill press to hold the Dremel.

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krazydiamond Global Moderator Nobody knows where you are, how near or how far. Member since June 2004 Posts: 9,636	Swirlstone bottle holder Feb 25, 2008 16:05:45 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by krazydiamond on Feb 25, 2008 16:05:45 GMT -5 great idea, Joe! what will you use for a top? KD
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Cher In Memoriam Tumbling is addictive - Resistance is futile - You will be assimilated Member since August 2004 Posts: 14,072	Swirlstone bottle holder Feb 25, 2008 17:56:51 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cher on Feb 25, 2008 17:56:51 GMT -5 Joe that's awesome! How long did it take you to drill that? What's the overall size of it?
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joe still telling self it's just a hobby Member since June 2005 Posts: 4,900	Swirlstone bottle holder Feb 25, 2008 18:04:00 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by joe on Feb 25, 2008 18:04:00 GMT -5 The people who challenged me to do this have some small corks they use to close the bottles. It took about an hour to drill it. The hole is 1.3'' deep. The stone is 1.75'' long.
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Tony W has started giving rock gifts Ahh, Opal. I love the fire and flash! Member since May 2007 Posts: 3,435	Swirlstone bottle holder Feb 26, 2008 1:44:55 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tony W on Feb 26, 2008 1:44:55 GMT -5 Really nice! And the material suits so well. I like all your creations in these posts. You have now added to my list of things I need to try, like making boxes and intarsia I need more time and more arms. T

stoner no longer being taken for granite THE EARTH IS JUST A ROCK TUMBLING THROUGH SPACE Member since March 2003 Posts: 7,715	Swirlstone bottle holder Feb 26, 2008 13:42:16 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stoner on Feb 26, 2008 13:42:16 GMT -5 Cool Idea Joe. About 30 years ago, there would have been a lot of people that would have like those to pack their "snow".

rockds still telling self it's just a hobby Member since September 2005 Posts: 4,130	Swirlstone bottle holder Feb 26, 2008 23:24:58 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockds on Feb 26, 2008 23:24:58 GMT -5 Hey Joe, great idea. I'd epoxy a bail to the side close to the top, someone has probably already said this but I didn't read everything
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