So earlier in the summer I was posed with a pretty challenging project...
A lovely couple wanted a rendition of a cork, from the bottle of wine on the day they were engaged, to hang on the wall of their wine cellar.
But I thought that a plain old flat piece wouldn't capture the essence of being a cork...more of just a rectangle...
So we decided to make it more of a 3-D piece. The first of such I have ever tried to create.
So after pondering a bit, I bought some stainless steel ductwork, long L-brackets, and wood for the base, and built a half-cork. Then I carefully measured and cut some semi-circular wood end pieces, and fit them into the ends of it. Almost complete...
But I was a little afraid that it might be kind of flimsy and prone to denting...which would not look very cork-like...
So I cut a little hole in one end piece and squirted in foam filler to fill up the entire piece...which made it nice and solid.
Then I set about my usual beading...
I think it turned out pretty awesomely...