Sorry if I sounded a bit negative when explaining all that. Sometimes what looks like a simple design feature on the surface is quite hard to produce. I have to consider my time spent, the price, and ease of production when I'm going make something. The lid you're looking for would be something that was better suited to casting or 3D printing.
No, these are the two bay version with one side for the Vapcap and the other for general storage. I made the three bay version as a one off prototype. I can make another upon request but I didn’t make any this time around.
Maple is lovely to dye as long as you sand to around 600 grit. Otherwise the really pretty piece of wood you have turns into a splotchy mess. You should try it on your pieces. I use aniline dyes.
The customer wanted a bright silvery ring on the piece so I used SS. I'm a fan of red metals but I think the dyed pieces look better when they're solid wood. The metal accents are a bit of a distraction for me.Amazing !
The hue is amazing !
The result is amazing !
It's both classy ( due to obvious wood grain ) and at the same time quite novel .
And the shape of the stem is radical.
The ring ( aluminium ? SS ?) is my only objection.
Reddish copper would match (or rather contrast is the correct word to be used ) much better .
Not that aluminium /SS (?) is not fine .Quite contrasty in a rather "cool " way .
Copper would have given a more aggresive contrast ,I think.
Anyway.That's personal taste and it does not diminish a bit the awesomeness of that stem.
Fine job !
My humble opinion is that you both should offer more of these dyed stems.
Beautiful and ..So out of the ordinary !
Cheers.
