One for those that don't like goblets.

[bodrighywood]

These are a commission from a pastor in the States who regularly orders a pair which he gicves to each couple he marries in his church. They vary as he likes to have a different design for each couple. These are in beech and all ready for shipping. I always box wedding goblets up like this so they are ready for presentation

Pete

[Les Symonds]

Very presentable, Pete....amazing that he buys them half way around the world when there are so many turners in the USA....says a lot about your work.
Les

[bodrighywood]

Thank you Les, he's a regular cutomer. Bought a pair of me a couple of years ago and has ordered a pair every few months or so since.

Pete

[Tom Sherman]

Very nice Pete, good on you for the return business.  I made a set of goblets for a friend several years ago, when he was married. He keeps them locked up in his gun safe. The goblets have out lasted that marriage.

[GBF]

OK If you like that sort of thing LOL

Regards George

[bodrighywood]

I know what not to get you for Christmas George. LOL

Pete

[fuzzyturns]

Nice work, but I am afraid goblets don't do anything for me. I have seen loads of them, but somehow they just don't touch me at all. Sorry, I'm with George on this one.

[Bryan Milham]

Pete,

I did a couple of wedding goblets with 2 captive rings once.

Some smart 4rse shows up and tells me it's wrong, that there are 5 rings in a marriage.

'Go on' I said 'I'll bite.'

So he explains,

'You meet a girl, fall in love and get engaged - an Engagement Ring

You set a date and get married - a Wedding Ring

Some time later, if you are blessed, along come children -  Teething Ring

A few years later the family has grown up, money is a little more plentiful, your good lady wants something special - an Eternity Ring

and through all of that there is - Suffering!'

[Bryan Milham]

Joke over,

Great work and good to see work from our side of the pond being accepted on the other side.

And for doing your own little bit for UK PLC exports.

[Mark Sanger]

Good to see you are getting repeat work from USA, shows that there is certainly a market out there to be found.

[steve w]

i wonder if it means more to them for the items to be made in the Uk from UK wood? than if it was from the USA

[bodrighywood]

Thank you all for the feedback. Goblets seem to sell well in the states for some reason, might be as Steve suggests, something made in the 'old country' or just that not many make them over there.

Pete