BeerBorg

Since I was turning to kegging, I wanted to use my skills and some nice stone to create tap handles as well as a tap "base" not sure what else to call it. I took some soapstone, cut, sanded, and polished to a near mirror finish. I wish the piccs could show the rich green color and grain... I left the tops of the taps rustic, to show off the soft,soap like feel of the stones. I like that look...

In other threads, I claimed I don't name my beers, other than what they are, ie toasted oatmeal chocolate stout. I also don't name my brewery (is it really a brewery) but if I did, it would be called Soapstone Brewery, after a like named mountain a couple 3 miles away, that I have spent many hours hiking, biking, motorcycling etc.


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that's amazing work!

That is downright COOL!!!!
I'm sooo jealous!!!!

WOW those are really nice. I don't think I could brew beer worthy to be dispensed from those handles.

WOW...those are absolutely awesome. Well Done!! And a great name for your brewery too!!!

Beautiful and very impressive! Excellent craftsmanship.

those are really nice. good work!

Beautiful!!

I bet if you put some of those on the Buy Sell Trade section you wouldn't be able to keep up with demand.

Thanks for all the kind words. Keeping busy keeps me out of trouble and is a great stress reliever. I had some leftover pieces from a wine cabinet I made my wife, so I tinkered... I had never worked with it before, so I discovered I could get either a mirror type finish or a pebbled finish depending on sanding technique... Wife got the pebbled, it was a mistake , but she likes it better than the smooth.
Inkleg, from what I read, your brews are dynomite, even if they weren't, any brew is deserving...

BB - I have found that I enjoy things more if I do them for the love of it, not the money... like teaching, God knows I don't do it for the money. Not that I want to start anything new, now that school is starting for me plus night classes I'm taking, but I might consider doing someone a favor by creating a base or handle. I don't have much left, but I also don't what to do with it yet either...

I wanna try the toasted oatmeal chocolate stout.

[quote I don't have much left, but I also don't what to do with it yet either...][/quote]

You could make Brewbirds a bird.

Now you are confusing me with an artistic carver...

I'll add my "wow those are beautiful" comment here.

Wow, those are beautiful.

Simplistic IS beautiful.... like inner beauty.... Soapstone is gorgeous
I've done ice carvings, but my animals are nowhere as nice as my baby grands and eifel towers... Most do animals, I don't have that kind of talent.

So I shouldn't expect a Naked Cat tap handle from you?