Wooden beer mugs

[Hasher]

This is what I do to make beer money, I know a lot of drinkers I don't know many people who need signs.

[Canemaker]

These are really great. are you carving them on the cw on a flat panel then glue up? Can you show us pictures of the carving on a flat surface?
Thanks.

[smurfjeep]

Really cool! Can I ask how you carve those?

[CW-HAL9000]

Very nice, The question I have is do you carve theses flat then cut the board into mitered pieces and then reassemble? If so do you use band saw? seems like table saw or miter saw would remove too much wood. What about finish interior and exterior? Do tell more.

[zan29]

Those are mitered pieces if I'm not mistaking..........what a great idea. I'll have to make myself a few for the Holidays! Thanks for sharing.......

[Hasher]

First I thickness plane them to my desired thickness, then I square cut them on a band saw, made a sled that will hold 3 of the cut pieces and vector carve them flat . I sand the 22.5 deg. after the carve, no loss because of kerf of the blade.

[SharonB]

What an innovative idea.

[smurfjeep]

What do you use to seal them for liquids?

[Hasher]

I use Titebond III glue and I finish them with water base polyurethane. Canemaker I am going to be out of my shop for a few days but when I get back I will post pictures of the sled I designed to hold the 3 panels I carve on.

[henry1]

I use Titebond III glue and I finish them with water base polyurethane. Canemaker I am going to be out of my shop for a few days but when I get back I will post pictures of the sled I designed to hold the 3 panels I carve on.

do you use the CR for the handle to carve

[Hasher]

I carved the handle on the fireball mug with the cw, it is carved 2 sided, then I cut it out with a band saw

[Proctorw]

Very cool. Would make great Christmas presents. Can't wait to see the sled.

[Hasher]

This is the sled I made to carve panels of the mugs. The first picture is the sled with the 8 panels, the second picture is the sled loaded with 3 panels ready for the machine. The 3rd picture is after I carved the panels
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[FWMiller]

Very nice. Do you miter the panels after you do the carve? I'm curious if it makes much difference in possible chip out at the mitered edges if you do it one way or the other.

[Hasher]

I miter the edges after the carve on a horizontal belt sander, this way I don't lose anything to the saw kerf.

[cestout]

Mitering on the belt sander is an interesting idea. I have a Ridged oscillating belt/drum sander and the front edge of the table drops to specific angles.
Clint

[Hasher]

That's what I use to miter.