corks for wine bottles I belive are punched from sheet, what about puting it in freezer to make it harder then use wood turning chisels.?????? just a thought or is it as silly as it sounds. Steve C Terry Lane <tel@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: That's what I like to see - a bit of lateral thinkin' > My advice would be to keep on buying bottles with corks of different > sizes until you find one that fits. > > Hic! > > Peter > > alan stepney wrote: > > Has anyone any experience of turning cork. > > > > Yesterday I needed to turn a small round "bung". > > None of my efforts produced a decent finish, and > > eventually I carved / hacked it out with a craft knife. > > > > However, I am sure that it can be turned; after all, corks for bottles must > > be made in some way. > > > > > > So, how? > > > > Alan Stepney > > > > http://www.alanstepney.info > > Model Engineering & steam engine information pages > > > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line. > > > > > > > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line. > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line. --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.