goblet advice? and latest injury!

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If someone wanted a goblet that they could drink wine from,what finish should I use? I was thinking that a mineral oil or linseed oil would be good, but I don't know, that's why I'm asking.

BTW, I had my first through and through injury last night!! A 1/4" chisel went through my ring finger, and lightly cut my pinky. I hit an artery in my finger, but besides that, no permanent damage. A clean cut... Through and through. A cheap lesson learned!!
 
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OUCH!!! Don't know why I ever took up any kind of woodworking, I hate the site of blood, especially mine. I don't think BLO would be a good idea on anything that's made for food, mineral oil might be ok and I know walnut oil is relatively common on salad bowls. I can't imagine Pinot Noir flavored with BLO.[xx(]
 
Hey Dave, sorry about your injury, sounds very painful, hope you missed all the nerves. I use salad bowl finish on my goblets and it works great and finishes well. I usually put around 6-8 coats on it.
Good luck and I hope you heal quickly. [:(]

Janet :)
 
I think I'd second the walnut oil for that one. It should harden in the wood unlike some other oils and that may help it from taking on the wine colors. That said, I use the General Finishes salad bowl finish on all my food intended items and anything baby may ahold of. But I have not done any functional goblets..yet.

Good to hear no permanent damage. Try to keep chisels in wood not fingers. I've tried to bandsaw my fingers once, and yeah it'll cut them too.
 
I'm glad it wasn't worse, Dave! Mineral oil is a good finish for food devices because it won't turn rancid. However, I'm not sure how it would react with the wine. I think I heard somewhere that Walnut oil won't go rancid either, but I'm not certain.
 
Originally posted by daveturns05
<br />If someone wanted a goblet that they could drink wine from,what finish should I use? I was thinking that a mineral oil or linseed oil would be good, but I don't know, that's why I'm asking.

BTW, I had my first through and through injury last night!! A 1/4" chisel went through my ring finger, and lightly cut my pinky. I hit an artery in my finger, but besides that, no permanent damage. A clean cut... Through and through. A cheap lesson learned!!
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OK, so what was the "cheap lesson learned?" As I need my hands to play various instruments, I really don't plan on having a chisel go through any fingers of mine. [B)] Let me know how it happened, so I know what not to do. Thanks [;)]
 
I use a wood cup at reenactments. As long as I have had it I have never found a suitable inside finish. Oils, while they may be 'safe', float to the surface in use. Yuccky! [xx(] My cup is used for everything from coffee in the morning to water during the day and libations in the evening. I leave mine plain and (now) untreated. I've been using it like this for about 20 years, so the (non) system seems to be working OK.
 
Dave,
I think you would be be able to use the epoxy you coated those tables with to coat the inside of the cup. The would seal the wood and create "plastic ware" to drink from
 
Dave,

Good to hear that the mishap won't cause permanent damage. Thanks for the reminder and do stay safe.

For the finish, have you considered pure Tung oil? It will take a long while to cure though.
 
Dave, here is a site you will get an idea from. I have used beeswax and mineral oil. I also have used a 50-50 mix of vegetable oil and mineral oil to soak the turnings in overnight, than at least 3 days or more to dry. I have never had any rancid smell or taste but when I recoat I use mineral oil only. You don't want to short cut the cure time.
Here is another idea: http://www.woodnwaresmontana.com/category.html?UCIDs=694703

Yet another: Whiskey is made, by law, inside new oak charred barrels. Never tried it myself (charring wood that is) but it's a thought.
 
Just a random thought, but I make a lot of vases and in a lot of them include a glass insert so the buyer can put water for real flowers, so how about some type of thin glass or plastic (hate to use that word) insert [?]
 
Originally posted by Rifleman
<br />I use a wood cup at reenactments. As long as I have had it I have never found a suitable inside finish. Oils, while they may be 'safe', float to the surface in use. Yuccky! [xx(] My cup is used for everything from coffee in the morning to water during the day and libations in the evening. I leave mine plain and (now) untreated. I've been using it like this for about 20 years, so the (non) system seems to be working OK.
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Edit: Very sorry about the injury. I just did some resawing and had that on my mind. Used pushers a couple times when I probably wouldn't have before. Glad it wasn't much worse.
 
I would apply the finish to the outside only as I belive achohol will dissolve wax, and it seems logical that it would do a number on oil as well. The epoxy sounds interesting though.

Being allergic to some woods I wouldn't make a drinking cup out of them for me. Your milage may vary
 
well, thanks for the advice. I decided to go with a silver maple cup (the wood was dry) and a mineral oil and beeswax finish. It came out pretty well, and the customer was happy, which is all that counts. They were not worried about the wine coloring the wood, and it's not going to be used to let the wine sit in for long periods of time. I told them that it could be washed in the sink with other dishes, and if it's going to sit for long periods of time, to hit it with some more mineral oil.
 
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