Custom Scotch and Scotch Glass Case

Started by mmayo, August 30, 2016, 11:14:37 PM

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mmayo

Wayne Deutscher asked me to build a wooden briefcase to hold six very special scotch glasses and a bottle of fine scotch. I make a lot of boxes, but this one was a bit tough with the internal divisions. I am happy to report that Wayne has it and everything fits. He now has a very custom, portable bar made of African mahagony.

Cheers!







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Bryan Young

Beautiful...Oh, that was for Wayne?  I guess he will bring the party with him wherever he goes.
:D I talk with every part I send out and each reel I repair so that they perform at the top of their game. :D

thorhammer

I don't even like scotch but I sure could put a bottle of Jefferson's Ocean in that!!!!! Fantastic work!!!!!!

El Pescador

Quote from: Bryan Young on August 31, 2016, 01:14:57 PM
Beautiful...Oh, that was for Wayne?  I guess he will bring the party with him wherever he goes.

BINGO  Bryan!!!!

Ready for Morro Bay again????  I am.

I'll post my photos this weekend, need to get this week wrapped up first.

And thorhammer, I'm with you Buddy Boy, to me Scotch tastes like turpentine, but when my two sons want to enjoy a

"wee dram of the angels breathe..." with their dear o'Dad,   I'm in.

Wayne
Never let the skinny guys make the sandwiches!!  NEVER!!!!

coastal_dan

Yet again...work of wood art.

To relate, my late grandfather use to carry a plastic case EVERYWHERE he went...in this case was a bottle of Sweet Vermouth, a bottle of Bourbon (usually Jim Beam), a small glass of Cherries, and 2 Manhattan glasses.  To this day I think of him when we drink Manhattans.  He would have loved to see these pictures.
Dan from Philadelphia...

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theswimmer

Wayne , Dude!
There are Scotchs that do not taste like something you clean a reel with.
Call me a heretic but the craft blends are much more enjoyable...
Beautiful work Mark.
Best ,
JT
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thorhammer

Quote from: El Pescador on August 31, 2016, 03:27:56 PM
Quote from: Bryan Young on August 31, 2016, 01:14:57 PM
Beautiful...Oh, that was for Wayne?  I guess he will bring the party with him wherever he goes.

BINGO  Bryan!!!!

Ready for Morro Bay again????  I am.

I'll post my photos this weekend, need to get this week wrapped up first.

And thorhammer, I'm with you Buddy Boy, to me Scotch tastes like turpentine, but when my two sons want to enjoy a

"wee dram of the angels breathe..." with their dear o'Dad,   I'm in.

Wayne


If the staff meeting  materializes, I must furnish the Ocean. Hope to see you.

David Hall

I hope you kept the cut sheet for that box!  You might have stumbled into a whole new market.

mmayo

Quote from: David Hall on August 31, 2016, 06:21:43 PM
I hope you kept the cut sheet for that box!  You might have stumbled into a whole new market.

I did, I think...  I will build at least one more soon.
Kites fly the highest against the wind, not with it.

Ron Jones

It fits a bottle of Jim Beam Black quite nicely. I'm pretty sure it isn't there now though, it was looking a little, uh, empty when I last saw it!
Ron
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El Pescador

#12
Yes, Mark sized the box for both of my son's favorite scotch:

Laphroaig & Glenfiddich

It won't fit a MacCallen 12, but that is special enough to hand carry!!!!

   

BUTT, after this last weekend with THAT Motley Crew,

Mark will have to make a box to carry "A HANDLE" (1.75 L size)!!!! ;D

Wayne
Never let the skinny guys make the sandwiches!!  NEVER!!!!

Reel 224

I have the same Scotch in my home, it is among the best I have ever had. We save it for special occasion...........................Joe
"I don't know the key to success,but the key to failure is trying to please everyone."

El Pescador

#14
Alright ALL Ready

Several of you asked many questions about Mark Mayo's custom scotch box and I thought a few photos will say more than I can about his quality workmanship.

Here we go...

When I first contact Mark, he was not clear on how to make this work, so I sent him a few photos of what I was thinking of.





I sent him one glass for his precise measurements.  Then he prepared a schmetic drawing of his project.



I said it looks good from here, please get started.





And to quote my dear old Dad, "Measure TWICE, CUT ONCE!!!"



Then began the assembling and gluing process.









Man, who has this many clamps in their garage????  Its starting to look like a small nuclear power plant!!!!





It is coming together!







Mark used very high end Stainless Steel hardware - NICE!





Case is done, and Mark give me several stain choices, I went with a deep and dark stain.





DONE and ready for use!!!!





Mark made me a name plate, but used my college nickname!   YES, you can ask me why this name!!!!



And here is being put to use, on the left is my oldest son, who lives in Astoria, NY, then my lifelong buddy, Jerry, I've known him since age 4 when we moved into the neighborhood, Me and on the right is my youngest son, at his wedding rehearsal party about a year ago.



The man does excellent work, and is very open for a phone call for any custom work as I did here.

I have another project completed by Mark, will post that one later!!!!

Wayne
Never let the skinny guys make the sandwiches!!  NEVER!!!!