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Balancing wine bottle holder

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a walnut board leaning at an angle and holding an unlabeled wine bottle through a hole near its top concept — not a real build.

A single walnut board with a 45-degree foot and a hole near the top that holds a sealed wine bottle at an angle, so the pair seems to float. The hole must put the combined weight over the foot.

Rough size
About 6 1/2 in long, 4 to 5 in wide, 13/16 in thick
Wood
Walnut

Tools you might use

  • Miter saw
  • Drill press
  • 1 1/4" Forstner bit
  • Random-orbit sander or sanding block, 120–220 grit, and a sheet of sandpaper on a flat surface
  • Combination square, tape measure, pencil, awl
  • Safety glasses, hearing protection, dust mask, and nitrile gloves for finishing

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Choosing a sander? Read our sander for cutting boards guide.

Drilling with a Forstner bit? Read our Forstner bit guide.

Need a miter saw? See our miter saw picks.

Key techniques

Side-view line diagram of the finished holder on a table: a walnut board leans at 45 degrees on its flat foot, and a wine bottle passes through a 1 1/4-inch hole near the top, neck down and base up in the air, settled about 4 degrees past square to the board, where it comes to rest. Markers show the bottle's center of gravity, the board's center of gravity, and the combined center of gravity landing over the 13/16-inch-thick board's foot, about 7/16 inch inside its bottle-side edge.
Diagram of the finished piece. Sizes are approximate, not a tested plan. Reader build photos welcome.

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