Artists' Best Of Gallery

This Gallery is the Unique, the Finely Finished and Most Imaginative creations.
There are not a lot in this Gallery as it changes as new pictures are submitted.
The original stoppers with three o-rings are no longer available.

Check links to purchase.
If there is no contact info, email me: nilesstopper@gmail.com to contact artist.

McKinney shell

Bullet bottle opener
Craig McKinney created this bottle cap
opener for a retired military friend.

McKinney

stainless bottle opener made in America
This shows how Craig McKinney made the bottle
opener that fits inside the bottom of the "shell".

 

Clemett

decorated box lids
Peter Clemett, NZ, loves playing with the Joyner
Off Center Jig!  Awesome creativity.

Oppenheimer5a

Niles stainless stoppers
Another group of inspirational designs for bottle
stoppers by Elsa Oppenheimer in Vermont.

Oppenheimer5

great shapes for bottle stoppers
Elsa Oppenheimer does great shapes for bottle
stoppers.  Very classy.

Jacobson Carl

stainless and aluminum beer bottle opener
Carl Jacobson turned this aluminum
top on the stainless beer bottle opener.
Super classy!

Oppenheimer22

 
Elsa Oppenheimer, VT.  These stoppers look
terrific in the bottles; as they should!

Michael Ryan

rack of pool balls wine bottle stoppers
Rack of pool balls (wine bottle stoppers) done by
Michael Ryan in NJ.  Great gift for wine lovers!

Kobilsek

Niles bottle openers
Frank Kobilsek turned these three fantastic Niles
beer bottle openers.  All are sold.  I can see why!

Zakrzewski

stainless steel meat malletmeat mallet with wood handle
Rich Zakrzewski in NY made this terrific meat and
chicken pounder mallet and engraved his initial.

Fuller


Curtis Fuller turned and burned these
amazing bottle openers as gifts

Weller.heart

Cymbals of Courage
Wesla Weller makes stoppers from upcycled
musical instruments.  See Website for more.

Darla Baker

wine bottle stopper

Darla Baker in KY made the resin blank and turned
this unique wine stopper.  Visit her Etsy shop.

Wurtzel

George Wurtzel Ginko Gallery
George Wurtzel, owner Ginko Gallery
turned the perfect stopper for Don Julio.

Harris

Willie Nelson carving
James Harris, carving of Willie
as a bottle stopper top.  Website

Armstrong

espresso coffee tamper kits
Michael Armstrong in Canada turned these
unique espresso coffee tampers.  Website

RotcheTop

carved sunflower on stainless stopper
Bob Rotche, in VA, amazing carved sunflower
bottle stopper. Check Bob's website.

DelGaudio

vintage silverware knife handles bottle openers
Ann DelGaudio in FL uses vintage silverware
knife handles to make elegant bottle openers.

Iacullo new

stainless wine stopper with turned wood top
Al Iacullo, NJ, made this awesome
wine bottle stopper.  Love it!

Ziegler

Chevron wood on stainless wine stopper
Roger Ziegler in WI made these very Regal
stoppers for top shelf Bourbon bottles.  Great!

Kurt.Rogers

superior wine bottle stopperbanksia Pod bottle stopper
Kurt Rogers, The Turning Junction, turned this
Banksia Pod, filling it with resin.  Beautiful!

Doan2

3D design on stainless stopper base
Earl Doan created this original
design on a 3D printer.

Broach shell

sea urchin bottle stopper
John Broach, SC.  Fills Sea Urchins with resin
in mold then turns the tops.  Fantastic!

Johnston2D

stainless wine bottle stopper
Scott Johnston created this
awesome design (website)

Johnston4star

best gift for wine lovers
Just Awesome!  Wine stopper
by Scott Johnston (website)

Kakizawa

Japanese doll bottle stoppers
Mr. Kakizawa in Japan makes these unique
bottle stoppers.  Superb craftsmanship.

Bayou Mt. Designs

Bayou herb bottle stopper
Herbs in resin created by Ida
Farrar.  See Website for more!

Glover

woodburning on stainless wine stopper
Kimberly Glover did awesome burning
detail on this stopper.

Mats set

stainless steel meat tenderizer and garlic press
Mats Bjornstad, Norway, created this awesome
meat tenderizer and chicken press set.  He used
burl and walnut in resin.  Mats' Website

Cunningham hat

Hostess gift wine stopper
Dave Cunningham, HI.  Perfect low-profile
wine stopper made from cocobolo wood.

R O’Ryan

cello turned from wood on top of stainless bottle cap opener
Rick O'Ryan, woodsongs.net  Cello
bottle cap opener: beautiful!

Westlund leaf

metal leaf wine gift
Lee Westlund, WI.  Metal leaf on brass stopper.
Very artistic.

Menk

Glass fish on stainless steel bottle stoppers
Toni Menk, KY.  Such creativity!  Cute glass
fish on stainless steel bottle stoppers..

Henderson

stainless steel coffee tamper
Diana Henderson, RI.  Beautiful
espresso coffee tamper.

Berryman

stainless stoppers with poured resin tops

Stephen Berryman, TX  Great colors.

Tom Borener

brass bottle stoppers with wood handle tops
Tom Borener in OR, did these fabulous stoppers.

Wesla Weller

stainless stoppers with music sheets in resin
Wesla Weller uses old instruments for
her artwork.  Check her  Website

Rich Fasel acrylic

Canarywood and acrylic stainless stopper
Rich Fasel.  Canary wood and resin.  Love the
wood on the top and the bottom.

Joe Gresback

 

Texas hat bottle stopper
Joe Gresback.  The cutest stopper!

Charlie Drake

basket weave illusion wine bottle stoppers
Charlie Drake, OK.  Awesome work!

Steve Knotts

Steve Knotts: turned a wood
bottle and pasted a label on it!

Dave Cunningham

laminated wood design on stainless steel bottle stopper
Dave Cunningham, HI

Donna Gordon

blown glass tops on stainless steel bottle stoppers
Donna Gordon, CO.  Awesome glass art.

Anthony Gima, PA

blown glass wine bottle stopperconfetti blown glass bottle stopper
Anthony Gima, PA
Very artistic blown glass!

Jason Rockhold, IL

Jason Rockhold, IL
Love the perfect shape.

Ken Como, NY

Ken Como, NY, creates very unique stoppers!
Ken's website with fun items.

Chris Thompson, MI

Chris Thompson, MI
Beautiful Stoppers and unique display stand.

Bob Kozakiewicz, NJ

  

Bob Kozakiewicz, NJ
Hand carved stoppers. More at Etsy.