Custom Beer Tap Handles

[EIEIO]

https://goo.gl/photos/PP2ynwBvgjNUfPqSA


These are a matched set of beer tap handles for a local resort's saloon (initials="HAH") Left is 1" thick Bullet Wood - a super hard So American wood from the Bully Tree. Right is 15/16" thick Rock Maple. Both have 3/8-16 EZ-Loc threaded inserts to match the beer faucet. 10.5" long. "Pale" is for their Pale Ale - a malty, darker brew. "Lager" is a pilsner, lighter in color and body.

Any laser cutters out there think they could burn through this stuff? Not likely. Scroll Saws Rule.   

[DWSudekum]

Very nicely done Ray.  Laser cutters for that thick would set them on fire... a cnc router might though... Personally I like scrolling things better, tends to feel better.  Thanks for sharing these with us.

DW

[Dakota Saw Dust]

So - how did you get paid? Pale or Lager 😉

[EIEIO]

A growler of each - one per tap. Makes me thirsty just looking at them.

[Dakota Saw Dust]

Ok - I give up.  What's a growler?

[EIEIO]

A lot of craft brew places sell 64 ounce bottles of their brew to go. They use the tap to fill a glass bottle then screw on a cap.

This works great if you finish it in a day or two, but for me, unless someone is visiting, I might have an 8 oz glass with dinner. So in a few days, about 1/2 way through the growler it's going flat.

I recently bought a stainless version (the picture is big but it's still just 64 ounces) that has a CO2 cartridge that keeps the beer pressurized:

It was in the refrigerator while I was travelling this past week. Last night with dinner, the head was good and the carbonation was like new:

 

[daveo]

"Any laser cutters out there think they could burn through this stuff? Not likely. Scroll Saws Rule. "

Too right Ray
my 100w laser struggles on anything above 1/2" MDF
so the saw rules on this one
Dave 

[lwilli]

Excellent work, Ray!

Louis