Large Ashtrays

[Cspurgeo]

Hello, I am new to the forum scene but figured I would try it out and show you guys some stuff I've been working on.

I recently saw that there were very few ashtrays that were proportional to the size of a cigar. So I decided to make a large ashtray and see how it looked. This ashtray is made from some douglas fur and walnut I had laying around, which ended up looking very nice. The dimensions of the tray are 3.5" tall with an 11" diameter. The reason for this post is just to see what you guys think of them, and if you think there is any market for this product.



Thanks!

[ggiese]

Hello, I am new to the forum scene but figured I would try it out and show you guys some stuff I've been working on.

I recently saw that there were very few ashtrays that were proportional to the size of a cigar. So I decided to make a large ashtray and see how it looked. This ashtray is made from some douglas fur and walnut I had laying around, which ended up looking very nice. The dimensions of the tray are 3.5" tall with an 11" diameter. The reason for this post is just to see what you guys think of them, and if you think there is any market for this product.



Thanks!

We hardly know you!?!

[Mangyrat]

I use a old dodge hubcap.

[Paddy]

Hang around and ley people get to know you before you try to sell stuff here.
But with that said....YES, there is a market. I'd buy that

[Mangyrat]

I was not joking about the hub cap.

I needed a large ashtray and it was laying in the road near my drive way.

[hed]

I use a old dodge hubcap.

I KNEW there was a practical use for Mopar products.

[Cspurgeo]

Sorry guys, I didn't mean to offend anyone. Like I said, I'm new to this .

I mostly just wanted to see what you guys thought of them. Im coming up with some new designs, I can post them when im finished.

If you want to see some other things we've made here's our website. SpurgeonsWoodWorking.Blogspot.com
Theres a humidor on there that we made for one of my friends last year for Christmas.

[Paddy]

Very nice humidor !

[Mangyrat]

Sorry guys, I didn't mean to offend anyone. Like I said, I'm new to this .

I mostly just wanted to see what you guys thought of them. Im coming up with some new designs, I can post them when im finished.

If you want to see some other things we've made here's our website. SpurgeonsWoodWorking.Blogspot.com
Theres a humidor on there that we made for one of my friends last year for Christmas.

Your not offending me.
as soon as i saw that ash tray it reminded me of the Hub Cap i used a few times
I got to look and see if i still have it out in my car port where i used it.

[ch3360]

Nice but a little to pricey for my ash!

[kevin7]

Nice but pine is not exactly exotic wood around my parts.

[badwhale]

There's more than pine in there. It's a nice piece, and when you're talking "artisan" work, it may be worth the asking price. Again, it's nice but it looks to me, IMHO like something drawn up on CADD and done with a CNC machine.

Now, I think you should go to the next level, and turn one out of burl wood with an irregular edge that just happens to have cigar resting points in it. THAT would be really cool & more artistic.

Will

[Cspurgeo]

There's more than pine in there. It's a nice piece, and when you're talking "artisan" work, it may be worth the asking price. Again, it's nice but it looks to me, IMHO like something drawn up on CADD and done with a CNC machine.

Now, I think you should go to the next level, and turn one out of burl wood with an irregular edge that just happens to have cigar resting points in it. THAT would be really cool & more artistic.

Will

Great guess badwhale, it was made on my dads CNC machine, but we still had to put it on the lathe to get the tool marks out. We probably could have made it faster on the lathe, but we just wanted to see how the router would do. This is only the second ashtray I've made so I haven't really gotten into anything crazy yet.

I don't know if any of you do any woodworking, but that takes alot of effort to make. I'm not trying to justify the price by the amount of work I have in it, but thats what I thought would be a good place to start. I'm glad I got your guys reaction though, because I had no idea what they might be worth. Its also very hard to tell how big it actually is until you have it sitting infront of you, the pictures just don't do it justice.

This one is actually douglas fir and walnut.

Thanks!

[ggiese]

Great guess badwhale, it was made on my dads CNC machine, but we still had to put it on the lathe to get the tool marks out. We probably could have made it faster on the lathe, but we just wanted to see how the router would do. This is only the second ashtray I've made so I haven't really gotten into anything crazy yet.

I don't know if any of you do any woodworking, but that takes alot of effort to make. I'm not trying to justify the price by the amount of work I have in it, but thats what I thought would be a good place to start. I'm glad I got your guys reaction though, because I had no idea what they might be worth. Its also very hard to tell how big it actually is until you have it sitting infront of you, the pictures just don't do it justice.

This one is actually douglas fir and walnut.

Thanks!

While Walnut is a harder wood than Doug Fir, Doug Fir is fairly soft.

I would suggest if you're crafting ashtrays you might want to consider a much harder "exotic" wood. Not only will it stand up better to a burning cigar, it will also be more attractive at that price.

[cinda]

I don't know if any of you do any woodworking, but that takes alot of effort to make. I'm not trying to justify the price by the amount of work I have in it, but thats what I thought would be a good place to start. I'm glad I got your guys reaction though, because I had no idea what they might be worth. Its also very hard to tell how big it actually is until you have it sitting infront of you, the pictures just don't do it justice.

This one is actually douglas fir and walnut.

Thanks!

The ash tray is very nice. My husband is a carpenter by trade and he pretty much can build anything if it's made of wood. I have spent a lot of time looking at cigar gear in the past 5 years due to my desire to add an unique niche of our on going antique business. It's my opinion that if you can't keep the price within the range of even a trendy cigar ashtray your not going to move too many ashtrays no matter how difficult it may be to make. Who knows you may be able to sell yourself as a artist sign those ashtrays and make people commission them from you.... it's all about perception.