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Customers most agreed on the following attributes:
from San Diego, Ca on 4/19/2008
Good product. Fun to make. Works well on the bar and on the kitchen counter.
from Miami, FL on 4/16/2008
I will use as a trivet
from Albuquerque, NM on 4/16/2008
A great way to save and re-use corks.
I had read mixed reviews on this but am pleased with it. You need to first place your corks to find the best arrangement and fit. I started with the arrangement shown on the box and it didn't fit well. So I used an alternative concept and it came out great. The sandpaper included is useful for rubbing down small pieces of cork - don't expect it to do more. Only took me about an hour to do from opening the box to having all of the corks glued in.
from Iowa City, IA on 3/27/2008
I am enjoying putting the corks together for the trivet. In addition, it allows for recycling, so, it is a green idea.
from Falls Church, VA on 3/25/2008
The only thing I didn't like is that the corks didn't all fit in perfectly. I had to cut a whole row in order for it to be all filled in. Other then that I like it.
from Wayne, NJ on 3/21/2008
These are great products, the trivets as well as the boards. It has become a hobby for me and my husband; he designs and I glue. We started giving the trivets away as gifts; made a corkboard for our office and a corkboard for our niece in college. We are ready to complete two more trivets and will do our first server.
GREAT IDEA for corks.
from Chandler, AZ on 3/18/2008
Trivet is very nice. Looks good. Would only make one change to it and that is to not have it so deep. The corks set too deep inside the trivet so if you set a hot pan on the trivet it will likely rest on the wood frame (not the corks) and therefore will burn the frame.
from mi on 3/16/2008
If willing to devote the time, you will end up with a one-of-a-kind conversation starter that is also quite useful.
from Tallahassee, FL on 2/29/2008
What fun it was to assemble with our collected corks. It would make a great gift for wine lovers. It is well constructed and attractive. It makes a great keepsake of favorite wines.
from Rhinebeck, NY on 2/19/2008
I bought them to give to neighbors and friends next holiday season. Some I will just give corks to and others I will assemble for them-that is to guarantee they will have a finished product. My husband gave me the tray for Christmas and I just love it and receive many compliments. Of course, we may need some level of rehab after we supply all of the necessary corks.
from Pennsylvania on 2/12/2008
If you have the time to spend this will work
from Disney, OK on 2/8/2008
[...] The kit was fun to make and is useful.[...]
from port st john, FL on 2/6/2008
Although it took some time to lay it out, it was well worth it. Now I am able to display those treasured memories of bottles drank over anniversaries, special trips, quiet nights in, girls night. I ordered 2 and can't wait to be able to do the second one.
from Duluth MN on 2/6/2008
Good size for the kitchen or dining table. Love the color of the finish.
from Portsmouth, VA on 2/5/2008
It's hard to find a trivet to put a hot pan on that does not crack, break or melt. This fit the bill.
I wish it was made in cherry for my daughter. She purchased 2 somewhere else and they are not as deep or fit the corks as well. Yours is the best I have seen.
from Albuquerque, NM on 1/23/2008
Purchased this item for my wife who is a wine enthusiast, but hates puzzles - which is what she compared this trivet to when trying to assemble. The trivet itself was not "square", and the glue was old and unusable. Very disappointing ....
from Albuquerque, NM on 1/22/2008
A fun trivet that also serves as a way to save the corks and rememeber the wines.
from Buffalo, NY on 1/17/2008
Looks nice on any table
from Hamilton, OH on 1/4/2008
I ordered two, one for myself and one as a Christmas gift.
from Cleveland, Ohio on 1/3/2008
This trivet is great if you have a lot of extra corks lying around and you need to put them to good use! Also it makes for a wonderful personal gift to a good friend or relative who enjoys wine-related items.
from Oklahoma on 1/3/2008
Over priced for what you get! wood nice, but don't know how it will wear. Cute idea, but not as easy to put together as one may think. Not enough glue.
from East Greenville, Pennsyltucky on 1/3/2008
good stuff
from Dundee, Il on 12/28/2007
You may want to replace the supplied glue with one that drys clear as I ruined a trivet by using your supplied glue and the glue dried white and the trivet looks like "hell". I would recommend but only if they use their own glue that dries clear.
from Wrentham, MA on 12/27/2007
use it every day....both as a display and a working trivet
from Toms River, NJ on 12/27/2007
Liked that i could personalize it with wines we drank. Did not like that the frame was made in China. We are relying on them for too many products. Some are very inferior. Hope this one is not.
from Chesterfield, MO on 12/27/2007
I hang it on the wall and take it down when I use it as a trivet! Works great as a trivet.
from Amarillo, TX on 12/27/2007
I build this and give it to my wine loving friends.
from Cincinnati Ohio on 12/25/2007
This was a gift for my daughter and son-in-law who love wine. I thought it would be a useful gift around the house for them since they are setting up housekeeping and don't own lots of trivets (yet)
from Simi Valley, Ca on 12/21/2007
It's a great gift. We used corks from the wineries we are mebers at. And the larger than usual trivet size is wonderful!
from brockton Ma on 12/5/2007
It made a great gift. The only thing that I can think of that would be wrong is not all corks have a name on it. I liked it alot.......
from Golden, Colorado on 12/4/2007
Using them for Christmas gifts. We personalized the trivets with messages on the back. Fun project to work on resulting in a useful object.
from Hoffman Estates, IL on 11/21/2007
We put the corks from our daughter's wedding into the trivet, and they have a memory of their wedding whenever they use the trivet.
from Stevensville, MD on 11/18/2007
I used the trivet to display on my wall in my kitchen and plan on adding several more.
from St. Louis, MO on 11/14/2007
This is a wonderful item once assembled, but most corks do not fit the areas without leaving spaces between corks. I used cork tiles made to use as cork boards) and cut them to fit into the empty spaces and around the edges.
from Denver, CO on 11/8/2007
I gave this as a gift to a friend with all the corks from the bottles we drank for her 50th birthday party in France.
from WV on 11/8/2007
I use the product as a bulletin board and also as a hot trivet holder. Great Christmas Gift.
The only bad thing about the product is that wine manufactures are starting to use plastic cork instead of cork.
from North Augusta, SC on 10/31/2007
It was great but need to include more glue. Also, could stand to be a little less expensive.
from Akron Ohio on 10/29/2007
It may take hundreds of corks to find enough to fit the frame. Corks come in different diameters and lengths so matching them in a pattern is difficult.
from Fort Lauderdale, FL on 10/28/2007
I bought 4 of these. It takes about 40 corks to fill it up and the dimensions aren't exact so you have to fuss with it a little to get the right fit but once it is done it looks great. They look great on the wall. I have 2 and I am giving 2 to my daughter for Christmas.
It is really a great gift.
from Illinois on 10/26/2007
Bought this product to display the wine corks we picked up on our wine tours. Most of the wine corks are pretty close in size, yet when you fill them in there is always a 1/4" or more space that you have to cut another cork to fill in.
Thought it could be designed or sized better.