Borntoolate Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Cool All of you! Keep it coming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Amundson Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 My version of the bulldog, for a charity auction. Thanks for all the previous tutorials.Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 NICE version Jeff! The paws are just perfect, folks will love them.Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozenforge Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Finished this one this morning. My wife told me to keep this one. My first staircase twist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlson Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 (edited) Wow Frozenforge that's beautiful! For the circle/flattened circle style what diameter do you open them up to? Edited March 11, 2015 by carlson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozenforge Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Have never had a specific dimension, just eyeballed it. Approximatly 1 1/4" to 1 1/2" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawman Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 (edited) Well here are my first 3 presentable attempts. They actually will open a beer. I vigorously tested all 3 .....just to be on the safe side.I think on my next try I'm gonna try to do one like Black Frog does. I think those are awesome Edited March 16, 2015 by lawman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K. Bryan Morgan Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Here's my bulldog opener. I need to brush up on my drifting skills. The hole on this one is a bit small. But fixable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borntoolate Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 I also find if you can make the cap contact indent in one hit it is best! Carefully placed, right tool, right heat, right hit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 I've goofed up more than a few of the teeth on my bottle openers with bad hits and found a "save" by using a ball-peen hammer to enlarge the divot. It gets rid of the mis-strikes by faceting the area. The size of the peen determines the radius of the dimple, and a small ball peen can be use just as effectively as a larger one. If you don't like the faceted look, use the ball-peen as a punch and give it a good whack with a piece of firewood. I've found red oak to be a good whacker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beammeupscotty Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 I've goofed up more than a few of the teeth on my bottle openers with bad hits and found a "save" by using a ball-peen hammer to enlarge the divot. It gets rid of the mis-strikes by faceting the area. The size of the peen determines the radius of the dimple, and a small ball peen can be use just as effectively as a larger one. If you don't like the faceted look, use the ball-peen as a punch and give it a good whack with a piece of firewood. I've found red oak to be a good whacker! Using a ball pein is a good idea but I'd recommend just getting one and dedicating it to making bottle opener dimples. Anneal the face and strike it with another hammer. Using a hunk of firewood instead of a hammer sounds like a bad idea to me. Personally, I use a ball end punch that I made from a piece of 5/8" rebar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K. Bryan Morgan Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Thanks those are both great ideas. I have some coil spring that will make a very good fuller to use as a dedicated punch. Or something like that. Maybe a ball punch, oval punch ect.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Thanks those are both great ideas. I have some coil spring that will make a very good fuller to use as a dedicated punch. Or something like that. Maybe a ball punch, oval punch ect.?If you have a bench grinder, it's very easy to grind a concentric curve/taper onto some 1/2" round stock by chucking it in a drill and spinning it against your grinder. Round-nose punches come in real handy for a lot of things, and a few quick hits with a file will turn a round punch into an oval to make an eye punch, etc. I lucked into some 1/2" roller bearings and have been making punches and chisels out of them b/c they don't need any heat-treat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K. Bryan Morgan Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 If you have a bench grinder, it's very easy to grind a concentric curve/taper onto some 1/2" round stock by chucking it in a drill and spinning it against your grinder. Round-nose punches come in real handy for a lot of things, and a few quick hits with a file will turn a round punch into an oval to make an eye punch, etc. I lucked into some 1/2" roller bearings and have been making punches and chisels out of them b/c they don't need any heat-treat.Excellent ideas. Thank you for responding. I think the spring I have is 5/8" round. Or close to that. I'll see if I can get a piece straight enough to chuck in my hand drill. I do have a belt grinder with a disk grinder on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everything Mac Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Thought I'd have a crack at the bulldog style bottle opener for a friend of mine called Cameron. The others are for other friends hence they're all stamped too. I'm quite chuffed with how they turned out. All the best Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Nice work. Those are just the right size to fit in your pocket.Did you forge them with them being that short, or work with longer steel and cut it to length and round the handle ends? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpankySmith Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 (edited) I REALLY like those short ones, idea officially STOLEN... ummm... I mean I will "borrow" it... I mean I will pay proper homage to someone else's style while appropriating some of their design considerations.... Okay... stealing it. Edited April 2, 2015 by SpankySmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everything Mac Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Cheers guys. I saw similar ones somewhere else online so go for it. They are a handy size, Trevor's one with the curvy handle is the most comfortable to use. (I test them all before they went out) I did a mixture of work with the longer bar and had them cut down. Working a long bar is much easier. All the best Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Spanky: "Mediocre artists borrow, great artists steal" PIcasso but I thing he was plagiarizing.Those are sweet openers, worth honoring by adapting with my own unique personal interpretation of the universal HIGH art form of bottle opening. Once I get inlaying glass into the negative space of small Fredrich's crosses right I'm going to turn a couple pocket or key fob size ones into "church keys" for our recently retired Pastor and the new one. I'll post pics.Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan the blacksmith Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 hear is some that I make. as most say, these Fly of the shelves! I sell them for 10$ at fairs and museums that I volunteer at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Nice Ethan, those ought to sell well. I think $10.00 is pretty light on the price but it's your product and market.Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everything Mac Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 I agree $10 seems a little too cheap to me. Those are very nice indeed. All the best Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 I'm thinking $19.95. In my experience items under $20.00 that fit in a pocket are good mover prices for nice but not fancy pieces at demos and shows.Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan the blacksmith Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 thank you for the complements. I might have to kick up the price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 thank you for the complements. I might have to kick up the price Yeah you better if you want to pay your folks back for that touchmark stamp!Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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