Bottle Opener

[Daniel.85]

I felt I had made enough S hooks and wanted to try to make something else. My first attempt at a bottle opener did not look so great, so I got a pen and paper and drew out a little plan, then made a second one, here is what came out.

I drew out the metal to about 9in long, scrolled one end and made a little flat tooth on the other, bent almost at the halfway point so that the tooth would be about half and inch from the end of the scroll. I then twisted the two together so that It would not be too springy and bend the bottom tooth upwards to get a little better grip on the cap.

[Chad J]

Thats an awesome idea you got there! I like all these different styles people come up with. Thats one I haven't seen yet, Great Job!

[Smokin' Coke Forge]

NIce Job! I've not seen that design before. Is it a Daniel C original? I usually make mine by punching and drifting then end of a RR Spike, then dimpling the near side of the hole to catch the edge of the cap.

If you can duplicate these with any consistency, you should be able to sell them quite easily. The RR spike openers sell faster than I can make them, so I'll bet you would do well with this unusual design.

One suggestion might be to try a little heavier stock next time for even more rigidity beween the jaw and the scroll. Even so, great job!

[Daniel.85]

Thanks! ya I thought it up when I was tinkering around, I guess the inspiration kinda came from the scrolls and twists I was doing with the hooks I had been making. It is a little springy, I will try to not draw down the stock so much, I was starting with 3/8 square.

another angle

[Frosty]

Looks good enough to sell Daniel. If you make the top scroll section and the lip lifter shorter it'll reduce the flex. A little refinement and I think you have a fast seller on your hands, folk really like bottle openers and cork screws.

Frosty The Lucky.

[pkrankow]

Need to leave enough space in the bend for a key chain.

I like it. Rather original and creative.

Phil

[ianinsa]

That looks great! nice item. it seems a pity sometimes as things go out of fashion in South Africa the bulk of beer/cider bottles now have twist off caps.

[beth]

thats wicked daniel, very inventive. i like the idea on a key ring too - its amazing you can still design a bottle opener nobody has seen! nice one :)

[OzMatt]

That's awesome - thanks for sharing your idea.

[Greenbeast]

Nice idea, not seen that before

[MRobb]

Great new design! I like it very much. Thanks for sharing.


Mitch

[Willis]

Never seen one like that. I like it.

[teenylittlemetalguy]

sweet!

[Elemental Metal Creations]

Daniel, that is the coolest bottle opener that I have seen. i wish I could think up something that neat. My wife fell in love with it, can I borrow your idea?

[Daniel.85]

Daniel, that is the coolest bottle opener that I have seen. i wish I could think up something that neat. My wife fell in love with it, can I borrow your idea?

Borrow away, only because you're in Missouri too though :)

[DanBrassaw]

Borrow away, only because you're in Missouri too though :)

PSST... No one tell Daniel, but this New Yorker is borrowing his idea as well!

[Frosty]

Isn't the old saying, Adopt, adapt, undersell?

I think Pete Fels is on here somewhere, maybe we can talk him into showing off some of his openers and you can try borrowing those ideas. They're beyond me.

Frosty The Lucky.

[SiskiyouForge]

Great design. I like it.

[Guest peter64]

very nice work. I think, this is the right work to show in our museum!

[kustomsteel]

Cool opener!

[ironclad]

cool

[the branch]

Fantastic! I think you just furthered the science of bottle openers!

[JimsShip]

That is awesome indeed. Simple enough to make for an audience and turn out fast enough to sell!

[Daniel.85]

Made a batch of 5, these are a little shorter than the original, I think I will draw them out one more inch next time to get a more graceful scroll and do batches of 2 since they heat up so fast in the chili forge.

[Bush Bugger]

Very cool mate thanks for the pictures :)