ChrisB Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Looking for ideas/plans on a key chain bottle opener I can give to a friend on his upcoming birthday. Thanks Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Here is some i made, for non twist off beer bottles (Root beer that is:D) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Dean Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Never made one of them but those are 2 VERY NICE samples of how they should be made. Good looking work ApprenticeMan. Looks like I will be trying one the next time I light up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Thanks Thomas! Here is a few more. The little brass brushed one is a bottle opener keychain. All of these designs are made from 3/8"ths thick square, except for the one with the pineapple grenade twist which was made from 1/2" round bar, but could have easily just the same been made from the 3/8"ths. The one twist on that first one is a cube twist, the one twist on this one is a pineapple twist, using the same chiseling on all 4 corners and flats like a cube twist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredlyFX Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Here is one I just did for a friend today. It is about 6" overall. This is to sit on a bar, not be a keychain. I have done them in the past where the twisted section was only about 2", and those did work as key chains. I made a few like you show above Apprentice Man where it is just bent over on the far side, but I found they are very hard to use. I like the fold over so you get that leverage in the middle of the cap. It makes a real difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 I don't have a picture but I make one where the top is a dragon's head---fun in 1/4" sq stock and then the bottom doubles back to provide the lip to catch the edge of the bottle top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat pete Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 nice stuff sam, fredly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRobb Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Nice job ApprenticeMan & FredlyFX !! Consider your designs stolen. Of course you know that we all have a responsibility to thoroughly test each & every bottle opener that we make to make sure the quality control is there! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irnsrgn Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 this is one I used to make years ago out of 3/16 or 1/4 by 1/2. pardon the crude drawing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 That is awesmoe JR i am gonna have to make a few of those! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintjohnbarleycorn Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 FredlyFX, that looks nice, what size stock did you use? thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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