The Better Beer Bottle Opener

Nice work!

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I like this idea. Nice work.

-- There is no such thing as scrap wood, only smaller projects.

Greetings from the socialist capital of America – California.
Why do you think they call it the ‘left coast’?

I don’t drink either. Great work. So how did you make them?

Lee
Moreno Valley’s local has-been.
Servant of the Living God.

-- I may not have a lot of good ideas, but some of them are just incredible.

pretty darn cool design.

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@Lee – I took a relatively small hunk of wood, and shaped it on my lathe. But I guess you could just cut a circle out of a thick piece of hard wood and sand it to shape. They are about the size and feel of a large door handle.

I used a skew and parting chisel to cut a groove for the caps. On the bottom I scribed a circle equal to the diameter of a cap, drew a straight line through the circle such that the two points where the line intersected the circle were 3/4” apart, and drilled holes for the screws at those points. The holes were slightly smaller than the screws so that the screws would have some purchase. I had to adjust the screws so that they were at the right height (tested on an unopened bottle). Then I backed the screws out a quarter turn, applied some CA glue, and returned them to their adjusted position.

-- Andrew, Orange County, CA - www.TransitionTurning.com

Thanks for the honorable mention.
Great design.
It is interesting to see how these have progressed from the first generation until now.
I know your neighbor will love them.

-- Close to Ottawa Ontario Canada

Interesting. Great finishes. Very unique.

Can see these selling like hot cakes at the local market, another great idea Andrew
well done
Pete

-- Pete G: If you always do what you always did you'll always get what you always got

@Paul – thank YOU for posting the original!

@Pete – no patent pending on these, so go for it! You could probably mount a 12” long block of wood an turn 4 at a time.

-- Andrew, Orange County, CA - www.TransitionTurning.com

Need idea, great execution

-- Don, Royersford, PA

Very cool… Great, now I want a lathe too. LOL

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NICE! – everything in the kitchen should be re-made out of wood, and when possible, done on the lathe.

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Very nice!, I like the personal touch of the favorite beer cap!
This is a nice inexpensive gift.
Thanks for showing this off.
Pb.

-- rhykenologist and plant grower

I can see a version using a glue-up blank of contrasting woods to give a checkerboard pattern on the top.

Consider this idea “stolen”. It’s going in my favorites file.

Paul

-- The nicer the nice, the higher the price!

I had no idea I had started a following of these. I like all the variations that everyone has come up with. It’s cool to see how things can snowball when people put their own spin on it.

My wife has put the task on me to try to find something a bit more aesthetic than screws to use to remove the cap (but still using the same idea). I tell her screws are good looking, but she has other ideas for the kitchen. Thoughts?

Keep the ideas flowing! Good work!

-- Ryan -- Bristow, VA