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This is my 3rd bottle opener that I have made…but the first I feel turned out pretty well…its a gift for my father in law Ted…we are headed to visit grandma and grandpa tomorrow for Easter and I wanted to make this final bottle opener that I had bought…
The first two I tried to use the thread insert that came with the opener and i could never get them set right and had to glue on the stopper in the end…never perfect…
This one I realized the bottle opener screw threads were the same size as my pen turning mandrel so I stuck in on my mandrel and it worker great…
This is a piece of mahogany that I picked up from LJ John Ormsby. I finished it with my usual pen turners friction polish…
-- Matt--Proud LJ since 2007
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jack1
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#1 posted 410 days ago
Nice. Beats rock… ;0)
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Karson
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#2 posted 410 days ago
Matt: That one classy job. It’s always good to keep the in-laws happy.
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lew
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#3 posted 410 days ago
Matt,
Nice job! I had the same trouble with the pizza cutter I made. In fact, the first handle split when installing the insert. Closer inspection revealed the insert is actually tapered. Here’s how it worked out for me- http://lumberjocks.com/lew/blog/24639
Lew
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Beginningwoodworker
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#4 posted 409 days ago
Beautiful bottle holder, Matt.
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Napaman
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#5 posted 409 days ago
thanks guys…
and Lew…i just checked out your post…and wrote this:
thanks for the details…the insert is the exact same kind for the bottle opener…in the end I did not uuse it…I just made a hole big enough for the screw of the opener and then just screwed it straight in…worked much better…
matt
-- Matt--Proud LJ since 2007
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