ITT: Bottle Openers

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  1. EdH

    EdH Crusader (449) Jul 27, 2005 Utah

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    I think this basic model is the way to go. The wall-mounted ones are cool, too... But generally: the more gimmicky the bottle opener, the worse it is at opening bottles.
     
    #21 EdH, Mar 13, 2013
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  2. Michigan

    Michigan Initiate (0) Oct 24, 2012 Michigan

    Good luck figuring it out!
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    I usually use this one plus a quarter (to not bend the nice caps)

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    #22 Michigan, Mar 13, 2013
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  3. Ol_Johnny_Skippelwicky

    Ol_Johnny_Skippelwicky Initiate (0) Feb 13, 2013 Minnesota

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  4. PalatePilot

    PalatePilot Pundit (903) Dec 24, 2010 Colorado

    Much to the chagrin of my wife: my wedding ring.
    I kid her and my friends all the time " It's the only reason I got married "
     
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  5. ESeab

    ESeab Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2013 New Jersey

    Pops carved this, easily my favorite

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  6. dap325

    dap325 Initiate (0) Apr 2, 2009 New York

    Love these! I have a ton of old rail ties laying around. I wish I had the equipment/skill to make these. Do you sell them?
     
    #26 dap325, Mar 13, 2013
  7. stealth

    stealth Pooh-Bah (2,023) Dec 16, 2011 Minnesota
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    What's wrong with just flicking the caps off with your thumb?
     
    #27 stealth, Mar 13, 2013
  8. RobertColianni

    RobertColianni Pooh-Bah (1,789) Nov 4, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    Home:

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    BYOB in Havertown, Pennsylvania

    Away:

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    Pinocchio's in Media, Pennsylvania
     
    #28 RobertColianni, Mar 13, 2013
  9. tjensen3618

    tjensen3618 Maven (1,391) Mar 23, 2008 California

    I found this Friendly Grain Belt one a few years back at a antique shop, been on my key ring and in regular use ever since.
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    #29 tjensen3618, Mar 13, 2013
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  10. HokiesandBeer

    HokiesandBeer Initiate (0) Jan 10, 2013 Pennsylvania

    Do you sell these?
     
    #30 HokiesandBeer, Mar 13, 2013
  11. arfenhouse

    arfenhouse Initiate (0) Oct 29, 2012 California

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    This little guy.
     
    #31 arfenhouse, Mar 13, 2013
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  12. Charlie_Hoss

    Charlie_Hoss Initiate (0) Jan 2, 2013 New Jersey

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  13. ValleyOfTheSuds

    ValleyOfTheSuds Initiate (0) Oct 19, 2012 Arizona

    I dig the Nuka Cola one. Brings back memories of wasting my life away with Fallout 3.

    I use this one most often.

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    My little sister picked it up for me in Budapest and it doesn't bend the caps much if I'm careful with it. Otherwise I have a Bell's or Epic key chain one I use from time to time. That or my Wisconsin belt buckle with a bottle opener in it, but it looks better than it opens and you have to take it off to use it or risk making a complete ass of yourself.
     
    #33 ValleyOfTheSuds, Mar 13, 2013
  14. OMsweetOM

    OMsweetOM Initiate (0) Feb 1, 2011 California

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  15. gkatsoris

    gkatsoris Initiate (0) Jun 27, 2007

    Damn it...beat me to it.
     
    #35 gkatsoris, Mar 13, 2013
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  16. camil1mj

    camil1mj Initiate (0) Oct 4, 2010 Michigan

    The La Trappe opener is the best. You can get caps off without a single blemish.
     
    #36 camil1mj, Mar 13, 2013
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  17. WassailWilly

    WassailWilly Initiate (0) Sep 8, 2007 New York

     
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  18. MarkJBurch

    MarkJBurch Initiate (0) Jun 24, 2012 Pennsylvania

    Some really cool openers in this thread, thank you for sharing everyone!


    Hotmetal1, if you should ever decide to sell your artwork, I would love to own one. And I'm sure many other BA's would as well!
     
    #38 MarkJBurch, Mar 13, 2013
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  19. LeRose

    LeRose Grand Pooh-Bah (4,423) Nov 24, 2011 Massachusetts
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    The history is interesting, but kind of a long read. I'm sure jesskidden could summarize it in a couple paragraphs!

    http://library.uml.edu/clh/har/Brew1.Html

    I can imagine some guy making a nickel a day plastering, having lunch and cracking a cold one and putting the opener down then covering it up with lathe and plaster. Other treasure we found was a pair of spectacles that date back to the late 1800's. A bottle opener is one thing, but losing a pair of Ben Franklins would have been a huge financial impact back in the day.
     
    #39 LeRose, Mar 13, 2013
  20. StarRaptor

    StarRaptor Initiate (0) Jun 8, 2010 California

    I have two like this - one for each fridge - I bought some magnetic tape and put two strips on the back of it running the length between the holes. It sticks perfectly to the fridge. To remove it from the fridge you just press down on the back to release it
     
    #40 StarRaptor, Mar 13, 2013
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