Been busy lately with the stepson graduating High School, but I did get some stuff done!
S90V 3 5/8" blade, blue G10 guard and frame, Toxic Green G10 spacer/liners and SeaStrat G Carta handle.
Also did my first cable knife! I made my Pipe Vise into a Hardy tool (welded a long, 1" bolt to the bottom and ground the bolt to fit into the hardy hole) so I could get a better twist! Handle is Red AmeraGrip with black liners and some carbon fiber/red G10 burl material for the guard and frame.
My twisting pipe vise hardy tool:
I tried bottle openers a few weeks ago and they were predictably horrible, but I learned some stuff along the way!
I bought a cone mandrel, a punch from Kens Custom and a Guillotine tool:
I struggled with opening up the hole I punched on my anvil horn, so the cone mandrel helps get a more consistent round shape. The punch works better than my home made ones and the guillotine tool helps me isolate the material. I want to make a spring fuller next!
These were my next attempts at bottle openers! I used 1/2" Rebar. I used the guillotine tool to isolate the material and put the grooves into the handle and the punch and cone mandrels when working on the bottle opener portion. I also flattened the opposite end and curled it a bit on the horn of my anvil to help with opening soda/beer cans. My wife has her nails long, so I am always opening cans for her!
The one on the left I did without the guillotine tool and no dimples, but I got it done in about half the time as the one on the right! Going to try adding some twists to square bar, or do the rubix cube twist on the next bottle openers! I think I can do 2 or 3 bottle openers in an evening after work, so it's a fun little project!
