Bottle Caps

[cobrajoe]

I've opened a few beers with the spine of a spydie when the blade is fully closed. I don't rightly trust myself prying with a sharp open blade :eek:

I've used a different strategy a couple times, it's not the most effective, but I think it helps keep the spydie looking good. When I get home and have a beer I'll try to get some pics :D

[Ainsley]

I think the Kopa makes a perfect bottle opener! I don't have any pictures to illustrate my point but I will do my best to portray what I am talking about.

The end of the handle, opposite the pivot has a bit of a point to it. With the knife closed place the point under the cap and leverage as you would when opening with a lighter.

I have done this quite a few times and I cannot find a nick on my Kopa from it, It seems to get under the cap better than a lighter and provide more leverage than when using the spine of the blade.

[LowSpeedHighDrag]

Havent any of you fellas learned what a wedding ring is for? Place finger on cap with ring below cap and pry. Just font let her see the sctratches on the bottom of the ring.

[Caly E]

Since we are in a knife forum I would say you have at the least a bit of survialist in ya. Get a $1 bic, have fire, and a trustworthy errr soda opener on ya at all times, great combo. If you insist on using the $100+ knife than get a wave! Not only does it kick arss for what its meant for, it also opens errrr sodas without fooking up your high dollar blade.

[MAT888]

I actually have a bottle opener/prytool/screwdriver tool on my keychain (one of my Rhinopry tools) but still use my knife more, I think its cause I can get to it faster, and from a sitting position. :rolleyes:

I guess from making all these nice re-scaling you get thirsty and need a beer to clean your throat from dust...
Brad

[Kev-Man]

How about using the stretch closed placing the ramp with the jimping under the cap. Should allow a good grip on the handle and the curve might give a better bite on the cap. I personally carry a lighter even though I don't smoke. Sometimes its a good thing to have.

Kev.

[Brad S.]

I guess from making all these nice re-scaling you get thirsty and need a beer to clean your throat from dust...
Brad

Nothing cleans the throat of fiberglass dust like a bee.... err soda :)
(ok seriously, I use a respirator, fiberglass dust is nasty nasty junk)

What is that cool framelock?

Thats my Daws model, as well as my EDC. Its a singlesided frame lock with handmade carbon fiber on the other side. 3 3/8 blade length.

[uhiforgot]

:D Nice. My SS Stretch would be perfect but for the bevel.

If I can do it with my Lava, you can do it with your stretch :cool: you just need a higher starting angle for the pry and a higher, tighter grip on the bottle neck.

[NoFair]

Here is my method.

Its very Important to realize that you can cut yourself, really quite badly if you do this wrong. So dont try this at home :D or after a third errrr... Soda....

Its just me at home tonight, so I had to take the photos with one hand, thats why there are no in action shot.

The idea is to grip the neck of the bottle up high just below the lip of the cap. The use the spine of the blade underneath that lip and have the blade resting on top of your knuckle. Then you grab the knife and rotate away, using the leverage to remove the cap.

Also shown is how to do it with a smaller knife, just dont use the blade of a small knife, as it will cut you!!! Badly!!!!

I've always done it like this.

Cut myself once (with a non :spyder :) , but I had looked at the bottom of too many Sodas.... at the time.

All the wide bladed spydies do this very well :D

Sverre

[Shike]

Call me crazy but this has always worked for me

[gldfshkpr]

If I can do it with my Lava, you can do it with your stretch :cool: you just need a higher starting angle for the pry and a higher, tighter grip on the bottle neck.

I'll try it. But...


Well, this is working out nicely for me. The cap pops off and flies up into the air as if on springs. It also leaves the cap in perfect shape for re-capping if needed. It's much more comfortable and effective than using a lighter (for me).



I was a bit concered it would put stress on the blade and loosen the pivot. That doesn't seem to be the case after about 12 opens so far. Still not sure about long term use. I'd still like to see a Spydie with an opener on the handle somewhere.

[Piercieve]

Or an Emerson opener specifically shaped for opening be... beverages. :D

[cwt]

I rarely ever used the clip on my Native 3... now modified to do double duty. Hope the choice of bottle opener is acceptable out there in Golden

[gldfshkpr]

Whoa. Please explain the mod. I'd copyright that!

[PSU]

I rarely ever used the clip on my Native 3... now modified to do double duty. Hope the choice of bottle opener is acceptable out there in Golden

Excellent modification :D :eek:

[cwt]

Whoa. Please explain the mod. I'd copyright that!

Heh. I doubt it's worth much. A firmer opening action would be achieved by permanently attaching the opener to the scale, say by epoxy or something (or ultimately having the opener 'claw' be part of the scale itself).

Instead what I've done is trimmed off most of the Native 3's wire clip, bent the remaining ends through the hole in a cheap (in this case, a bar freebie) opener so that the opener can rotate but sits flat on the scale when not in use. It wouldn't even work except that the Spydie clip wire is very stout.

At this point the N3 is my 'Franken-knife', taking on the experiments I wouldn't do to every Spydie I have.

[whkento]

Very cool, cwt! Good idea. :) Wouldn't work for me, 'cause my clips are necessarily functional (as pocket clips), but I like the creativity!

[J.B]

One (or three) small stab(s) for man, one giant leap for mankind not to die of thirst. :D By the way, be careful with the hand that holds the bottle. :eek:









Usually I rather use my Victorinox SAK and Camillus USAK to open bottles than my valuable spydies or damascus knives.


JB

P.S. "... it's all right now, I learned my lesson well. You see, ya can't please everyone, so ya got to please yourself..." (Ricky Nelson - Garden Party)