The EsKabar makes a nice bottle opener, too

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Dogzovwar81

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So, me and the fam-bam moved from Oxnard to Ojaiwhich is about 30 minutes away. I just came home from work and I wanted a beer. Well the kind I have needs a bottle opener, and mine is still packed away.
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So I had my Bk14 nearby and noticed how robust the tip is.
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So I started to carefully pry up the edge of the cap with the tip of my 14. It was relatively easy.
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The EsKabar made short work of the cap.

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Awesome! I've yet to use my eskabar to open a beer, but my izula has seen many bottle tops
 
Didn't see the second pics. I usually use the spine of the knife a little closer to the handle of the knife. Works great that way and I don't risk cutting myself. Haha
 
Tried the spine but was getting nowhere fast, lol. I had great control of the blade, so no worries there.
 
And hears a few of my knives at the new homestead. Some of my blades are still packed from moving but not my Beckers ;)
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I usually use the spine of any of my knives (right by the handles) as a bottle opener.been doing it for 20+ years,works great
 
Lol, yeah. Missed the boat on that one. I have a nice bottle opener, it's just packed away due to the move. I should just get an 11 and always have a bottle opener with me.
 
to use the spine, I grab the neck as close to the cap as I can and lever away on top of my thumb's 2nd knuckle. You can also use a screwdriver or a plastic lighter by trapping the lighter/screwdriver under the cap then your index under it.
 
zuluninja said:
to use the spine, I grab the neck as close to the cap as I can and lever away on top of my thumb's 2nd knuckle. You can also use a screwdriver or a plastic lighter by trapping the lighter/screwdriver under the cap then your index under it.
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Yeah, when I'm stuck (which is never, but I learned this technique anyway) without an opener, I do the same thing. Or just to impress people at parties. Which also happens....never.
 
zuluninja said:
to use the spine, I grab the neck as close to the cap as I can and lever away on top of my thumb's 2nd knuckle. You can also use a screwdriver or a plastic lighter by trapping the lighter/screwdriver under the cap then your index under it.
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Yep....that^^^^
 
Thanks for the helpful suggestions. I just tried the spine, levered off the thumb and it worked like a charm. Funny, you'd think that after 11 years of *cough* legaly drinking, I would have known some of these. Lol, ya live, ya learn. Thanks again!
 
Haha. I hear you.

The way I do it is to lever it off of your index finger rather than your thumb. I keep the blade on the opposite side of the bottle facing away from me. While grabbing the neck of the bottle with the rest of my hand.
 
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