unusual question

[jpvjr]

Does anyone have a clue what it would cost to have ~12 can/bottle openers made? What I'm thinking of is a 5"oal nonfolding tool with a can-opener blade on 1 end, & a bottle opener on the other. In shape/configuration they would be similar to a scout knife's. it would have a 3" handle. Yes, I know they make can-openers but my thumbs are tired of using my p-38. No I'm not nuts.

 

[MSCantrell]

The first place I would go would be the thread in Shop Talk: BladeSmith Questions and Answers titled "Waterjet cutting for knife blanks".

The fella offering that service, Dave I think, has been getting rave reviews for price, speed, and ease of doing business. I bet he can help you, and he can help you with twelve identical objects much more easily than most knifemakers. Good luck! :thumbup:


Edit: here's the link:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=504013


Edit again: actually, come to think of it, after that you'll need a knifemaker to sharpen the can opener end, won't you? That's a pretty easy order, and any knifemaker, myself included, could do that for a couple bucks each at the most, I would think.

 

[Rupestris]

Church Key - 19¢

http://www.restaurantsupplyhouse.com/servlet/the-282/Church-Key,Bottle-Opener,Can-Opener,/Detail

Hope that helps,
R

 

[jpvjr]

Church Key - 19¢

http://www.restaurantsupplyhouse.com/servlet/the-282/Church-Key,Bottle-Opener,Can-Opener,/Detail

Hope that helps,
R

OK I gotta ask I heard of "churchkeying?" a can. How do you do it around the perimeter?

 

[Rupestris]

The can opener puts a triangular hole in a can about an inch wide at the rim of the can. One would just move the churchkey over an inch and repeat. Each "levering" of the opener would open the can another inch. About the same as a P-38.
It doesn't leave a pretty lid and the inner lip of the can has the triangular cuts folded down on the inside but, in a pinch, it would work. The only time it would get messy is if you were opening a can of somewhat solid food like Corned beef hash.

They are usually used to open cans of liquid. The old oil cans, broth, tomato juice and others. a hole on one side and a vent hole on the opposite side of the lid.

Something like the SAK/Scout knife can opener would be much cleaner but for 19¢, the old churchkey is a classic that still works.

 

[jpvjr]

The can opener puts a triangular hole in a can about an inch wide at the rim of the can. One would just move the churchkey over an inch and repeat. Each "levering" of the opener would open the can another inch. About the same as a P-38.
It doesn't leave a pretty lid and the inner lip of the can has the triangular cuts folded down on the inside but, in a pinch, it would work. The only time it would get messy is if you were opening a can of somewhat solid food like Corned beef hash.

They are usually used to open cans of liquid. The old oil cans, broth, tomato juice and others. a hole on one side and a vent hole on the opposite side of the lid.

Something like the SAK/Scout knife can opener would be much cleaner but for 19¢, the old churchkey is a classic that still works.

OK, btw that sound you hear is the wind going thru my ears

 

[HMC]

Ha-Ha. That's funny. The wind through your ears. If you really went to Penn State, you wouldn't have that problem since all of you have SOLID BONE for a skull.