Today is Amber's husband's birthday and I wanted to try to make his gift this year. I thought I would stick to his two of his favorite things: Beer and Ford Mustangs. He has a love for hand crafted beers so I came up with a Mustang themed beer bottle opener. The final project turned out better than expected. Follow the steps below to make your own bottle opener.
Materials
1 Piece of Wood 12 inches by 3 inches by 1/4 inch
1 Piece of Wood 18 inches by 1 inches by 1/4 inch
Hand Saw, Jig Saw, or Chop Saw
Staple Gun or Small Nails and a Hammer
Wood Filler
Sandpaper
Metal Bottle Opener
2 Short Screws
Metal Decal if desired
Metal Glue if using a metal decal
Paint or Stain if desired
Foam Brush if painting or staining
Materials
1 Piece of Wood 12 inches by 3 inches by 1/4 inch
1 Piece of Wood 18 inches by 1 inches by 1/4 inch
Hand Saw, Jig Saw, or Chop Saw
Staple Gun or Small Nails and a Hammer
Wood Filler
Sandpaper
Metal Bottle Opener
2 Short Screws
Metal Decal if desired
Metal Glue if using a metal decal
Paint or Stain if desired
Foam Brush if painting or staining
Cut the 4 inch width board into two length, the first into 6 inches and the other 2 inches.
Cut the 2 inch width board into three lengths, the first two 1 3/4 inches and the other 3 inches.
Cut the 2 inch width board into three lengths, the first two 1 3/4 inches and the other 3 inches.
Staple the two side pieces (1 3/4 X 1 inch) to the bottom piece (3 X 1 inch).
Staple the front piece (2 X 3 inches) to the three connected pieces.
Staple the put together piece to the back piece (6 X 3 inches).
Make sure the staples are flush with the wood and fill in the holes with the wood filler.
Staple the front piece (2 X 3 inches) to the three connected pieces.
Staple the put together piece to the back piece (6 X 3 inches).
Make sure the staples are flush with the wood and fill in the holes with the wood filler.
Once the filler is dry, sand smooth and paint or stained if desired. I did a grey wash on Aaron's.
Attach the metal decal, a magnet that I found out a craft store, with metal glue.
Lastly screw in the bottle opener, also found at the craft store, with the small screws.
Attach the metal decal, a magnet that I found out a craft store, with metal glue.
Lastly screw in the bottle opener, also found at the craft store, with the small screws.
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That's it! Jack helped me out with cutting the boards and attaching the pieces together. We added a case of craft beer and a one of a kind, personalized gift!!!