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    I make my own "sgian don'ts", knife handled bottle cap openners. They are safe, legal, and to me generally more useful than a knife. Here's some pictures





    If you do any wood working they are pretty easy to make.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Panache
    I make my own "sgian don'ts", knife handled bottle cap openners. They are safe, legal, and to me generally more useful than a knife.
    Nice!

    Since I don't drink, and I do a lot of stuff with rope, leather, and wood, the knife is far more useful to me than a bottle opener.

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    Being you are in London I believe the law allows you to wear your sgian as long as it is a part of your highland dress. As for myself I am never without one, no legal issues here in Colorado. I also have had a real blade made as most you see are not servicable as blade.

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    yep use a dummy
    or check with local law enforcement

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    that is one very cool looking bottle opener! those come with ebony handles?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kilted KT
    that is one very cool looking bottle opener! those come with ebony handles?
    That is hickory, specifically it was part of a hammer handle. I haven't made an ebony one because...well...I don't have any ebony
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    Quote Originally Posted by Panache
    That is hickory, specifically it was part of a hammer handle. I haven't made an ebony one because...well...I don't have any ebony
    hickory is good wood. Must have been a good hammer!

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