Comments on: Finds: Craftsman’s Bottle Cap Wrench

By: tj

tj — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 06:51:08 +0000

I owned both. The wrench is the way to go. The bottle cap screwdriver has cheesy disclaimer printed on the handle that says “not guaranteed forever:. At least the wrench is guaranteed. Oh by the way, I bought the wrench cause a guest at my house stole mine at a party I was hosting. Some friend! See the knife in my back?!

By: Toolmonger » Blog Archive » Reader Find: Klein’s “Beverage Tool”

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 20:21:45 +0000

[...] We’ve written about Craftsman’s bottle opener in the past, but what electrician would be caught without a Klien model? Matt writes: “Klein screwdrivers are the most common and most recognizable tools seen in electricians’ tool pouches, and now they’ve stuck their screwdriver handle on probably the most important tool you can own: a bottle opener. I especially love the product description: ‘Professionally designed and rigorously tested by an expert team to handle both foreign and domestic applications.’ How cool is that? I’ve been using mine for over three years now and it’s helped me out of some jams. They also make BBQ tools with the same cool handles!” [...]

By: Old Donn

Old Donn — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 13:50:59 +0000

Both this and the screwdriver opener are neat conversation pieces and are probably a must for the Craftsman geek. But they’re both cumbersome, stay-at-home tools. A Swiss Army knife has an opener and it fits in your pocket.