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Wanted: Pretty colored bottles

Started by Kat Kanning, November 01, 2009, 10:12 AM NHFT

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Kat Kanning

November 01, 2009, 10:12 AM NHFT
If you have used wine or beer bottles that are some color besides clear or brown, I want them!  :)  Here's an idea of what we're trying to do with them.

cathleeninnh

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November 01, 2009, 10:30 AM NHFT
Very pretty. The cord wood wall would have a thickness to it. Are they using whole bottles for a similar thickness?

Cathleen

Kat Kanning

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November 01, 2009, 10:35 AM NHFT
Maybe taking two of the same bottle, cut the tops off, and lay them end to end, cut ends together.  Maybe placing the colored bottles in clear glass jars to have uniform diameter across the wall.  There's probably other options too.

Lloyd Danforth

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November 01, 2009, 11:11 AM NHFT
I'm looking at some that I have been saving for Kira. I'll get them over to ya.

Kat Kanning

#4
November 01, 2009, 11:19 AM NHFT
She'll be so happy, thanks!  :D

Sovereign Curtis

#5
November 01, 2009, 11:35 AM NHFT
Crap! I want to give Karma to Lloyd, but he's currently at 1337 and I just cant bring myself to messing that up.

Friday

#6
November 01, 2009, 12:18 PM NHFT
I was holding an empty (purple) Poison bottle over the wastebasket and then remembered this thread. I'll give it to you the next time I see you. Actually, I'll trade you for my margarita pitcher.  :)

Tom Sawyer

#7
November 01, 2009, 12:19 PM NHFT
We have some green wine bottles we can give you.  :)

Kat Kanning

#8
November 01, 2009, 01:51 PM NHFT
Cool :)  Are you guys coming up Nov. 5th?

Tom Sawyer

#9
November 01, 2009, 04:10 PM NHFT
Yes, appears to be the answer... I just follow orders  ;D

Kat Kanning

#10
November 01, 2009, 04:30 PM NHFT
Quote from: Tom Sawyer on November 01, 2009, 04:10 PM NHFT
Yes, appears to be the answer... I just follow orders  ;D

Cool :)

And thanks for bringing the bottles over, Lloyd!  Nice collection :)

Kat Kanning

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November 01, 2009, 04:31 PM NHFT
Quote from: Friday on November 01, 2009, 12:18 PM NHFT
I was holding an empty (purple) Poison bottle over the wastebasket and then remembered this thread. I'll give it to you the next time I see you. Actually, I'll trade you for my margarita pitcher.  :)



Oooh, very cool :)

Russell Kanning

#12
November 01, 2009, 07:32 PM NHFT
the wall is 16 inches thick, so they will have to be that or  a few more to work .... i don't think we have any that are already big enough

KBCraig

#13
November 02, 2009, 02:28 AM NHFT
Quote from: Kat Kanning on November 01, 2009, 10:35 AM NHFT
Maybe taking two of the same bottle, cut the tops off, and lay them end to end, cut ends together.

Have you ever tried the old way of cutting the top off a bottle?

Tie a piece of twine tightly around the bottle, soak the twine in kerosene (or gasoline, depending on how adventurous you're feeling) wipe any excess off the glass, then light the twine.

Give it time to get hot, then dunk the bottle into water. You should get a clean break along the hot spot where the twine was burning.

Back in the '70s, I received a bottle cutting kit for Christmas. It worked like this, except it pivoted around the mouth of the bottle, instead of rotating the bottle in a jig:

http://www.zellaguide.com/2009/02/diy-glass-bottle-cutting/

Kat Kanning

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November 02, 2009, 04:10 AM NHFT

Kira has a bottle cutter :)
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