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How to Open a Bottle of Port with a Feather

How to Open a Bottle of Port with a Feather

By Andrew Salomone

Andrew Salomone

Artist, writer, and teacher who makes work about popular culture, technology, and traditional craft processes. http://www.andrewsalomone.com

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We’ve featured projects that demonstrate how to cut a wine bottle once all the wine has been poured out of it, but what about when you need to cut the neck of the wine bottle in order to bypass a deteriorating cork?

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Wine Hack: How To Open a Bottle of Wine without a Corkscrew

Wine Hack: How To Open a Bottle of Wine without a Corkscrew

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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In case you should find yourself in just such a predicament this weekend, here’s the best method I’ve seen yet for opening a bottle of wine without a corkscrew.

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How-To: Pipe and Leather Wine Rack

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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The pipe-plus-leather design trend seems to be popping up all over these days, and I’m loving the industrial style of this DIY pipe and leather wine rack!

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Creative Reuse of Billiard Balls

Creative Reuse of Billiard Balls

By Michael Colombo

Michael Colombo

In addition to being an online editor for MAKE Magazine, Michael Colombo works in fabrication, electronics, sound design, music production and performance (Yes. All that.) In the past he has also been a childrens' educator and entertainer, and holds a Masters degree from NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program.

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These two items popped up on my news feed at the same time and I felt the coincidence warranted some coverage. The Building Character Etsy shop sells these wine stoppers made with billiard balls.

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