How I Made Over 900% Profit Making Bottle Openers from 1 Board!

[@awlthatwoodcrafts8911]

Definitely a cool item to make and sell. When you breakdown the cost per unit and consider how much people will pay for one, you can definitely make a nice little profit. If making these out of a furring strip, I think I would have stress tested them to see how well the wood stands up. As a maker/seller, I would be concerned with the wood splitting over time. A harder wood, like walnut or ash, would likely last a lifetime. I can't imagine a 3/4" wide piece of pine lasting very long. Granted, the more expensive wood drives up the price, but you'd be selling a quality piece that you know will last, and you could get more for each one, especially if you explained it in your description of the product. I made some a couple of years ago. A different design, though. I used walnut, maple and padouk, creating a strip of each of the other two, i.e. maple with a walnut strip and padouk with a walnut strip, and so on. They even have magnets so they can go on the fridge. I added them to my Etsy shop when I opened (April '23) and I've only sold one. Disappointing, but they're still out there. They get views and an occasional favorite, but that's it. You can check them out in my Etsy shop. My shop name is the same as my channel name. Hopefully, you'll have better luck with yours. I checked out your shop. Some very nice things. Best of luck to you.

[@Patriotsglow]

I bet they are beautiful. And I will do a stress test on them. You have a good point about that. If you want feel free to drop the link to your store in this comment thread so that if someone wants they can just click on it to go to your store.

[@budm9982]

Nice product. Good luck with sales and with growing your channel.

[@Patriotsglow]

@@budm9982 thank you. I appreciate your support.

[@truthunfiltered314]

An easier way to find center on the ends is to lightly mark lines from corner to corner using a straight-edge. The center of the X is the center of the piece. It takes the math out of the process. Also, since you're using epoxy, it might be better to twist all the openers into the handles dry first to cut the threads in, then take them out, add a little epoxy inside the hole using a couple toothpicks, coffee stir stick, etc. then twist the hardware back in. They will go in a little quicker the second time so that your epoxy doesn't start to harden before you get the batch finished. Some of those 2 part epoxies only have a working time of a few minutes.

[@Patriotsglow]

All great statements and ideas. I appreciate your comments and inputs. I will try and show these different ideas in upcoming videos

[@BrianStorey-r1k]

Tapping the hole would make it a lot easier to screw the opener in. nice idea though

[@Patriotsglow]

@@BrianStorey-r1k yeah, I even have a tap set. I should have shown both ways to do it. Thank you for your feedback.

[@whatwouldwesleycook9759]

Looks great! If you have an engraver, you could personalize with an inset coin or other metal piece as well

[@Patriotsglow]

@@whatwouldwesleycook9759 I like the coin idea. I have seen other people put coins in a few different other things too. I might try it out. Thanks for the ideas.

[@prc37388]

On your epoxy mixing, grab a sleeve of bathroom Dixie cups and mix and use, then mix again once those remnants harden... When it gets full or gets too nasty, just toss and grab a new cup!

[@Patriotsglow]

@@prc37388 that's a really great idea. I didn't think about that. Gonna have to do it that way from now on.

[@poet7158]

I would have cut one long center line beforre I cut the wood using a center finder

[@Patriotsglow]

That is another good way of marking that center line.

[@et1871]

Good idea looks good, like to see a follow video on how they sold

[@Patriotsglow]

I will try to follow up with another video on them. Thank you for your support.

[@garyconover4422]

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@Patriotsglow]

@@garyconover4422 thank you for joining.

[@brucefranklin6765]

I make those using deer antlers as the handle.

[@Patriotsglow]

I bet those look awesome. That is a great idea.

[@trkeiser1]

A neat idea for these would be to offer personalization and add a caribener to be able to put these on your keys or on a belt loop

[@Patriotsglow]

I really like the ideas. I will definitely have to add that to the list of things to try!

[@dasfreakster]

Keep up the good work. :)

[@Patriotsglow]

@@dasfreakster thank you I appreciate the support.

[@alhorton9147]

Going to try these, thanks, and did you misspell somewhere on purpose? or did you make them at 7 oclock, after a few? lol

[@Patriotsglow]

@@alhorton9147 it was a drinking joke. It also helps with engagement on the video and helps me know who sticks around through the whole video. Thank you for the catch and watching all the way through.

[@carriethompson5937]

Nice project!

[@markgorton5865]

Those look really nice. I might have to try them this weekend. Can you link the stain you used. Especially the grey and black?

[@Patriotsglow]

@@markgorton5865 I added the links for Black and aged barrel in the description box on the video. Thank you for asking. I will add the rest of the colors as well.

[@randsipe224]

Great if anyone buys beverages in bottles. I surveyed the beer section in Public’s and I could not find any beer in bottles.

[@Patriotsglow]

@@randsipe224 yeah that is weird. I think most of the time they are craft beers that have bottle caps like that anymore.

[@melissaguer7641]

What color and brand did you use for the black and grey stain?

[@Patriotsglow]

@@melissaguer7641 for the black and aged barrel those are from minwax. I added links in the video description box. And I will add the rest of the colors as well. Thank you for asking!

[@Woodeorking52]

If you would add a magnet that would up your price.

[@Patriotsglow]

@@Woodeorking52 yeah that's a good idea. I even have a pack of magnets that I could add.

[@Woodeorking52]

@Patriotsglow yeah my thinking was someone could put them on their fridge or toolbox. They could have one ready wherever they are.

[@bill2461]

Dont see how you'll get $15, mist wood handle openers on etsy are $6

[@Patriotsglow]

@@bill2461 I have them posted. We will see if they sell. If they don't we can adjust pricing as needed. Add some flare to them to make them more desirable. You can be more creative with the build if it helps. And the platform that you try to sell on will adjust as well.

[@thebunnyguy5388]

I think you need to spell check the text. Somewherere. Great video on the rest.

[@Patriotsglow]

Lol. It's a good way to see who sticks around all the way through the video. I greatly appreciate your view and participating in the comments. I greatly appreciate the support.

[@thebunnyguy5388]

@ I have a laser and I have had a few times I could have used spellcheck. It happens, just hurts when it is a project you invested a lot of time in and the last step is engraving.

[@Patriotsglow]

@thebunnyguy5388 oh for sure. I made a noodle board once and put 2 z's in someones name. I didn't realize it until I was about to ship it out. It looked good to me until I was cross referencing names and addresses. It definitely hurts. Now I have my wife double check before I hit the start button lol.

[@Woodeorking52]

Oh, did you get things worked out with Facebook?

[@Patriotsglow]

@@Woodeorking52 Not yet.

[@EmveWoodworks]

I clicked on more than just your video. And for the affiliate link,,, if anyone has honey, you ain’t getting anything. For your sake I hope they don’t use it

[@Patriotsglow]

I appreciate the feedback. I checked the links and everything seems to be in order. I'm not sure what you were referring to. If there is something I'm not seeing please let me know.

[@csipe5]

Stop yelling at me.

[@Patriotsglow]

@@csipe5 I'm not yelling, you are.

[@csipe5]

@ 😂😂

[@sherryleggett1612]

You need to spell somewhere correctly before you sell them.

[@Patriotsglow]

😂

[@daviddewitt8308]

Don't know how to spell somewhere....

[@Patriotsglow]

😂

[@jamesbazemore9561]

To make 900% profit..you'd have to make them for 10 cents a piece and sell them for 90 dollars..smh

[@Patriotsglow]

If you make something for $1.33 and sell it for $15, your percentage profit is approximately 1027.82%. SMH? 😂

[@Patriotsglow]

@@jamesbazemore9561 To calculate the percentage profit: Profit = Selling Price - Cost Price 90−0.10=89.9090 - 0.10 = 89.9090−0.10=89.90 Percentage Profit = ProfitCost Price×100\frac{\text{Profit}}{\text{Cost Price}} \times 100Cost PriceProfit​×100 89.900.10×100=89,900%\frac{89.90}{0.10} \times 100 = 89,900\%0.1089.90​×100=89,900% Your percentage profit is 89,900%!

[@Patriotsglow]

@@jamesbazemore9561 hope we all learned something today.