Bottle imp

Is this a little wooden bottle that lies on its side when you place on a surface but stand upright when other do it?

Sniperborg I think we're talking genie in a bottle

Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo

Sniperborg wrote:

====>You can't make one, you have to buy the bottle that the imp comes in! Be careful what you wish for, and may you never buy it! Cf:

Leif

A bottle imp is a small wooden bottle that springs upright when you lay it down. When you secretly push a small metal rod in it it then stays down. I would like to make one for my grand daughter.

Tom.

Sheila,

How to make a bottle imp is described in David Springett's book 'Woodturning Trickery'. Try the library. ISBN 0 9517157 6 3.

Not easy to describe in words but if you can't find a copy I will try.

BillR

====>Read my post about the consequences of messing around with bottle imps before you start to cultivate one!! *G*

Leif

club meeting. His book was on sale at the meeting but I didn't buy it, thinking I could always get it later and bought wood instead.

I have tried several bookstores where I live. ( Nottingham) but they didn't have it, neither does our local library or the central library.

I have made one which I thought was close to the one I saw Dave make, but it would not even stand up, and it layed on its side all the time. Any help or tips you can give me would me most appreciated.

Yours sincerely

Tom

I'll do my to describe it.

The whole bottle is 65mm high and 40mm at its largest diameter. The bottom

20mm is turned to a hemisphere and the top 45mm is shaped with a convex curve into a long necked bottle.

Cut a hole 15mm diam x 6mm in the bottom and fill with molten solder. This will make it stand up.

Drill a hole 20mm deep x 4.5mm diam down the neck. This is to take a cut length of a 4" nail.

To do the trick have the length of nail down to neck of the bottle and carefully lay the bottle on its side. If the balance is right the bottle will stay on its side. Pick the bottle up by its neck and hand it to your victim with the base upwards letting the nail drop into your hand.

The bottle will no longer lay down as there is no counter balance to the weight in the base.

Collect your money from the bet.

Good luck

Thanks Bill, Very clear and concise instructions, will make it in the next few days and let you know the result.

Tom

Thank you Bill, made one today and gave it to grand daughter it works perfectly. Grand daughter insisted on going to shed and making one herself, she then gave me mine back claiming hers was better.

Tom

The student always surpasses a good teacher.

Great description...

Sounds like a great way to get your ass kicked in the local bar.. "what nail in my hand" POW!!

mac

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