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What's-It Forum => What's-It Forum => Topic started by: psrowe15 on February 01, 2014, 01:31:58 PM

Title: strange small tool
Post by: psrowe15 on February 01, 2014, 01:31:58 PM
My cousin found this laying around and has no idea what it is used for. Im hoping someone could help me out. Thank you!
Title: Re: strange small tool
Post by: gibsontool on February 01, 2014, 01:56:40 PM
It is for opening bottles of wine. You work the tines down on each side of the cork with a side to side rocking motion and then pull it straight up. They do work quite well.
Title: Re: strange small tool
Post by: Papaw on February 01, 2014, 06:28:19 PM
Most wine I have ever had came in a twist top bottle!!

Very cool tool to have!
Title: Re: strange small tool
Post by: rusty on February 01, 2014, 07:53:30 PM
>Most wine I have ever had came in a twist top bottle!!

Tsk Tsk...*real* wine comes with pull tabs, everyone knows that ....

Title: Re: strange small tool
Post by: Ken W. on February 01, 2014, 08:18:37 PM
I can never get that style to work for me. In a pinch I have used a long drywall screw tho.
Title: Re: strange small tool
Post by: keykeeper on February 01, 2014, 11:40:39 PM
They work, you just have to twist while you are extracting the cork!
Title: Re: strange small tool
Post by: Billman49 on February 02, 2014, 04:38:23 AM
They are useful for old dried out corks that disintegrate with a conventional cork screw - mind you if the cork is that bad, the wine is often undrinkable - keep your bottles lying on their side to keep the cork moist...

Screw tops on wine?? They are the work of the Devil......
Title: Re: strange small tool
Post by: Branson on February 02, 2014, 08:49:43 AM
Screw tops on wine?? They are the work of the Devil......

Recent testing seems to show that a good screw top works as well as a good cork.  But it's still the work of the Devil!
Title: Re: strange small tool
Post by: cfred172 on February 02, 2014, 12:59:44 PM
I have three or four of these.  I have heard them called the "Ah-So"
Title: Re: strange small tool
Post by: psrowe15 on February 03, 2014, 06:17:20 AM
Thank you guys so much.
Title: Re: strange small tool
Post by: Billman49 on February 03, 2014, 08:06:00 AM
Screw tops on wine?? They are the work of the Devil......

Recent testing seems to show that a good screw top works as well as a good cork.  But it's still the work of the Devil!

Almost as bad are plastic corks.... and both are putting the cork oak growers out of business as well.... If it ain't broke, don't fix it....
Title: Re: strange small tool
Post by: Branson on February 03, 2014, 08:32:18 AM
Almost as bad are plastic corks.... and both are putting the cork oak growers out of business as well.... If it ain't broke, don't fix it....

Every bit as bad if you ask me.   Cork is nice and friendly.
Title: Re: strange small tool
Post by: Aunt Phil on February 03, 2014, 04:05:17 PM
Duckbill pliers work well on the bags wine comes in.