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Comment by Scott McGilliard on May 15, 2015 at 4:13am

Answer for Shoe-Shine Shane

How I make my vinegar bottle slides.  I clamp 2 pieces of 2x4 to a table at a right angle and another chunk of wood to support the neck.  I put the bottom of the bottle in the right angle and turn it with my left hand while holding a glass cutter against the neck with my right hand.  I make one score around the neck.  I use a piece of blue painter tape around the neck as a guide to keep my score straight.  Then I pour boiling water over just the score while turning the bottle and then stick it into a can of water and ice.  I repeat this 2 or 3 times until the end falls off the neck.  Then I measure for the length of the slide and repeat the whole procedure.  To finish it I use little (4" x 4") squares of wet-dry sand paper on a small flat piece of wood (to protect the coffee table) and grind the end of the slide on that.  Keep it very wet by dipping often in a bowl of water.  I start with 60 to 150 grit, whatever I have on hand, to take out all the imperfections and 220 to slightly round the edges inside and out.  I then move to 400 grit and then 600 to finish it.  The sanding takes 1 to 3 hours depending on how good the break was.  I usually do this while watching TV or chatting with a friend as the sanding is a fairly mindless and boring task.

Comment by Gary W aka Rev. Bluejeans on May 14, 2015 at 3:57am

And you know, many of us don't think it's odd at all to buy a product based on the 'slidability' of the bottle's neck!  Looks amazing!

Comment by Matt D on May 13, 2015 at 5:22pm

Got a bottle of this in the cupboard. Bought it for the same reason.

Comment by Shoe-Shine Shane on May 13, 2015 at 11:59am

I've cut a few vinegar bottles too, but my cuts are never quite this straight. What method do you use to cut them?

Comment by Uncle John on May 13, 2015 at 8:55am

Super nice.