Dog Biscuit (cookie) Cutter from soda can

So many dogs!

My wife suggested giving home made dog biscuits to some friends and family as an inexpensive gift idea for the holidays.

I agreed and thought it cool if we could make our own biscuit cutters in the shape of a dog bone.

Hmmm...

Step 1 Starting the cut

Cut the can. You can use a knife but go very slow and (saw) it back and forth gently. To avoid cutting yourself try scissors.

Comments

[Amberjet]

I have a suggestion for the initial cutting of the soda can:
If you take the blade out of your utility knife and sandwich it in a heavy book, you can set the can on a table and rotate it against the blade to remove the top and bottom of the can in a straight line. Just be careful to not use too much pressure. You want enough to score the can but not enough to bend it. Then keep scoring around and around until it cuts through.
This may take a bit longer than scissors, but you will be able to use more of the can without the need to cut off rough edges...and the cutting height is adjustable (just place the blade higher or lower in the book) so you may not even need to flatten the can if you have a thick enough book. ;)

[WhyHello]

oooh! I love canada dry!

[dueymack]

A- as in- I'm from Detroit- next to, you know, like Can-an-a da! Seems fitting.

[WhyHello]

Lolz!

[pyromonkey]

That is such an awesome idea. Im trying to professionally make dog biscuits and I can never find the right size dog bone shape cutter. And when I do find the right one, its almost a sacrifice of my first born!

Now I can make it out of a soda can which we tend to have many of :)

Thanks for the post :)

[lemonie]

That's quite nice, but a bit wobbly - any thoughts on stiffening it? (wire?)

L

[dueymack]

I think that is a great idea! I will work on one tomorrow and send you a picture when??? I get it done.

I agree that it is wobbly but I a thinking you would use it once and recycle the material like a can should be.  This design could easily me improved by using double sided tape and making it thicker like 1.5 inches instead of the 3/4 and also enclosing more of the top surface and building a stiffener in the handle part. 

If we build it will they come??

[lemonie]

I forgot - If you've got the ruler, score the metal sheet with the knife instead of using tape - bend a about little and it'll "snap" along the line easily.

L

[dueymack]

Using a ruler may cause slipping and the cut not to be parallel. The big reason for using tape is: it adds additional stiffness to the cutter to keep it from being wobbly.
When I make the next one I will use a knife, like you said, but still use the tape as a stiffener. You are right that scoring with a knife would be more efficient in cutting the aluminum and using a snapping action to break it.

Free is my favorite four letter word. This is about as free to make, using items around the house, tape, can, scissors as I can think of. It can be made without going to a store to purchase materials. It's easy, fast, and durable enough, maybe fun.

The idea is to enable unique gift giving for a really low cost by almost anyone.

[lemonie]

I made a can-cutter myself, but the design's different and for another purpose.
Hope you are successful refining yours

L