Leather flask!

[Nighthawk]

Oooo- That IS nice!

And I don't know what you're talking about- that carving looks great to me.

Thanks for the pics, my friend. Very well done.

The modern closure isn't what I would have opted for, but I'm sure it makes the bottle much more functional.

Oh don't worry- that's going to go bye bye as time allows. It came off of a bottle of bubble bath... It tastes a little like soap. I really want to make a good stopper for this thing! I just haven't decided what I want to use. I have so much antler laying around, not getting used at present. But a nice piece of cherry wood also has my attention... Decisions, decisions...

[piperdbh]

I've heard of putting dry, shelled corn into a too-small leather shoe, then pouring water over the corn. As it absorbs the water, it swells, stretching the leather. I've never seen it done, but it might work, and you wouldn't run the risk of having sand grains stick to the inside of the flask, which looks really nice, by the way.
When the wax on the inside of the flask rehardens, what keeps it from flaking off into your beverage of choice? Or is it a soft wax, not a paraffin-type wax?

[Nighthawk]

I've heard of putting dry, shelled corn into a too-small leather shoe, then pouring water over the corn. As it absorbs the water, it swells, stretching the leather. I've never seen it done, but it might work, and you wouldn't run the risk of having sand grains stick to the inside of the flask, which looks really nice, by the way.
When the wax on the inside of the flask rehardens, what keeps it from flaking off into your beverage of choice? Or is it a soft wax, not a paraffin-type wax?

Actually, I did use paraphin- however, I blended it with bee's wax to soften it a bit. This was more of an experiment, really, so I didn't go too expensive on the materials. But in reality, this came out so nicely that I think I'll just have to keep it! So this woog of which we're speaking... Does it carve well?

[Ryan Ross]

So this woog of which we're speaking... Does it carve well?

I wonder how long it will take me to live this down...

[Ryan Ross]

Oh don't worry- that's going to go bye bye as time allows. It came off of a bottle of bubble bath... It tastes a little like soap. I really want to make a good stopper for this thing! I just haven't decided what I want to use. I have so much antler laying around, not getting used at present. But a nice piece of cherry wood also has my attention... Decisions, decisions...

Ah, I see- I wasn't looking at it correctly. I thought it almost looked like you had somehow embedded a piece of threaded tube into the neck of the bottle, then closed it with a crex top (which would have been pretty cool and functional, I admit). I see where you're coming from now, though.

Whether antler or wood, once you craft a stopper for it, it will really be set off! Can't wait to see it.

P.S. I love that avatar. Halloween is near the top on my very short list of favorite times of the year.

...60 men all lost at sea, all of them drunk except for me...

[piperdbh]

Wether antler or woog, once you craft a stopper for it, it will really be set off! Can't wait to see it.

I hope he makes it out of woog!

[Ryan Ross]

I hope he makes it out of woog!

By the time I saw your post, I had already caught that. Arg... Thanks for holding me accountable, brother.

I can't remember- Will I be seeing you in Franklin, in two days time? If so, I'll have to repay that most generous favor!

[Bugbear]

Woog! Grrr!

Wonder if rice might woork...

[piperdbh]

Woog! Grrr!

Wonder if rice might woork...

You mean for a stopper?

[Bugbear]

You mean for a stopper?

No... for a woog...