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Black Hand

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Jackware Canteen
« on: February 10, 2018, 06:16:08 PM »
Top-grain vegetable-tan, 2-3mm thick with an inserted round bottom so it will stand upright. Fully impregnated with beeswax and holds ~32oz of water.

Offline Pukka Bundook

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Re: Jackware Canteen
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2018, 06:41:18 PM »
Very nicely made, and now I have seen it, I do recognise the type!

V good stitching.

Did you boil the leather B-H?   

Wooden bottom;
Is it nailed on?  I see stitching, so wondered if the base has a collar or narrower section running around its girth, that the leather is pulled into tightly.  ?

It looks  great!  Congrats on such an unusual build.

Richard.

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Re: Jackware Canteen
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2018, 06:49:21 PM »
Very nice work Black Hand, can you post a pic of the bottom?

Did you use sand or rice to make the bulge in the leather?

Smo

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Black Hand

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Re: Jackware Canteen
« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2018, 06:49:45 PM »
Leather is not boiled and the neck has an inserted wooden collar to allow for spout support and good seal with a cork. The bottom is stitched in place and is merely a circle of leather inserted between the 2 side pieces after sewing the body together. Double row of linen stitches in the body, saddle-stitched and holes punched with an awl. When assembled, the leather is wet and the cavity filled to mold the final shape.

Black Hand

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Re: Jackware Canteen
« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2018, 06:58:25 PM »
Very nice work Black Hand, can you post a pic of the bottom?


Did you use sand or rice to make the bulge in the leather?
I use rice.

Black Hand

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Re: Jackware Canteen
« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2018, 07:05:14 PM »
I've since made 8-10 more for friends who wanted a light, tough canteen to carry on the trail. Each comes out a little different as I've not quite been able to replicate the shape of the prototype above, which I still carry.

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Re: Jackware Canteen
« Reply #6 on: February 10, 2018, 09:14:09 PM »
Very nice work Black Hand, can you post a pic of the bottom?


Did you use sand or rice to make the bulge in the leather?
I use rice.


Thanks for the info and pics. Approx. size of bottom and height?

Excellent work by the way...
Smo

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Black Hand

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Re: Jackware Canteen
« Reply #7 on: February 10, 2018, 09:18:42 PM »
Bottom OD - 3.5"
Height - 8.25"

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Re: Jackware Canteen
« Reply #8 on: February 10, 2018, 11:07:03 PM »
That is a nice looking canteen, I have never seen one made that way.  There used to be a man locally that made leather canteens for the horse soldier reenactors., but his were round, like a stack of pancakes.  They looked like the old Boy Scout canteens. 

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Re: Jackware Canteen
« Reply #9 on: February 11, 2018, 12:54:37 AM »
I like it...which means I’m gonna have to make one...project list is starting to grow!

Greg
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Re: Jackware Canteen
« Reply #10 on: February 11, 2018, 03:49:52 AM »
Bottom OD - 3.5"
Height - 8.25"





Thank you
Smo

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