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General discussion => Contemporary Accoutrements => Topic started by: Black Hand on February 10, 2018, 06:16:08 PM
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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.
(https://image.ibb.co/fuVdD7/Canteen_3.jpg) (https://ibb.co/isyn6S)
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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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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?
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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.
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Very nice work Black Hand, can you post a pic of the bottom?
(https://image.ibb.co/iLhQt7/Canteen_5.jpg) (https://ibb.co/nKuG0n)
Did you use sand or rice to make the bulge in the leather?
I use rice.
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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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Very nice work Black Hand, can you post a pic of the bottom?
(https://image.ibb.co/iLhQt7/Canteen_5.jpg) (https://ibb.co/nKuG0n)
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...
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Bottom OD - 3.5"
Height - 8.25"
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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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I like it...which means I’m gonna have to make one...project list is starting to grow!
Greg
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Bottom OD - 3.5"
Height - 8.25"
Thank you