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Offline Brian Jordan

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MADE A SMALL CANTEEN
« on: January 02, 2009, 11:05:13 PM »
This is my first try at a leather canteen. It is sealed with beeswax, and holds a few drops shy of 2 cups of water. The stopper is a piece of whitetail antler.


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Re: MADE A SMALL CANTEEN
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2009, 12:15:00 AM »
That looks mighty nice!  LIt would make a fine shot pouch too.

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Re: MADE A SMALL CANTEEN
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2009, 12:15:30 AM »
 Looks good, Nice job.

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Re: MADE A SMALL CANTEEN
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2009, 04:57:32 AM »
Nice work.  Well proportioned and well executed.
But does bourbon dissolve beeswax?
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Re: MADE A SMALL CANTEEN
« Reply #4 on: January 07, 2009, 05:34:51 AM »
That's one heck of a nice looking canteen.  Well done!  I'm impressed with the stitching!

Larry - forget Bourbon - what do you think it would do to Ireland's finest malts?  I could use such a device - if beeswax will stand up to it!  Methinks a test is in order!   :D
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Re: MADE A SMALL CANTEEN
« Reply #5 on: January 07, 2009, 06:09:19 AM »
Nice work.  Well proportioned and well executed.
But does bourbon dissolve beeswax?
Larry Luck

Thanks for the compliments everyone. It didn't turn out to bad for the first one. I only wish I would have made it a little bigger.

I am not sure if bourbon would react with the beeswax. My guess would be no, it should not be a problem.
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Re: MADE A SMALL CANTEEN
« Reply #6 on: January 07, 2009, 08:02:16 PM »
Well now, if you want one a "little bigger" there's the perfect excuse to make another one!   ;)

No such thing as ahving too many!   :D
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Re: MADE A SMALL CANTEEN
« Reply #7 on: January 08, 2009, 10:50:19 PM »
Actually, if it held enough bourbon, or Irish malt, it wouldn't matter what happened to the beeswax!!!
Mark  ;D
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Re: MADE A SMALL CANTEEN
« Reply #8 on: January 09, 2009, 12:40:41 AM »
Actually, if it held enough bourbon, or Irish malt, it wouldn't matter what happened to the beeswax!!!
Mark  ;D

That is an excellent point ;D
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Re: MADE A SMALL CANTEEN
« Reply #9 on: January 10, 2009, 01:59:55 AM »
That is really nice! You could use that for many different things.  good work!