Reed powder measures

[billd]

I saw someone asking for river reed / river cane to make powder measures.  How are these made?  Can someone post some pics?

Thanks,
Bill

[iloco]

Have a look here.

http://contemporarymakers.blogspot.com/search?q=cane+measure

[Chris Treichel]

Thinking about it... we have a bunch of that stuff growing arround here in Northern Virginia as well. 

[KentSmith]

Can make speed loaders out of cane too if you are a non-traditional traditionalist or something like that.  Saw it in an old Muzzle Blast.  we have so much bamboo around here and it is getting out of hand I think any use of cane a good idea.

[hanshi]

Here are a couple I made a while back.  They work just fine and are accurate with charges.

[iloco]

Here is one I made.

[whitebear]

One advantage to river cane powder measures is if it gets damaged or lost they are not terribly expensive.  I sure wouldn't want to lose some of the beautiful measures that I have seen on here and other places.

[billd]

Very nice.   I saw them in the past but never realized what they were made from.

Do you have to dry it any specific way?


Thanks,
Bill

[hanshi]

Yes, they are quite expendable.  It doesn't take long at all for them to dry after they're cut and brought inside.