Jackware Canteen

[Black Hand]

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.

[Pukka Bundook]

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.

[John SMOthermon]

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?

[Black Hand]

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]

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]

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.

[John SMOthermon]

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...

[Black Hand]

Bottom OD - 3.5"
Height - 8.25"

[dogcatcher]

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. 

[Greg Pennell]

I like it...which means I’m gonna have to make one...project list is starting to grow!

Greg

[John SMOthermon]

Bottom OD - 3.5"
Height - 8.25"

Thank you