cup & tinder box

[bob in the woods]

Finished up this cherry noggin / cup  and a horn tinder box .  The lid is fitted with a piece of 1/4 in thick leather for a seal, and the bottom plug is sealed with pine pitch glue. End caps are walnut.

[FDR]

I really like that cherry noggin. What finish did you use?

Fred

[bob in the woods]

The noggin is finished with 2 coats of walnut oil

[Badenpowell]

Bob, what species of pine are you getting your pitch from? In Oregon days, we mostly collected pitch from the ponderosa species. I mixed in some ash and some dry ground elk droppings. Worked reasonably well.