TomSwede Posted January 8, 2008 Report Posted January 8, 2008 This is a project I've been doing on and off the past two months. It will do duty as a water reserv during my clubs (GMWS =Gefle Malt whisky Society) next big public whisky event. We will have 175 people during two days but the flask remains safe at our clubtable with 10 people. After that it will contain my "whisky of the house"...hm seems like it will be empty most times then;-) Constructed out of tooled panels that has some 800 holes that was laced together with a really tight Mexican basketweave (just to keep it simple;-). The flask is not secured any more than the folded tops that keep it tight in place and the bottom also is a formed piece of leather that is mex laced. Handle. The attachment seems/sewing (?) were tricky and came out not so nice but luckily this doesn't show so much in everyday use and hopefully with less critical eyes than in here. It's made of one piece of mystery braid (4 strand) thick leather that were sheathed with a thinnest veg tan and water molded/shrunken. I left a long piece of the sheathing and made a 4 strand diamond braid that loops back as a carrying handle, inside there is a wire that keeps it in shape. The wire is what made it very difficult for me to get the sewing alright at the top attachment. Had I known from the beginning that I would make that carrying handle I would have made the mystery braid piece a little bigger to ease up the sewing. Estimated time in making this is about 50-60hrs. Any constructive critic is welcome! Quote Confucius - Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. --------------------------------------------- www.1eye1.se blogg.1eye1.se
TomSwede Posted January 8, 2008 Author Report Posted January 8, 2008 Pile of workingmaterial. Quote Confucius - Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. --------------------------------------------- www.1eye1.se blogg.1eye1.se
Contributing Member wolvenstien Posted January 8, 2008 Contributing Member Report Posted January 8, 2008 Awesomely cool. Dude... Now you gonna do it in black? LOL Quote "The miracle is not how two adults can create a child, the phenomenon is how quickly a child can create two adults." -- VYBE Her: Hit Me Him: Do you want me to use the knife? Her: No, When you hit with a knife, that's STABBING!
TomSwede Posted January 8, 2008 Author Report Posted January 8, 2008 With white lacing....hmm why not...another project could be born here... Thanks alot man! Tom Quote Confucius - Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. --------------------------------------------- www.1eye1.se blogg.1eye1.se
Alexblow Posted January 8, 2008 Report Posted January 8, 2008 Man,i just love it...especially your "mistery 4 braid".It's an internationnal piece of art ( eau de vie ). Now you must fill the botlle with water . Serious,that's very nice. Just a question:how much time for the braid? Quote Nothing special here...
TomSwede Posted January 9, 2008 Author Report Posted January 9, 2008 Thank you for your kind words Alex!! I answer your question first: I'd say roughly about 23 hours for the braidng alone but that is with one eye on the tv aswell as ascoffee and smoke pause 5-10 minutes per hour. Uisge beata is Gaelic for water of life, aswell as eau de vi is French and aqua vitae off course is Latin. Whisky is the modern pronounciation of Uisge. Best regards! Tom Quote Confucius - Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. --------------------------------------------- www.1eye1.se blogg.1eye1.se
Kevin King Posted January 9, 2008 Report Posted January 9, 2008 ...............uh....ummm......eh....er...HOLY !@#$. That is incredibly cool brutha!....wow. Don't know what else to sa... KK Quote The second kick from a jackass is of no educational value. Official Freak Fan Club President FACEBOOK kevinkingleather.com
Ambassador Beaverslayer Posted January 9, 2008 Ambassador Report Posted January 9, 2008 Tom, that is absolutely amazing, I just love it. Great work there, and thanks for sharing. Ken Quote Beaverslayer Custom Leather<br />Wearable Works of Art https://www.facebook...erCustomLeather
TomSwede Posted January 9, 2008 Author Report Posted January 9, 2008 Hey Kevin and Ken! You rock my world! Coming home tired from work I have to say your comments really made my day! Thank you guys! BTW: I forgot to mention in the first post that the flask is round and not squareshaped inside the sheath, also the widest part of the flask is the bottom so the bottom panels are wet molded to accomodate the form of the flask. Tom Quote Confucius - Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. --------------------------------------------- www.1eye1.se blogg.1eye1.se
TomSwede Posted January 20, 2008 Author Report Posted January 20, 2008 (edited) Since pictures are appreciated so much here I just add a few more of this flask at it's first duty of service. Here we have it as a waterbottle on one of our public whiskyruns/test/seminar. We have about 175 people during 2 nights so theres was alot of interest and appreciation in this flask and I just soaked it up like a sponge. The gentleman posing with the flask is an official ambassador of whisky and has taken the oath by the official scottish council of whisky. Tom Photographer of Gefle Malt Whisky Society (because I can shoot whilst beeing drunk) Edited January 20, 2008 by TomSwede Quote Confucius - Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. --------------------------------------------- www.1eye1.se blogg.1eye1.se
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