Medieval Flask

[Harry Marinakis]

I used a stainless-steel canteen and wrapped it in leather, just like yours.

Looks just a real, but it can hold hot or cold liquids,

[druid]

Thanks for the comments. The right thing to use is brewer's pitch but it's hard to find. I'm still looking and maybe I'll be lucky. In the meantime I use a non-toxic resin. Tina's suggestion looks good.

Skeeter

$20 per ~pound

http://jas-townsend.com/brewers-pitch-p-373.html

[Brushpopper]

Thanks, Druid.

[Jacko P]

Really Nice work Brushpopper

I have been using a Leather Water Bottle for more than 15 Years. I bought it from a Mate, it is sealed with Beeswax and I have never has any issues with it from a food safe perspective. I have never put anything but Water in it and store it empty with the Stopper out.

regards Jacko

[Harry Marinakis]

Here is the leather flask that I made, using a stainless-steel canteen and a wooden stopper. It was the very first piece that I ever made. And although it is not very pretty, it looks rather authentic and I never put anything in it except 750 ml of the finest Tequila.

Brushpopper, your stitching is immaculate. How do you do it? Even today I cannot achieve anything close to your work. What's your secret?

Edited February 9, 2015 by Harry Marinakis

[Brushpopper]

Thanks for the kind words, Harry. It's just plain ole saddle stitch.

That steel canteen idea is one I'd been thinking about myself. Where'd you get the canteen itself? The stuff I've seen online ain't quite right. Most of them have handles which would be redundant - unless they could be removed.

That scabbard of yours is terrific.

[Harry Marinakis]

I found this canteen on a civil war reenactment site.

[Brushpopper]

Thanks, Harry. I've found one.

[electrathon]

Electrathon, is that a specific product that MAx CLR advises use on a project or there whole product line in general?

They have a number of resins, but for food safe the max clr is the one. In order for it to b food safe there are a lot of rules to follow, they are listed under the description on the eBay listing. Double mixing and continuous rotation till cured are just two that would be easy to not follow properly.