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I've made another drinking flask (flacket) from archaeological dawings of an original brought up from the Mary Rose.

 

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Lovely work! 
I was wondering how you had shaped it, so I am glad you included the wooden molds for it. 

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Very cool! Is it water tight?

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Beautiful work! The molds are a piece of art on their own.

How did you seal the edges?

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Thanks, guys. I couldn't find brewer's pitch so I used a paint used for sealing aquariums. It's described as fish-safe so I'm assuming it's okay.

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It's water tight. Or, as I prefer to put it, beer tight.

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So, I see a ton of cool stuff on this forum and I think, unless someone else trumps you, that you have it for today's forum scrub. That flask is very cool and beautifully done to boot.

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Fantastic work

How did the Old Timers waterproof them

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That flask looks great and I really like your picture of Duncan Reynaldo - many on this forum probably do not remember “Cisco and Pancho!”   Brings back good memories for me.

Gary

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thats well tidy mun

edit; PS. What weight/thickness of leather did you use?

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I used 8 ounce leather - which is difficult to wet mold. It takes a while to adapt it to the shape of the mold.

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Thank you for the answer. 8 oz is indeed quite heavy/thick. I suppose I would have used about 5 oz / 2.2mm

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I'm torn between admiring the pure functionality and simplicity of the stopper and thinking it would be a good place to add some decorative carving.

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Nice flask! Would you mind providing some details on the aquarium paint? I seal my tankards and mugs with beeswax but am always looking for alternatives. 

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Great work!

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Thanks, everyone.

Rodneywt, the stopper is a repro of the original. I wanted to keep it authentic.

Maxdaddy, the paint is called G4 Pond Sealer

 

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