CHALLENGE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Frodo]

3 hours ago, chuck123wapati said:

eek  hmmm this gonna take some thinkin lol.

I Think I might change my strategy Ever hear of food grade epoxy?  same stuff i made my beer mug out of

 

[chuck123wapati]

54 minutes ago, Frodo said:

I Think I might change my strategy Ever hear of food grade epoxy?  same stuff i made my beer mug out of

 

that may be the answer.

[Handstitched]

16 hours ago, tsunkasapa said:

Be advised that alcohol will dissolve the brewers pitch, ruining the flavor of your favorite beverage

"brewers pitch" Is that a fancy way of saying" you'll be too damn drunk to know what you're doing?"  Like, .... keep missing the end of the stamping tool with your mallet and hitting your thumb instead? 

'If you value your fingers, 'Don't sew drunk '     

Sorry Frodo,  off topic  

I wonder if a gourd can be covered in leather?...hmmm      I'd like to see that  

HS

[billybopp]

12 hours ago, Frodo said:

I Think I might change my strategy Ever hear of food grade epoxy?  same stuff i made my beer mug out of

 

You may want to do some searching on here - somebody did a post about beeswax/pitch/epoxy for a mug on here a few years ago.  They had done some research on food grade epoxies for just this sort of thing. If I remember right, they had even researched epoxy for alcohol resistance, and even high temp for coffee, etc.

- Bill

[Frodo]

On 9/23/2021 at 5:54 AM, billybopp said:

You may want to do some searching on here - somebody did a post about beeswax/pitch/epoxy for a mug on here a few years ago.  They had done some research on food grade epoxies for just this sort of thing. If I remember right, they had even researched epoxy for alcohol resistance, and even high temp for coffee, etc.

- Bill

Thanks,  i did actually spend a few hows in that rabbit hole.

Beer and wine are OK IF They are in the bag for the day, not to be stored in the bag

hard booze is out,  you can not put it in he bag. As far as I can tell. no research has been done, that I can find  on the hard booze,  

I have made one bag And picked up a commission to make 10 for a vendor at a renaissance festival

Raw bag,, not dyd or treated

 

[billybopp]

Looking good.   It's always a lovely thing when you get a commission - just to know that folks are willing to pay for work that you love to do!

- Bill

[chuck123wapati]

dang nice job there, ima gonna have to build mine after huntin season.

[maxdaddy]

OK, everyone's experience will be different, but I've made dozens of beeswax-lined tankards, mugs, tumblers, cups, etc.... over the past several years and never had an issue with the beeswax degrading due to the alcohol content of the liquid.

I've used them for booze on the rocks, neat booze, booze cocktails, beer, milk, iced-tea, and even wine. In my un-scientific experience, full-proof liquor is not a problem for pure beeswax. I still use a 6-year old mug quite regularly. Damage and ruin to the beeswax has only ever happened because of physical trauma, like dropping. 

Although I've never used it, I've always assumed that brewer's pitch was better than beeswax in terms of the physical strength properties (resistant to dropping). I would never have assumed that something called brewer's pitch would be less able to withstand alcohol than good-old beeswax. Is this really true? 

Very hot liquid is another matter, I once did an experiment with hot coffee in one of my beeswax cups and it was not pretty. Although my test was not scientific in any way, I did confirm my theory that 'hot' liquid can ruin the beeswax (duh). 

Be aware that some of the 'food-safe' epoxies might not be recommended for constant contact with a liquid as would be needed in a cup or canteen. For example, I experimented with a product called Envirotex Lite, which the vendor says is safe for food 'contact' (i.e. cutting board) but not for immersion (i.e. cup or bowl). I made a few shot-glasses and a tumbler with it just to get the experience of using an epoxy, but compared to beeswax it was very difficult to work with and if it were my only option I would have given up on making drinking vessels due to how hard it was to get a good finished product. 

As soon as I get my workshop back in order I'll try making a canteen/bottle. 

[Frodo]

I use a triple hydrometer  in another hobby of mine  and found out rather quickly that an acrylic hydrometer will fall apart in front of your eyes and a glass one will not 

[tsunkasapa]

10 hours ago, maxdaddy said:

Although I've never used it, I've always assumed that brewer's pitch was better than beeswax in terms of the physical strength properties (resistant to dropping). I would never have assumed that something called brewer's pitch would be less able to withstand alcohol than good-old beeswax. Is this really true? 

When I spend $150 for scotch, I do NOT want it to taste like pine.