A lot of reenactment level work is about learning appropriate historical crafts and skills. This board is for all general skills that don't have their own forum.
Finally got around to making a new water bottle, to fix yet another one of those little tiny non-authentic details. My old one, now in Ernildir's possession, was pretty big, a necessity in California where water isn't as plentiful year 'round. But now I'm in Indiana, and you can always find a pool somewhere along any dry creek bed, so we've reduced our size a bit for the sake of weight and convenience.
It was stuffed with sand, and lined with Brewer's Pitch. The cordage is a hand-braided hemp line, and the plug and mouthpiece are hand-turned oak, courtesy of my dad's lathe back home. All hand-stitched with waxed linen thread. Total capacity: 4 Cups. Not bad at all.
Very nice Greg!
After I finish up the costrels, I swore to myself I was going to set up that flacket jig that Odigan had up in an article.
I like the simplicity of this type of bottle. The simpler the construction the more time you can spend in decoration...or use if you should be so lucky!!!
I am Ringulf the Dwarven Woodsman, I craft leather, wood, metal, and clay,
I throw axes, seaxes, and pointy sticks, And I fire my bow through the day.
Come be my ally, lift up your mead! We'll search out our foes and the Eagles we'll feed!
Looks very efficient! I think I'll have to try making a new one myself one of these days. XD
And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
Looks really nice! How's the cord doing on your shoulder with the weight? I've commissioned a ceramic bottle of that style among other things and I wove a broader strap so it doesn't press so badly and that'll be on top of the scarf I keep around my neck.
deadextra wrote:Looks really nice! How's the cord doing on your shoulder with the weight? I've commissioned a ceramic bottle of that style among other things and I wove a broader strap so it doesn't press so badly and that'll be on top of the scarf I keep around my neck.
Cord does just fine...it rides on top of my cloak, and I don't even notice it. Thanks for the braid tutorial, by the way...I'm braiding more as I type for a new in-kit hawking leash.
Looks awesome, Greg! Ah, how I do love me a flacket!
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