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Re: A proper Dúnedain waterskin..
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2022 3:14 pm
by Peter Remling
Manveruon wrote: ↑Fri Jan 14, 2022 3:00 am
WELLLLLLLL my project was going extremely well and I was very excited to show what I had done here on the forums, but tonight I had 2 catastrophic failures occur, and now the entire thing needs to be thrown into the garbage, mouthpiece, bladder, leather covering - all of it. First the leather tore as I was turning the outer covering right-side in after sewing it, and then I pierced the bladder with a sewing needle as I was trying to repair it and close the leather up properly. I am SPITTING MAD about it. Just absolutely livid. It was entirely my own fault and there’s absolutely no reason this should have happened. It was stupid and careless. I’m probably going to just throw it all in the trash and figure the money and time I spent on it was completely wasted. Not. Pleased.
Don't toss it, try that water weld to seal the tears. It may effect some of the volume but it should work.
Re: A proper Dúnedain waterskin..
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2022 9:40 am
by OParnoShoshoi
While on the subject, has anyone found boys bladders made from something other than plastic or latex? Like some sort of leather?
Re: A proper Dúnedain waterskin..
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2022 12:24 pm
by Elleth
re "where can I find a traditional waterskin" -
Guy's who you want to talk to. You can see his regular product line here -
https://www.spanishdoor.com/wineskins-bota-bags/
Traditional bota don't use a bladder - they're single layer, made of hair-on goatskin that's coated with pitch on the inside.
This is the process -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozbSHdT9CO4
The spout project is just to get one that looks western medievally, rather than using a plastic, bakelite, or olive wood insert.
Re: A proper Dúnedain waterskin..
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2022 6:19 pm
by OParnoShoshoi
Oh wild. So the hair is left on, coated with pitch, on the INSIDE to create a thick waterproof layer.
Re: A proper Dúnedain waterskin..
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2022 6:23 pm
by Elleth
yup!
.... it can taste quite piney at first.
Re: A proper Dúnedain waterskin..
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2022 8:00 pm
by Jack
Elleth wrote: ↑Thu Jun 30, 2022 6:23 pm
yup!
.... it can taste quite piney at first.
At least piney is better than "goat-y"
