Anyone ever use a wooden powder flask?
On the cheap made one to get me by till I get a nice horn. Oak board scraps a coworker gave me, small piece of brass, and antler stopper. Vigorously rubbed down several times with beeswax.
Hope it keeps my powder dry.
Tried to upload picture but no luck
some of the earliest powder flasks were made from wood and leather ! so it should work well !
Never even thought of using wood to make a flask. I am interested to see it
I will try again to upload a photo
I've never made a wooden powder flask, but I did make one out of bamboo. I did this years ago in Virginia where there was lots of river cane and larger bamboo.
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This metal flask isn't for powder, of course, but rather something to treat snakebites with.
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Thats pretty cool. I had no idea bamboo grew in Virginia.
Quote from: Fredredcj on March 29, 2023, 12:55:13 AM
Thats pretty cool. I had no idea bamboo grew in Virginia.
bamboo grows any where it can put out roots , I live not too many miles from indian steps museum here in pa , just before you get to it there is a huge patch of bamboo growing along the side of the road , several feet tall and some with a 4 or more inch diameter !
Guess i will have to keep a better eye out for it. If Ive seen it here in western md i havent noticed it or just dont know what Im looking at.
In Virginia there was a stand of bamboo near the house. Also there was lots of rivercane in our back yard. I have yet to see any bamboo or rivercane here in New England; weather is just too bad I guess.
Many people mistake rivercane for bamboo.
Bamboo is not native but rivercane is.
My personal opinion is the best crappie (speck) rod is a cane pole made from rivercane. That, a cork, and a wiggly minnow will slay them in the spring.
the problem with bamboo , is ,once you have it , it`s damned near impossible to get rid of it ! an aunt planted some on her farm in carrol county md , took 15 years to clear it out ! you have to get every bit of root , and it grows so fast , you can actually watch the stuff grow , it`s an invasive plant ! https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/CAES/documents/publications/fact_sheets/forestry_and_horticulture/runningbamboofactsheet2016pdf.pdf
That's the problem we had in Virginia. The cane was spreading too far so we had someone cut a bunch of stuff and also get rid of the rivercane. Stuff grows back FAST
The reason is both river cane and bamboo are grasses not trees. It's like trying to get rid of your lawn by mowing it ... an exercise in futility.
Thats all very interesting.i didnt know any of that. Really surprised its a grass
Quote from: Fredredcj on April 02, 2023, 07:19:34 PM
Thats all very interesting.i didnt know any of that. Really surprised its a grass
And this is why we fight so hard to keep the site up and running... :mini-devil-28492:
Here is a picture of the wooden flask I tried to post a while back.
Looks good to me
I agree, that's a well made wooden flask. I bet it took a LOT of drilling/boring/scraping/gouging to hollow it out. But, Ahem! the shape is just so reminiscent of the bottles we usually see filled with, uh, "essence of corn". chrrs
Thanks for the complements. I did very little by hand. I made it on a monarch engine lathe built between 1900 and 1910. My original intention was to make an "essence of corn" bottle to resemble it. I haven't for fear of intoxicating my weapon ;D
Quote from: Fredredcj on March 10, 2024, 02:14:17 AM
Thanks for the complements. I did very little by hand. I made it on a monarch engine lathe built between 1900 and 1910. My original intention was to make an "essence of corn" bottle to resemble it. I haven't for fear of intoxicating my weapon ;D
Be careful, if they get the taste for it they will try and convince you to ween them off of Holy Black and convince you to take them out drinking instead of going for a woods walk.... whipping cuch
Quote from: Red Badger on March 18, 2024, 05:34:24 AM
Quote from: Fredredcj on March 10, 2024, 02:14:17 AM
Thanks for the complements. I did very little by hand. I made it on a monarch engine lathe built between 1900 and 1910. My original intention was to make an "essence of corn" bottle to resemble it. I haven't for fear of intoxicating my weapon ;D
Be careful, if they get the taste for it they will try and convince you to ween them off of Holy Black and convince you to take them out drinking instead of going for a woods walk.... whipping cuch
WHAT IN TARNATION IS WRONG WITH GOING OUT FOR A DRINK?? Okay, maybe AFTER the BP has been burned rather than
PRIOR to that. chrrs
Quote from: Hanshi on March 18, 2024, 08:51:29 PM
Quote from: Red Badger on March 18, 2024, 05:34:24 AM
Quote from: Fredredcj on March 10, 2024, 02:14:17 AM
Thanks for the complements. I did very little by hand. I made it on a monarch engine lathe built between 1900 and 1910. My original intention was to make an "essence of corn" bottle to resemble it. I haven't for fear of intoxicating my weapon ;D
Be careful, if they get the taste for it they will try and convince you to ween them off of Holy Black and convince you to take them out drinking instead of going for a woods walk.... whipping cuch
WHAT IN TARNATION IS WRONG WITH GOING OUT FOR A DRINK?? Okay, maybe AFTER the BP has been burned rather than PRIOR to that. chrrs
Although I don't drink, I agree with Hanshi: Have one AFTER shooting.
While we are at it: Raise a toast to Red Badger for getting his eyes fixed so he can shoot again. I will start by raising a Dr Pepper to that and Thank him for keeping this sight up.
REMEMBER IT IS NOT ME that keeps the site up and running... ALL of us do it by logging in and looking around...
AND BIGFOOT who pays the Bills!
Quote from: Red Badger on April 16, 2024, 10:14:32 PM
REMEMBER IT IS NOT ME that keeps the site up and running... ALL of us do it by logging in and looking around...
AND BIGFOOT who pays the Bills!
Now I will raise a Dr Pepper to Bigfoot for paying the bills and allowing us to try to keep the site going.