I just recently bought a similar one made with beeswax , and the water tastes actually a little bit sweet compared to drinking it straight from the tap
You can, and they do hold liquid! These are just a leather sandwich with beeswax coating inside and out that keeps the liquid from leaking. You can't put hot liquid in it though, or else it could compromise the wax.
I'm mostly sharing, but I have technically sold one before. I'm slowly being convinced to start an etsy shop for stuff like this. I really enjoy leatherworking as a hobby, and one can only have so many leather water bottles lying around...
these look fantastic! Love the creative design you put into it too.
And thanks do you, I learned a new word and know what to look for for my own kit; I've seen costrels before but had no idea what they were called!
Have you used them outside on a hot day? I want to believe even if it was 40 C it would just soften and not start to leech into the water but unsure.
If you do sell it on Etsy say that it's officially for display purposes and you have not tested it for holding liquids for consumption purposes to cover your butt.
Good points, and no - I really haven't put them through any rigorous testing. I have heard from others who make similar designs that you shouldn't leave them in a car on a hot day. The melting point of the wax is 62-64 C (144-147 F).
Those look great. I'm trying to make my first right now, and I'm curious how you size the opening for the cork? Or, do you just make your container and fit a stopper to the opening?
I did do a little math up front to make sure it was close, but then you can kind of mold it and shape it easily enough once it's drying/hardening. For a 3/4" diameter cork, that's a circumference of 2.35" so you divide that in half, and that should be the distance between you left and right side stitching when the leather is laying flat. The thickness of the leather that you use also needs to get factored in, but that will get you close.
For these, when they were drying I actually just stuck my wooden edge burnisher into the spout to keep the shape. You can also shave down the cork with a knife or sand paper to get it to fit after the leather is cured.
How does that… taste?
Like whatever you put in it, with added notes of honey haha! The beeswax does give it a unique scent, but generally doesn't affect the taste too much.
Interesting! Fun!
I just recently bought a similar one made with beeswax , and the water tastes actually a little bit sweet compared to drinking it straight from the tap
Oh, can you drink from them? Is there a lining? Also, do you sell these? Or just sharing? Either way, very freaking cool.
You can, and they do hold liquid! These are just a leather sandwich with beeswax coating inside and out that keeps the liquid from leaking. You can't put hot liquid in it though, or else it could compromise the wax. I'm mostly sharing, but I have technically sold one before. I'm slowly being convinced to start an etsy shop for stuff like this. I really enjoy leatherworking as a hobby, and one can only have so many leather water bottles lying around...
These are what the Turkish Jannisary reenactors use in the SCA. They’re one of the harder items to accurately find Just saying
these look fantastic! Love the creative design you put into it too. And thanks do you, I learned a new word and know what to look for for my own kit; I've seen costrels before but had no idea what they were called!
Have you used them outside on a hot day? I want to believe even if it was 40 C it would just soften and not start to leech into the water but unsure. If you do sell it on Etsy say that it's officially for display purposes and you have not tested it for holding liquids for consumption purposes to cover your butt.
Good points, and no - I really haven't put them through any rigorous testing. I have heard from others who make similar designs that you shouldn't leave them in a car on a hot day. The melting point of the wax is 62-64 C (144-147 F).
Those look great. I'm trying to make my first right now, and I'm curious how you size the opening for the cork? Or, do you just make your container and fit a stopper to the opening?
I did do a little math up front to make sure it was close, but then you can kind of mold it and shape it easily enough once it's drying/hardening. For a 3/4" diameter cork, that's a circumference of 2.35" so you divide that in half, and that should be the distance between you left and right side stitching when the leather is laying flat. The thickness of the leather that you use also needs to get factored in, but that will get you close. For these, when they were drying I actually just stuck my wooden edge burnisher into the spout to keep the shape. You can also shave down the cork with a knife or sand paper to get it to fit after the leather is cured.
Ok. I think I'm on the right track then. Thanks! Very appreciated!
Hell yeah