Finished flasks and tankards.

[Eric_Methven]

Just thought I'd share a photo before I send this stuff out to their respective owners.

The lighter middle flask has the BCUK logo tooled into it and will be going on the maker's market soon. If you fancy it, keep your eyes open. There's only one and it's unique.

Eric

 

[Hoodoo]

Eric, those are really way too cool! That is a super bit of craftsmanship and a nice window into historical drinkware. I think you had a thread on this earlier. Was there a tutorial?

 

[brancho]

Great work Eric:You_Rock_

 

[Eric_Methven]

Eric, those are really way too cool! That is a super bit of craftsmanship and a nice window into historical drinkware. I think you had a thread on this earlier. Was there a tutorial?

I promised a tutorial, but I've been so busy making these I haven't had time. As I'm sure you know, making the things and showing how it's done with photos are two completely different things. Now I've broken the back of the immediate orders, I might just have time to set up the camera and go through the process in stages. I have to do all my own photography, so each photo has to be set up and shot with my remote IR gizmo. Then it has to be checked via the little screen on the back of the camera to see if it's Ok before moving on to the next bit.

I'll get it done though, just might take a wee while. I'm also knocking stuff out for the re-enactment market an there's about five events to attend this year. I don't want to run out of stock after the first event as happened last year.

Here's a close up of the BCUK one.

and it's available here

Eric

 

[Marts]

Get off the internet Eric and run to the post office!!!

 

[Eric_Methven]

Get off the internet Eric and run to the post office!!!

Yep, final polish, wrapped up and posted tomorrow.

Eric

 

[Hoodoo]

I promised a tutorial, but I've been so busy making these I haven't had time. As I'm sure you know, making the things and showing how it's done with photos are two completely different things. Now I've broken the back of the immediate orders, I might just have time to set up the camera and go through the process in stages. I have to do all my own photography, so each photo has to be set up and shot with my remote IR gizmo. Then it has to be checked via the little screen on the back of the camera to see if it's Ok before moving on to the next bit.

Eric

Completely understood. Doing the photos can be a real pain.

 

[Eric_Methven]

Completely understood. Doing the photos can be a real pain.

It's not so bad if you have someone there who can take them for you, and knows how to use the camera, and doesn't get distracted during the boring bits between stages. That rules the grandkids out then. I tried it with them once. First they fought over who was going to hold the camera. Then they argued about how to take the photo "You're not doing it right!". Then when I was finishing a row of stitches, they got bored and went outside to play. I spent half an hour looking for them and found them in another kids house watching a DVD. In the end I just finished the photos myself.

Eric

 

[dwardo]

Lovely work...........

 

[pibbleb]

Stunning work Eric!

Pib

 

[Aliwren]

They look fantastic Eric! :You_Rock_

 

[Bushcraft4life]

Absolutely stunning .

 

[AndyW]

These look great Eric.

Superb work, hope we see some more

 

[Eric_Methven]

These look great Eric.

Superb work, hope we see some more

Thank you. Sure, there will be more. I have lots of ideas in the pipeline. But I'll have to get some tutorials done. What I really need is a volunteer who lives up my way to take photos as I work away. That way I could maybe do one on tankards and one on flasks as well.

Eric

 

[pibbleb]

I'm sure you'll get lots of offers more locally.

But if you get stuck I need to organise a visit to my Gran in Crook near Spennymoor sometime. I'd be glad to help out if you get stuck.

Pib

 

[Eric_Methven]

Might take you up on that Pib. What I was thinking was to do a tutorial in a bushcraft context, ie, in the outdoors maybe in a woodland setting using only the basic tools. It's all very well me showing how to cut blanks out with a band saw, making holes with a pillar drill and such, but if the punter wanting to know how to do it doesn't have these, he's scuppered even before the start.

So my idea is to do a tutorial from a bushcrafter's point of view. Knife, awl, thread, wax and a few bits that can be home made before the event. All I do for that is put my medaeval head on and think how it would have been done more primitively. I think that'd be more appropriate considering the ethos of this forum. If people have the technology to take shortcuts thereafter, then that's up to them.

I'm more likely to get on with it as well if I make it a camping weekend. Maybe a tankard tutorial on the saturday and a flask tutorial on the sunday. Then I can do a tutorial at home on how to make all the bit's and bob's like home made stamps from clay, plaster of paris and an old chopped up pewter tankard, and awls made from a bike wheel spoke.

Eric

 

[Marts]

If it can wait I'd be happy to photograph the whole process if you are planning any kind of demonstration at the summer bushmoot.

 

[g4ghb]

Then I can do a tutorial at home on how to make all the bit's and bob's like home made stamps from clay, plaster of paris and an old chopped up pewter tankard

Now THAT I would be very interested in! - I have been tinkering myself but would LOVE to find out a sucessful way

I'd love to help and be your assistant but once again distance is a problem

 

[Robby]

OMG those are gorgeous. The one with the BCUK logo is fantastic. I love the flasks,
I'm going to have to try giving one of those a go. if it turns out a fraction as good as your work I'd be overjoyed.:You_Rock_

 

[Marts]

Cheers Eric -Tankard and flask turned up yesterday. I christened the tankard at a BBQ last night with a fine London Porter brewed in my nearest microbrewery in Greenwich and very fine it was too.
Everyone at the BBQ was very curious and impressed with your work.

Cheers
Marts