...Was a 16th Century small leather drinking vessel. I am not a big beer drinker but I do enjoy the odd beer now and again, such as this Hobgobblin.
I thought it would taste even better in a traditional leather "mug" accompanied by the smell of beeswax
That's the bits of leather needed to make the Gyspen.
The round bottom is wet moulded on a soft wood former, the nylon electric ties holding the shape while drying. The handle sides are also wet moulded and clamped into shape and left to dry.
The handle sides and inserts are saddle stitched together first, with strong linen thread. Then the bottom and welt are inserted, and hand sewn. When the stitching is finished, I dyed the exterior of the Gyspen brown and let it dry well.
Finally I heated some beeswax in a double pan. I did not have quite enough space to entirely dip the Gyspen in the wax, which would have been the easier option so I filled it full of hot wax just long enough for the bubble to stop coming, the dipped in and poured wax as well I could. Finally, a heat gun finalised the waxing.
The end result. I am very pleased with it. As it is the first one I have made, I left it very simple to iron out the basics, shape, sewing, waxing. Next ones will have some decorations carved on the leather
Oh, and unlike Black Sheep, I waited for SWMBO to be in London before I did the waxing...:thinkerg:
Cheers...!
I thought it would taste even better in a traditional leather "mug" accompanied by the smell of beeswax
That's the bits of leather needed to make the Gyspen.
The round bottom is wet moulded on a soft wood former, the nylon electric ties holding the shape while drying. The handle sides are also wet moulded and clamped into shape and left to dry.
The handle sides and inserts are saddle stitched together first, with strong linen thread. Then the bottom and welt are inserted, and hand sewn. When the stitching is finished, I dyed the exterior of the Gyspen brown and let it dry well.
Finally I heated some beeswax in a double pan. I did not have quite enough space to entirely dip the Gyspen in the wax, which would have been the easier option so I filled it full of hot wax just long enough for the bubble to stop coming, the dipped in and poured wax as well I could. Finally, a heat gun finalised the waxing.
The end result. I am very pleased with it. As it is the first one I have made, I left it very simple to iron out the basics, shape, sewing, waxing. Next ones will have some decorations carved on the leather
Oh, and unlike Black Sheep, I waited for SWMBO to be in London before I did the waxing...:thinkerg:
Cheers...!
