Leather tankard...........

[Black Sheep]

After seeing a few of these in the Jovik Viking Centre the other week i set about making one, I searched the net and found loads for sale but no drawings or templates. So after looking a a pewter tankard I have came up with this.......

I sealed it with hot Bee's wax inside and out it's now watertight and as you can see it was christened with my name's sake

Only problem is SWMBO has banned me from melting any more wax in the house due to the mess I made

Richard

P.S. the day after I finished it I found a template for one.

 

[Toddy]

That's very tidy indeed
Looks really good......did the beer taste better from a tankard you made yourself ?
There's always a satisfaction of making something good that you can use well.

atb,
Toddy

 

[Mesquite]

That is a real neat tankard BS... very nice indeed.

 

[Chris the Cat]

Realy very nice sir!
love it.
Chris.

 

[pwb]

Really nice work Richard .

Cheers,
Pete.

 

[MartinK9]

Lovely job indeed.

 

[Barn Owl]

Really nice work once again.

 

[mace242]

Really nice and if you can get the embargo on wax lifted I'd be happy to take one off your hands.

 

[lavrentyuk]

Very impressive. So where did you find the template ?

Richard

 

[Black Sheep]

Very impressive. So where did you find the template ?

Richard

It's one by Eric Methven Link here.......

http://www.primway.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/tankard2.pdf

Wish I'd found this first.

I made mine by wrapping the paper around a Pint glass to get the shape the tweaking it to the dimensions of my pewter tankard. The leather one holds just short of a pint (not bad for a guess)

And in answer to Toddy's question, Yes there was a strange feeling of satisfaction drinking out of something I'd made

Just in case you all wondered it's in use again tonight

Cheers

Richard

 

[Whittler Kev]

Nice job. I'm salavating, can almost taste it :You_Rock_

 

[brancho]

Lovely work
I have a half pint one thats bitumen lined but I fancy making a bigger one

 

[jojo]

Very nicely done, Black Sheep. You beat me to it, I have made a couple of those in the past few days. And I agree with you, the beer taste better in leather!

 

[leon-1]

Very nice.

I have a link for "Traditional Black Jacks" about somewhere that gives full instructions on making them. I may have to dig them out.

 

[Shewie]

Lovely bit of work Richard

 

[Scoffham]

Nice work mate, Very nice chestnut colour to the leather. Neat stitching around the base as well.

When I'm waxing tankards I have a set of pans and things that ive put to one side, only used for waxing. Cover the kitchen in Newspaper and most importantly, tin foil on the bottom of the oven. Wax is a pain in the **** to get off the bottom of an oven!

I make my tankards to 1 1/4 pints. I've found when pouring beer into beeswax lined tankard, it froths up a bit. (coupled with bad pouring) hence that extra bit of space makes things easier!

I recently designed a leather chalise/goblet, for the drinking of much mead and wine!

 

[Ozhaggishead]

Nice work mate!

 

[Bush Monkey]

nice work both of you.

 

[welshwhit]

Nice work and nice choice of beverage!

Drew

 

[Nat]

Nice work BS, glad to see it holds your namesake
SWMBO has been hankering at me to make her one for her ale, but finding a pattern is difficult!!