Food for thought!

[nwpahunter415]

I put a piece of hickory

on the lathe today. I was wanting to make a short starter but when I cut it off the lathe it looked like a nice powder holder. Haven't touched it since I wanted to see what everyone thought!

 

[64Springer]

Can't imagine anything starting out as a short starter having enough internal space to carry much powder.

Nothing visible for scale.

Size of an egg?

Size of a bowling pin?

 

[nwpahunter415]

Can't imagine anything starting out as a short starter having enough internal space to carry much powder.

 

[nwpahunter415]

Can't imagine anything starting out as a short starter having enough internal space to carry much powder.

Nothing visible for scale.

Size of an egg?

Size of a bowling pin?

I stopped taking wood when it took on a really nice shape. Soup can base would be best comparison.

 

[64Springer]

Would make an interesting powder horn.

Bore into it from both ends.

Then cap off the fat bottom portion.

Pour from the skinny end.

 

[nwpahunter415]

Would make an interesting powder horn.

That's what I thought. Nice hickory just my first project so have to figure out how to seal it inside and out without anything messing with the powder when hunting.

 

[64Springer]

There are liquid part A/B catalyst products that you can mix up, swirl around and pour out.

Would be perfect for that.

Or leave the inside raw and hit the outside with, dare I say it, polyurethane.

 

[user 48679]

As long as it's pre-1865 polyurethane...........

 

[64Springer]

As long as it's pre-1865 polyurethane...........

To compliment all of the pre-1865 JB Weld we see everywhere.

If they had it, they would have used it.

 

[nwpahunter415]

There are liquid part A/B catalyst products that you can mix up, swirl around and pour out.

Would be perfect for that.

Or leave the inside raw and hit the outside with, dare I say it, polyurethane.

I'll check on that thank you!

 

[nwpahunter415]

To compliment all of the pre-1865 JB Weld we see everywhere.

If they had it, they would have used it.

What would they have used? You think they burnt it or bees waxed it?

 

[appalichian hunter]

SWAG here perhaps brewers pitch or bees wax.

 

[chivo45]

Man I need to get on making a short starter aswell

 

[64Springer]

What would they have used? You think they burnt it or bees waxed it?

I would leave the inside wood untreated.

And make certain the outside wood is 100% waterproof.

A gummy mess is the last thing you want coming into contact with your dry powder.

 

[nwpahunter415]

I would leave the inside wood untreated.

And make certain the outside wood is 100% waterproof.

A gummy mess is the last thing you want coming into contact with your dry powder.

Thank you really excited to start this new hobby just bought my first flintlock want to make all my own supplies. I have a leather sewing kit coming to make a possibles bag out of elk leather. This should be a perfect first powder holder!

 

[Rawhide67]

How would you come the bottom of the hole drilling from the fat end? Wouldn't you end up with a shelf holding powder, with a standard drill bit? Unless you have something like a skorp type bit for your lathe.

 

[nwpahunter415]

How would you come the bottom of the hole drilling from the fat end? Wouldn't you end up with a shelf holding powder, with a standard drill bit? Unless you have something like a skorp type bit for your lathe.

Drill both ends, hollow out base, install new base, seal outside and cap

 

[Brokennock]

Hickory being very hygroscopic I think I would want to try to seal it both inside and put. Maybe a modern marine epoxy finish inside, and if there is any concern about period finishes use something more period outside like oil then wax and re-apply as needed.

 

[nwpahunter415]

Hickory being very hygroscopic I think I would want to try to seal it both inside and put. Maybe a modern marine epoxy finish inside, and if there is any concern about period finishes use something more period outside like oil then wax and re-apply as needed.

Probably oil and wax but not sure yet!

 

[Brokennock]

Probably oil and wax but not sure yet!

I have had wax finished hickory bows loose performance in wet weather, no oil on those though.