Looking forward to seeing some of your items on the for sale board
Old Soldier Leatherworks is a subsidiary LLC of my 4 year old thriving company Old Soldier Ironworks...and its official.... Old Soldier Leatherworks LLC is now a registered business in the great State of North Carolina!
and of course here is our LOGO!
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Here is another thing he made and sold... but wouldn't part with...
He is a great guy. Sorry we'll no longer see him selling at Ft. Frederic, the Eastern and such, he will be missed, but I'm glad he is still with us passing on his knowledge. He'll talk your leg off more than I... LOLYes... the same great guy!
...... I STILL got rust in my first two AWI period canteens, ....
Guss, you're supposed to dry them thoroughly between uses LOL
I prefer to use the tin. Besides, if there is rust, that just adds iron into the diet..something most of us need.
... Here in VA, it gets so humid that it STILL rusts standard canteens even when doing all that. Tinned Iron? No thank you, I'll stick to stainless....
Hot liquid bees wax... shake... done...When I got home, I first turned it upside down while I cleaned the gun/s I used. THEN I used a Blow Drier on High to get rid of any remaining moisture (including blowing hot air into the spot) and finally stored them upside down with the corks out when not in use.
Here in VA, it gets so humid that it STILL rusts standard canteens even when doing all that. Tinned Iron? No thank you, I'll stick to stainless.
Gus
Hot liquid bees wax... shake... done...
Clever logo!and its official.... Old Soldier Leatherworks LLC is now a registered business in the great State of North Carolina!
and of course here is our LOGO!
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I have the same rusting problem with the one I have and I'm considering going with a copper one of the same design.Looks great. BTW, after doing everything right, I STILL got rust in my first two AWI period canteens, so for my THIRD one, I went with stainless steel and then just used some scouring pads to rough them up so they weren't too shiny. When you make a blanket covering, all you have to do is scour the spout a bit.
Best wishes on your new business!
Gus
You otta see that of the Gulf Coast.Tried it, VA humidity laughs at it.
Gus
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