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[mudd turtle]

I recently made a couple of powder measures from some gourd handles that I grew last summer and also made come contaniers to hold salt ,pepper black and red from gourd handles. Would this kind of thing be considered PC ? They turned out good and work in my possables bag. Mudd Turtle.

 

[Rifleman1776]

hotoSmile:

 

[Claude Mathis]

PC? Maybe.

Personally, I find gourd items too fragile to be carried in a bag. One hard hit and they can shatter. They do work well stored in a box and used around camp. IMHO

 

[Loyalist Dave]

It depends on the type of gourd and the size I think..., a small, immature gourd might be picked, and allowed to dry, and you get a much thicker "wall" from what I have seen than with a "ripe" gourd, that's much bigger.

LD

 

[Claude Mathis]

It depends on the type of gourd and the size I think..., a small, immature gourd might be picked, and allowed to dry, and you get a much thicker "wall" from what I have seen than with a "ripe" gourd, that's much bigger.

Agreed, but for me, I need a powder measure I can step or sit on without breaking. Antler works better for me. :wink:

 

[kopfjaeger]

hotoSmile: hotoSmile:

 

[MSW]

what Claude said ... being kind of klutzy, if it can't be dropped without breaking, i hesitate to take it into the woods.

by the way, i agree with FrankCeletti.

 

[Bloodroot]

I sometimes grow gourds. From my experience if they are grown properly and well-tended, you can get VERY thick and hard-shelled results. I have 3 cups or noggins that I made years ago from this type and I can vouch for the fact that they are extremely hard and durable - very close if not the same as wood. I once sat on one of them while it was in a pack on the ground. Upon inspection (thinking I had smash it for sure) it didn’t have so much as a crack. It's still in use.

As far a powder measurers go, I'm not sure. I do know however, that they were sometimes used as powder horns.

 

PC correct, who can say that someone didn't use a gourd handle 150 years ago. The gourds were there long before that and are still with us but no one that was there is here to dispute it, or verify it. Some things get carried to extremes.
Mark

 

PC correct, who can say that someone didn't use a gourd handle 150 years ago. The gourds were there long before that and are still with us but no one that was there is here to dispute it, or verify it. Some things get carried to extremes.

Using that logic, I guess we can do pretty much anything? You can wear a Roman toga to the next rendezvous without fear and just tell them, "You weren't there!" :wink: :v

 

Jack,
Yep, that's the way I see it, with some logical exceptions that indeed are verifiable.
Mark

 

[simeon england]

PC correct, who can say that someone didn't use a gourd handle 150 years ago. The gourds were there long before that and are still with us but no one that was there is here to dispute it, or verify it. Some things get carried to extremes.

Tis why there are stages and levels in the hobby. It varries greatly on ones own perception on what he see's himself doing, and how far he wants to travel down his own path.
If one does not need documentation to play, fine and dandy. If one does need documentation to play, fine and dandy.

The trick is, to get both lads not to poke at each others fires.

 

Simeon,
If you don't poke at the fire once in a while the flame goes out. Then it's dark and cold and no one is haveing much fun. :stir:
Mark

 

[Loyalist Dave]

Oh Claude, I wouldn't use 'em for a measure, but I might carry powder or dry foods like parched corn, cornmeal, or some such in my pack. I have used them for canteens, and I have seen examples of them as powder "flasks". For a measure I like bone, antler, wood, or brass.

LD