Priming Flask

[Erzulis boat]

This is the priming flask that I made in response to a previous post.

The valve is a TOTW article, the body is hollowed out Maccassar ebony (clamshell), and the fill plug is made of walrus ivory.

It will hold 130 grains of 4F.

 

[musketman]

Very eloquent, your work is extraordinary... :thumbsup:

 

[Rebel]

Now that is real nice. You going to make a full size matching powder horn now?

 

[Erzulis boat]

Yep.

But I will probably make it out of a different wood. :hmm:

 

[MSW]

drop dead beatiful! where did you get the walrus ivory? is it hard to turn?

 

[Brasilikilt]

Nice flask!!
A very good flat shape for the pocket or pouch!
I think the only thing missing is some brass or even silver accents..your initials in some wire inlay would look especially nice.

I think the ebony you used is Gabon ebony, not macassar.
Macassar Ebony tends to have brownish streaks through it as the Gabon is a straight black
Maybe it's just the picture that's tricking my eyes

Once again,nice job :thumbsup:

Iain

 

[Erzulis boat]

It is Maccassar ebony that is gray/brown, ebony does not follow the stereotypes, as I have a considerable amount of Gabon that is gray/white, and Macassar that is nearly jet black. What is earmarked for woodwind instruments etc. (Gabon) is streak free jet black, so that is what is normally perceived as the standard color, but it varies quite a bit. Gabon is now plantation grown, and the majority of Gabon available here is such. Sadly, the plantation wood is decidedly inferior.


Walrus ivory is extremely easy to turn, and is very uniform internally. There are no hidden voids or flakes. It has some translucent swirls that give it the undeniable characteristic of ivory.

 

[MikeChapin]

Beautiful job. :thumbsup:

 

[Craig]

It is beautiful. What are the dimensions?

Thanks,

 

[mudd turtle]

How do you turn iory or horn on a lath-What is the proceeder? I just bought a jet mennie Lathe and would like to know how it is done Mudd Turtle.

 

[Erzulis boat]

The length of the body (not to include the valve or the fill plug) is 4.075".

The widest portion is 1.3", and the diameter of the brass ring directly below the valve is .480, and the height is .730 at the thickest point near the base.

The internal cavity follows the outer profile, and was clamshelled. The wood was then shaped to blend the upper cylindrical portion with the "pendulum" base.

After the clamshell operation, the flask was turned in the lathe to create a shoulder at the top to allow a ring to be installed. This further reinforces the valve body to flask interface.

 

[Erzulis boat]

More angles.

The ivory turns very easily with any HSS tool. It can be filed, sanded, and polished without any problem.

I drilled and tapped the ivory 1/4-20 after squaring the ends on the lathe. I then took a brass pan-head philips fastener, and merely screwed it in with some epoxy on the threads. I then turned the assembly to the desired shape on the lathe, eliminating the philips drive with a spherical recess, and blended the head with the ivory.

 

[Erzulis boat]

This is the fill plug created with the brass screw. you just turn the philips drive out, and no one will be the wiser. :winking:

 

[AZ-Robert]

Beautiful! I like the simple elegance of it.

 

[patch knife]

Beautiful! I like the simple elegance of it.

I was thinking the same thing :hatsoff: :thumbsup: