Pocket flask

[hawkthrower]

Been planning on doing a banjo style pocket flask for quite awhile and finally got around to it
Tried to do something a little different by not using any pins. The front and back were captured in a groove sort of like a chimed bottom for a cup after they were heated and shaped.
had to grind a lathe tool to do this and get the right size and depth I needed. It is air tight and I added a little beeswax just for luck around the horn caps. Here is the result.
It has a threaded spout for filling and is 2 5/8" across, about 1 1/8" thick with a elm body and horn end caps. It is transparent enough to see the powder.
As always comment and critque is welcome.

Ron

 

[cjarrett]

Very nice work! May I ask how you got the horn sides to have the curve that they do?

 

[DOUBLEDEUCE 1]

That is a VERY nice flask! I like that an awful lot. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

 

[omarick1948]

Ron, I think you have a money maker there! .. Nice workmanship!

Rick :hatsoff:

 

[Silex]

:thumbsup: Very nice - I like it!

Silex

 

[hawkthrower]

I started out by flattening a horn and cutting out my circles. I then made a form out of two blocks, in the shape I wanted and then heated the horn in hot oil and pressed them between the forms.
I then turned the ring for the body and ground a lathe tool for the channel. Getting the channel right involved some hit and miss fitting and I broke a couple of rings and got one to big in the missing

 

[Sunkmanitu Tanka]

I admire your skill and creativity! Even more after you explained how you went about in making this little piece of art... If I would have made it, I wouldn't be able to part from it... :hatsoff:

 

[hoochiepapa]

Nice, Ron!! :hatsoff:

 

[hawkthrower]

Thanks guys.
Mike, I hope everything is well with you. I have not forgotten what you did for me.

Ron

 

[lonehunter]

Thats a homerun Ron, Very nice work!

 

[cjarrett]

Thanks for sharing the "how to" . I am sure there will be some people attempting to make one of these.

 

[yeoldcraftsman]

Another great job Ron and appreciate your craftsmanship. :thumbsup:

Gary

 

[smo]

Fantastic Flask! Excellent Craftsmanship :thumbsup: :hatsoff: :bow:

 

[hoochiepapa]

Ron, all is well.
Thanks.