who sells noggins? looking for one

[Darkgael]

Make one. Not that hard to do.

Pete

 

[Rifleman1776]

Maybe I should have clarified. If your noggin is going to sit between trips, after you wash it with water and no soap ( maybe baking soda instead), run the oil and wipe it off before putting it away AND after taking it out. Also, hang it up...don't store it.

Not cleaning it along with the rest of your gear is asking for some 21st century microbe to make a home of it and maybe ruin your Monday back to work/retirement. Sunlight helps keep it fresh, but be careful not to let it dry out until it cracks.

If you don't clean it, whatever you put in it last will affect whatever you put into it next.

I grew to despise copper and tin with morning coffee because of burned lips. I used my noggin for everything from stew to coffee to some of Lake George and always kept it clean. Not a big fan of potential beaver fever...

I rinse and leave stored in my haversack. No problem ever. Wood is naturally anti-microbial. Unless really filthy all is well. However, it is regularly disinfected with uses of adult beverages. :wink:

 

[Rifleman1776]

Very nice. Hand carved or power tools?

 

[thecapgunkid]

Actually, you're my kind of deviate.

Keep one noggin aside for coffee. Before you stow it between trips, rub some anisette or peppermint schnappes into it and let it dry without being sticky.

Wait'll you get that first cup of Joe out there in the fresh air.

I do this with my pipes ( which I smoke maybe once every three months on long rides) and it really adds to the taste. You can't do that with a tin or copper, so I always drank coffee from my noggin.

I just posted a 1999 trek thingy about a spring trip in which one of us..Freddie...showed us the value of putting peppermint schnappes in cream and carrying it in a flask because the adult bev kept the cream from souring for a couple of days. Now I do it every time...

 

[Darkgael]

Rifleman:
The three were hand carved.

Pete

 

[Darkgael]

Here's another: carved with those two tools and a knife...though I did drill the hole with a brace.

 

[Rifleman1776]

Rifleman:
The three were hand carved.

Pete

Even more better. :thumbsup:

 

[Stophel]

I'll eventually make one myself, but, for $17 including shipping from Latvia, I HAD to get this neat Swedish birch burl cup. It has a few light surface cracks in the bowl, but I think it will do fine. I need to strip off the heavy modern varnish on the outside (other than a splotch, there is no finish on the inside).

Etsy is your friend. :wink:

 

[nhmoose]

What's a noggin? I'll belt you one on the head if you want one??

 

[Bear Rider]

Get a chunk of wood and go at it,,,worst that can happen is you end up with some real unique fire wood... But it can't be that difficult !!!!

No. The worst thing is that you can end up with a chisel through your hand. :grin: