wood powder flasks

[joseph mcdonough]

saw some wooden powder flasks and was wondering how they are made might make one my self. thanks

 

[Old Salt]

Ramrod Slinger,

There's a photo of a wooden powder holder in Madison Grant's book "Powder Horns and Their Architecture". The description says "made of two slabs of oak, hollowed out and held together by a nut and bolt. An iron ring on each side provides for the carrying strap.

Basically it's a wooden powder horn in the crude shape of a fifth of wiskey. It wouldn't be very hard to fabricate. A good wood worker could probably dovetail the two halves together to eliminate the nut and bolt. Sort of like building a wooden patch box for a rifle then glueing it together, drill a hole and install a spout and stopper. I'm just guessing.

Old Salt