it just appeared in my recommended videos among other wood related stuff (and I'm glad it did )

Thank you guys, much appreciated :)

I noticed this video in my "recommended videos" on KZfaq. Never seen your channel before, really cool video btw :)

The ways of youtube are ... you know right?

Swallow Forge that is how I found your channel. I like to do stuff like you do but I don't have enough money so I watch KZfaq

I was gonna say...some way to waterproof the inside would make for a better flask. Thanks.

I was about to comment the same thing. It's not much use if the wood absorbs all the water and then possibly falls apart in the middle of a hike.

some nice hard 80 proof whiskey should dissolve that adhesive really good, mmmm i just love licking me some whiskey off the floor! (ง ͠° ͟ل͜ ͡°)ง

I've had 120 proof in one like this and it didn't do anything adverse to the adhesive.

Edward Norton yours nay have been sealed also. That's why it may not have been affected.

Just use food safe glue...

An American Homestead Titebond III would be a good glue, waterproof and fda approved

Good example of glue around food: Wooden cutting boards :) Almost every chef has a wooden board and almost every one is held together with some sort of wood glue.

True, but those cutting boards have a finish on them that makes them food safe

NO..the finish may be food safe, and applied for other reasons...but the glue holding the individual boards will be in regular contact with knives as they chop/slice into the board. It too needs to be food safe, and is usually a made out of close to the same stuff that your water bottles are made from.

Thank you for your kind comment. Sounds like a plan. Let me know how you get on :)

Thank you :) I checked out your channel, you've got some good stuff on there. So I subscribed :)

No patience involved if you enjoy what you're doing :)

+Alakro I liked and subscribed... Bring us more please.

You are quite right. I tend to get my timber from a yard rather than a Home Depot style store. Also some exotic woods are poisonous them selfs. If you are not sure, go to a reputable lumber yard and ask their advice. Thanks for the comment.

+Christopher Powers Jas-townsend does not recommend brewers pitch if you are going to fill with scotch

+Brian Park if its a decent aged single malt, it will hardly have time to touch the sides... :)

+Swallow Forge Aberlour

most accurate and important post on this entire thread! Love the vid btw

Thank you, I was going to d a video on circle cutting jigs if its something people would be interested in. all the best .SF

Thank you :)

Thank you for your kind comment. Coconut oil ? Now that's the perfect lining for a Rum flask. Good suggestion :)

yes i think they used some sort of wax for it

@@l.h.9747 its bees wax they used back then or fat, but fat doesn't taste good so bees wax was used since the 17th and 18th century, in 1870 they figured out that Smoke masks alarm pheromones which include various chemicals, e.g., isopentyl acetate that are released by guard bees or bees that are injured during a beekeeper's inspection. The smoke creates an opportunity for the beekeeper to open the beehive and work while the colony's defensive response is interrupted.

Thank you for noticing :)

Thank you. That's kind of you to say so. :)

Thank you :)

Sounds like a plan :) I have turned them myself in the past.

+BennyCFD I was thinking the same thing. There was no sealer, no poly coat to make sure the wood doesnt absorb it all.. after a few uses, that wood will warp and it will be useless. Hell, even stabilizing it would be better then all natural.

+BennyCFD Water will taste like glue with which it is glued.

+Harlequinn WoodWorks 1) the wood does not warp. 2) the wood does not absorb everything, and if you read the description notes it clearly says not to leave filled for more than a day or two. why fill your world with chemicals when the natural product does the job perfectly adequately. hope you enjoyed the video. SF

+Strong Spirit Thats why i use extra tasty glue, with added electrolytes.

hahaha, touche' Another way you could go, Stabilize the wood first, and then use a few layers of shellac. then once its all cut out and put together, you would have a fully sealed and safe cannister for all liquids.

i use stuf fin reenactment sorry

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Glad you enjoyed it. If you are interested, I have a video on the bandsaw circle cutting jig. It’s a very handy bit of kit :)

Historically most wooden flasks were unlined. Beeswax tended to be used in leather flasks. Later replaced with pitch. But wood does not require lining.

+Rachel Woodruff Smart... without.. kinda yucky...

+Rachel Woodruff Smart... without.. kinda yucky...

+Rachel Woodruff I did that with mine. Just melted some wax poured it in there shook it up and poured the excess. Did this 4 times.

Only downside is that hot beverages will melt and leech some of the wax over time, requiring additional coats. Not harmful, mind you, just inconvenient.

3 years later... I’ve seen this done a few times and am mining one of these my self for fun. Will alcohol mess up beeswax?

skeets skeets you're*

Thank you Tom, much appreciated.

Thank you, much appreciated.

+Jamie O'neal That's actually a very neat idea. I may try that :) Now where's my disparaging comment? All this positivity just doesn't feel right :) Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for the feedback :)

Arghhhh it doesn't fly!!! And it doesn't make me invincible or spontaneously refill with whiskey!! What a fake! Arrgh I'm insane with fury lmao

new subscription here.

+Alan Avery Thank you Alan. Much appreciated. :)

Hello. Thank you for the kind comment. The wood doesn’t need sealing, just don’t keep liquid in it for more than a couple of days. And store it upright with the spout up.

It looks like pine to me.

Thats some wierd wine.

Glad you enjoyed it. :) all the best. SF

Thank you for the support, much appreciated.

Glad you enjoyed it. Let me know how you get on. If you have any questions you can contact me at facebook.com/theswallowforge

Thanks. :)

+ImprovisedSurvival my thinking! lol

+Kurt Krut Thank you. I am planning on doing a video on some simple but very useful jigs soon. All the best. SF

olá roberto, obrigado pelo seu comentário. melhores desejos do Reino Unido

+Robbie Rivera making powder flasks is another hornets nest (I make those too but haven't the courage to post that on youtube, every expert in the world will be telling me Im doing it wrong... despite the fact that the majority have no actual tangible experience in the matter. But that never stops the keyboard warriors) two points i would recommend, 1) is to fit a safety valve that measures out a set quantity of powder, then closes off the flask, so should the worst happen and the powder is ignited, it only burns a small quantity and not the whole flask. 2) fit a bung in the base, that, again should the worse happen and the powder in the flask does ignite, the bung is blown out, rather than the flask explode. there is a lot of really good information available on the internet and it is well worth researching before you go into the workshop. You may already know all this, but i thought it would be prudent to say something. hope that helps, if you require any more help in this matter you can contact me on my facebook page facebook.com/theswallowforge.

Andrew Fairbrother The first one i made was with a coping saw and a hand crank drill. you don't need fancy tools, just a bit more time and patience :)

I have a very large collection of hand tools. Some 40 or more wooden hand planes/ profile planes etc. What I don't have is time. Power tools just make certain jobs faster. I love using hand tools, I like making my own hand tools. And when I have the luxury of time, you can be sure you will see more hand tool use in my projects :) hope you enjoyed the video all the same.

Swallow Forge Ah perfectly understandably. I enjoyed the video. :)

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