Leather crafting Tutorial - Field Bottle

This pattern of a drinking bottle from leather at 100% scale will fit up to 0,7 l in it. Nicely worn around your shoulder or belt with straps. This build is great for beginners when you want a little challenge and you have access to bees wax.
Difficulty: medium Tools needed: basic
Recommended materials
- 2,5 mm (6 oz) veg. tanned leather
- bees wax
- rice or corn to push out the volume
- cork or wood as plug
- 2x D-ring
Tools: edge trimmer, cutting knife, burnisher, hole punch, sewing material, diamond shaped chisel, wing divider, glue, spoon, pot, hammer, hair dryer or heat gun
Pattern: www.etsy.com/de/listing/11916...
Shop: beardfootcrafting.etsy.com
Instagram: / nils_beardfoot
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[@denasewell]

I saw someone at a festival use the folding straw mechanism from a modern water bottle and then cut the straw to fit the leather canteen/costrel/leather water bottle to fit then they could just open the sippy straw to drink...I don't like using plastic or PVC for drinking because it has toxins from the plastic that leech into the water but it was a great idea.

[@pB-vp3mo]

I have played with leather projects since the 70's. I am always glad to find new ideas and projects to try. I am not sure my skill level is up to yours. A CHALLENGE! Thanks for sharing.

[@NilsBeardfoot]

Glade I can give you a new idea :)

[@stezo89011]

Best leather artist I've seen.

[@NilsBeardfoot]

Awe, thank you :)

[@filstewart2380]

Thank you - this is the first round flask build I've come across.

[@NilsBeardfoot]

You're welcome :)

[@beantownbushcraft]

Fantastic Leather Bottle Nils🤝🏻☘️

[@NilsBeardfoot]

Thank you :)

[@stuffbywoody5497]

Of all the leather drinking vessels I've seen on KZbin, this is one of the better ones that I've seen. Thank you.

[@NilsBeardfoot]

Thank you, thats nice of you to say :)

[@carr869]

Ok first off, really cool canteen. Thank you for sharing

[@NilsBeardfoot]

Thank you and you are welcome:)

[@Balanceiskey-nd6el]

This is incredible craftsmanship.

[@NilsBeardfoot]

Thank you :)

[@El_Paralipomeno]

Amazing work!

[@NilsBeardfoot]

Thank you :)

[@chadaanuntavara5624]

💖Thank you🙏🏻…I love it 💕

[@NilsBeardfoot]

You are very welcome:)

[@BumbleBauz]

Mega cool :) das werde ich definitiv nach meinem Trinkschlauch ausprobieren! Danke!

[@NilsBeardfoot]

Sehr gerne:)

[@draven3838]

I add pine pitch to my bees wax it seals better

[@NilsBeardfoot]

Good to know, thank you for the tip

[@sherrycarty738]

Why is the leather strap sewed on the bottom? Why not put that seam at the top with the spout since you are sewing the leather there anyway?

[@NilsBeardfoot]

Would be an option too, but it would be more difficult and you can sow on the opening already completely on before sowing the big pieces together. It's just for the handling easier, if you try it out in your way, please let me know how it turns out :)

[@Grihmmy]

The only part i feel a bit doubtful of is the glue. The flask will be used to drink from i assume, so the toxicity risk of glue feels like a step worth skipping or altering.

[@NilsBeardfoot]

You are right, but the same is true for the leather itself. When putting undyed veg tanned leather in water for a while there also will come substances off. This is way you should not save any bees wax, but in enough to be sure everything is well covered up and the water does not touch leather or glue; on the mouthpiece this is not so easy but there most of the time is no water

[@Grihmmy]

@Nils Beardfoot Leathercrafter myself, but i only use veg tanned. I have seen bottles being made with no glue however, so perhaps there are alternatives for you craft to skip that part. Just me thinking loud. As for the tip, you could switch that to cork fabric, as well as stitch it as a collar from the inside, instead of out and inwards. Get a good seal that way, and you don't need coloring. Anyways...just thinking out loud, and kudos for a good looking craft bud 👍

[@NilsBeardfoot]

@@Grihmmy There are other ways yes, you could just punch the holes on both pieces in advance, but you would have to line it up perfect. I appreciated you thinking out loud, thank you :)

[@susanp.collins7834]

Relax. Some glues don't just DRY - they CURE. Once this has happened the product is usually impervious to leaching.

[@bubbythebrow153]

Idk how I feel about using contact cement. Gotta be careful with that shit leeching into the water

[@NilsBeardfoot]

True, but its the same about the leather itself with left over tanning agent which is water solvable. The solution for both is enough wax covering it completely so the liquid inside has no directly contact to leather or contact cement. I was worryed about this as well so I but clear water in each finshed bottle, wayed a day and there was no color change from tanning agent

[@ItsOrganicDontPanic]

How do you clean it if you're going to use it?

[@NilsBeardfoot]

I use it only with water, definitely no sugar. After use I wash it with water and let it dry completely. So I not really cleaning it, but with only using it with water there is not much to clean, but yes at some point it may need some cleaning after long use and then I may just replay partly the inside wax.

[@susanp.collins7834]

​@@NilsBeardfootPush a couple of dead tea bags in and shake it up a bit with VERY little water. Rinse a couple of times.

[@NilsBeardfoot]

@@susanp.collins7834 And that will clearn it? How does it work?

[@The_UnderstoodOne]

Is There A Way I Can Make It Hold 500 Grammes Instead of That?

[@NilsBeardfoot]

Yes, in theory you can reduce the the circle size a bit to reduce the volume. Reducing the diameter by 1-2 cm should already be enough

[@The_UnderstoodOne]

@@NilsBeardfoot ok But I Thought I Needed To Size it Up

[@NilsBeardfoot]

@@The_UnderstoodOne nop, at 100% skale it is around 700 ml

[@The_UnderstoodOne]

@@NilsBeardfoot Perfect, I Didn't Know Before, It's Crazy How Much Water It Holds For How Small It Looks.

[@NilsBeardfoot]

@@The_UnderstoodOne yes absolutely, I guess we are only used to see bottles ^^