Drinks on me

[Mogorilla]

FInally got around to finishing my gourd canteens.   They are waxed in and out. 

[Caleb Hobbs]

Looking good, Mogorilla.

[Jake MacReedy]

Throw some tizwin in them and you'll be set to go!

Jake

[Mogorilla]

corn beer is on my list to try.  wish I could find some.  Much higher on my list than fermented Mare's milk from Mongolia.  Almost got some of that when a friend of mine spent time there.   They would not let him bring it out though.

[Shawnee McGrutt]

Mogorilla,  Those are really neat, I wish that I had a creative streak in me.  Fermented mares milk  doesn't appeal to me, glad I am lactose intolerant , but the corn beer I would be willin to try.   Would go good with pop corn.  Were your gourd canteens hard to make?  What type of gourd did you use?  As to the corn beer, I look up a recipe and try to brew up some.  I haven' t poisoned myself  yet with my home brews.
Keep your powder dry
Shawnee

[Mogorilla]

not too hard.  I dried three of them, one rotted.  When dried, washed them in hot soapy water, scrubbing with a rough sponge takes off the outer skin.  Dried it again, about a day, then drilled some holes in the top.  At that point I scrapped out the inside as best I could through the top, then used rocks, then gravel, then sand to clean out the inside.   Picked up some corks, wrapped ihem in 150 grit sandpaper, used that to fit the corks.   Penciled in the designs and used india ink and a small pain brush.  When that was dry, I put them in a ~200 F oven and melted some bees wax.  poured it on the inside, swished with the cork in and dumped it.  Brushed bees wax on outside while still hot.   Water still tastes a bit like gourd, but worked well.  Each gourd cost ~$2.50 at the greenhouse.   Corks cost me more than that.  The twine was just sitting around.

[Tsalagidave]

Well played They look great.