Flasks!

[Morluna]

I'm in the market for a hip flask, and thought I would share my findings with you all. This is, of course, for my Dragon*Con steampunk costume, but also for general use.

I found these on Ebay:

One
Two

^ I thought on the second one... it would be cool if I made a wooden or a leather pouch for it that looks like a cog wheel. The middle pops out for the cup!

Three
This one has a cigarette case built in!

Then of course there is the option of just getting a plain one with no embellishments and doing the decoration myself.

Vincent might like this one: It's a spade!

[Vincent M. Dantes Esq.]

By Jove, I do like the ace of spades one! Although the circular ones are sooo very flash, so I almost might prefer one of those. Does the third one have a porthole in the front? It is hard to tell. The cup is quite neat on the second one, though I can't see much point in it, and it would rob the flask of precious volume. It is a nifty feature, though I must favor sheer volume capacity, due to my Scotch Irish/German heritage.

If the third one has a porthole, I easily like that one best. It would be quite fun for that to be standard gear for those in our troupe to whom it would be appropriate. I could tool a gear design into the leather around the hole and possibly attach a cast metal Outland symbol to the face of the porthole itself.

[Doctor Trakov]

I got a hip flask =D







From Ikea...

[La Bricoleuse]

Is capacity a consideration? Because while i appreciate the design of the third, it's only got a 2.5oz capacity, which is barely more than a swallow or two. The oblong one is also only a 4oz flask, again, not much liquid in there. I'm partial to the round one with the central cup and a handmade leather case to go with it, though the cigarette case one is nice and also practical if you or any of your friends smoke cigarettes (or if not, i suppose you might store other things in there, calling cards or what have you)!

Another option is the flask kits sold by http://www.tandyleather.com/, of which i have made many-many-many (one for myself, and countless more as gifts and on commission). They come in 6oz and 8oz versions, are slightly curved to fit easily in a coat or hip pocket, and can be tooled or stamped or dyed or some combination thereof.

They also sell a collapsible cup kit, which is ok but i'm not as fond of it because the design of the leather application rubs me the wrong way--unlike the flasks, the cup kits come with a gummed round of leather for tooling, and the adhesive they use is lame. I chucked the leather that came with it and cut myself new rounds & used my own stronger glue--for that trouble, i could have also bought (or made) my own collapsible cup mechanism and dispensed with the convenience of a kit altogether.

[Chitin]

I'll second the Tandy Leather kits, I have an example of what I did with mine up here: http://nicholasleather.com/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=21.

[WisconsinPlatt]

Found this at .... T.J.Maxx  ... maybe ... this weekend  only 2oz but I got 2 as they were only $5.00 each.  The store I was in had about a dozen left.



Case is actually leather.  Not the traditional design I was looking for, but good enough to keep a bit of Gin handy in case I'm attacked by a ravaging Tonic.

Tally Ho.

[Darksmith]

I think the second one would be the most fun, with the little built in cup and all. But the leather belt hoslter for the third one is quite smashing.

[Caffeinated Gent]

I got a hip flask =D







From Ikea...

Oh! I have one of those!

I like it mainly because of the capacity. It wouldn't take much to tart it up into something really interesting, either.

[Kabuki]

Case is actually leather.  Not the traditional design I was looking for, but good enough to keep a bit of Gin handy in case I'm attacked by a ravaging Tonic.

Tally Ho.

  I've not yet been attacked by a Tonic...  I hear they are quite fierce, though. 

My sister has a neat little flask shaped remarkably like her cellular phone...

[Morluna]

By Jove, I do like the ace of spades one! Although the circular ones are sooo very flash, so I almost might prefer one of those. Does the third one have a porthole in the front? It is hard to tell. The cup is quite neat on the second one, though I can't see much point in it, and it would rob the flask of precious volume. It is a nifty feature, though I must favor sheer volume capacity, due to my Scotch Irish/German heritage.

If the third one has a porthole, I easily like that one best. It would be quite fun for that to be standard gear for those in our troupe to whom it would be appropriate. I could tool a gear design into the leather around the hole and possibly attach a cast metal Outland symbol to the face of the porthole itself.

I can't tell about that third one... but yes, that's just the idea I had when I saw the circular ones. I think it would be so cool for us all to have matching flasks!

[S. Vincent Omnia]

I must confess to feeling rather foolish -- I stumbled in here expecting to see laboratory glassware!

Can't say as I'm disappointed, though.

Back on topic:  I ran across a hip flask for golfers, and couldn't help wondering whether it couldn't quickly be converted into something more appropriate.  Surely it could hold something better than golf tees!

I've yet to see one in real life, though, and haven't been willing to take the plunge based solely on a photo of dubious quality.

[Jake of All Trades]

I must confess to feeling rather foolish -- I stumbled in here expecting to see laboratory glassware!

Ha!  As did I!

[Adml. Etherington]

given the context of the forum, laboratory glassware is quite reasonable of an expectation.

I clicked into the thread and thought "Oh! That kind of flask."

[Mr. Sable]

I would think most flasks of the steampunk era would've been leather wrapped glass anyway.  Even whiskey and vodka came in corked bottles up until at least the 1940's - no screw tops.  These are pretty flash flasks though!

[heavyporker]

 I admit I also thought this thread was going to touch upon laboratory flasks. Morluna, thou deceitful temptress, you got my scientific dilettante aroused!

 I'm not much of a drinker at all, but these circular flasks did catch my interest, though. Maybe I'll try my hand at making one or two of these circular flasks. It'll have to be stoppered by a cork, of course, but the idea is there. That and the cog-shaped flask idea, but that'll require a mold since putting complex edges on a blown bubble of glass is devilish even for experienced glassblowers.

 I wonder if there's commercial potential in this? Be so freaking nice to get a job in the arts. *sigh*

[Mr. Sable]

I wonder if there's commercial potential in this? Be so freaking nice to get a job in the arts. *sigh*

I'd buy one!

The cogs on such a flask would have to be solid, I'd think. If they were empty, it'd be be very difficult to clean the inside.

[heavyporker]

The cogs on such a flask would have to be solid, I'd think. If they were empty, it'd be be very difficult to clean the inside.

Hm, that'd greatly complicate mold-blown flasks since the gear teeth would be much more likely to be hollow.

But, yes, I *think* I can do solid gear teeth on the round flasks. Be a bear to do, but with deep-pocketed clients, anything is possible.