Rundlet by Eric Armstrong

Turned from cherry, painted and wiped with black stain. The handle is woven from cotton cord (clothes line).

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Walnut Rundlet by Eric Armstrong

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Carved Pot by Eric Armstrong

I finished this rendition of a ca.1400s Native American (Woodland) storage pot. It's made from walnut and I painted it, trying to achieve a pottery effect. It's finished with Old Village "Pewter" paint, wiped with black stain, rubbed back and finished with clear Krylon Flat.

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Pipe Stand by Eric Armstrong

My latest turned wood and horn project - a pipe stand. The tobacco jar is made from walnut and horn. The cork disk on the lid makes a nice seal. The tamper is turned from horn and brass. The base and pipe holders are maple.

I haven't bought tobacco for 40 years but needed some as a prop for my photos. I went into the local news store and (I haven't done this for a long time) asked if they had Prince Albert in a can.
They don't anymore - it's in a paper box.......

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Butter Churn by Eric Armstrong

Every 18th century kitchen needs a butter churn.

The crock and churn were turned from poplar and painted to resemble crockery.  It is 3.5"dia. and 7" high.

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A Mortar and Pestle by Eric Armstrong

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Blowing Horn by Eric Armstrong

Among some horns I bought recently I found one that had a nice curve. I decided to make a blowing horn. This would be considered a presentation piece since the bell and the mouthpiece are turned from cherry. The bell is quite thin and wouldn't stand up to much use in the field. It does blow quite nicely and would be useful if they ever had fox hunting on TV.

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Wooden Canteen by Eric Armstrong

This is a wood canteen that I just finished. It is for the Jefferson County (PA) Historical Society's annual Gun and Artifact Show and will be part of a raffle that includes a nice long rifle by Ron Luckenbill. The canteen is made from two pine halves and cherry bands. It is 6.5" diameter x 2.5" thick.

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Leather covered canteen by Eric Armstrong

I wanted to try applying a leather covering to a wood canteen. This one turned out much more elegant than I intended but it would be representative of something an 18th century officer would have purchased for himself if he were passing through New York and stopped at Gucci (or their predecessor).

It's turned from two Cherry shells, identical except for a lap joint detail. I turned a groove on the faces so that the leather could be wrapped and held by the turned rings. It all went together very nicely. I also turned a groove around the periphery and added a leather band after gluing the shells. The leather is a piece of deerskin that I've had for 40 years or so. The bung is made from cherry and maple and the stopper is turned from maple with a silver inlay.

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“Distelfink” Cantenn by Eric Armstrong

Canteen made from two turned cherry rings, glued together at the center via a lap joint. The painted end plates were turned and glued to the ring after all interior surfaces were coated with beeswax. The “Distelfink” was painted on the outer surface. A curly maple band was added around the center and the bung area was made from cherry and maple. The stopper was turned from maple.

The strap holders were made from steel rod, and the strap was attached using a formed, sheet metal staple.

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Wood Canteen by Eric Armstrong

I made this canteen from two pine shells, lathe turned, wax coated on the insides and glued together. I painted it, aged it with stain and beat it up a little. The iron bands are added to protect the corners. The bands and strap holders were "browned" with a rusting solution and, then boiled in water to blacken them. The stopper is turned from maple, painted, rubbed back with stain and "distressed" a little. The "graphics" represent David Alden, who was at Saratoga, and later at West Point at the time of Arnold's betrayal.

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Powder Horn by Eric Armstrong

Horn with applied horn tip.  Plug and stopper were formed from walnut.

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Canteen by Eric Armstrong

Here's a relatively simple canteen I turned from pine. It's made from two turned shells, identical except for a lap joint detail. The interiors were sanded and coated with beeswax, then glued together. The sheet metal bands were pressed into place.

The exterior was painted, sanded back to simulate wear, then roughed up a bit. The metal bands and staples were "enhanced" by a browning solution that accelerated rusting. The stopper was turned from maple.

The markings are for the 4th Regiment of the Connecticut Line in 1777.

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