EASY Gourd Water Bottle

Who knew making such a cool-looking Gourd Water Bottle would be SO EASY! It's cheap and comes out looking amazing. It's just how we like it. And now, it can be used to hold a SURPRISING amount of water at LARPs, renaissance fairs, or even just for day-to-day use!

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🧾 Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:00 The Gourd
01:35 Preparing the Gourd
04:10 Dyeing the Gourd
04:56 A Word from Cornelius!
06:14 Sealing the Gourd
07:33 Creating a Flat Bottom
08:12 Adding Jute Wrappings
10:17 Adding a Handle
11:05 Completed Bottle!

[alexeloriaga]

I LOVE this series so much. Just as a tip for any LARP alchemists or healers... if you LARP with people who frequently neglect their electrolyte intake (looking at you, shield wall...), get some vials and pour a couple flavors of those sport drink concentrates into them. Now you can plop a splash into some water to rehydrate your patients and it looks cool while you're doing it. I used these to create healing potions that fighters could bring out on the field with them.

[ValTek_Armory]

using small rocks seems like the actual way that task was done back in the day. So simple, but so elegant

[Runix]

Yet another item I didn't know I needed, but can no longer live without.

[DianaBell_MG]

My grandmother actually grew these gourds when I was a kid, and showed me how to do this we actually used them.

[GreatApeThoughts]

A great price hack, especially since it's fall now, is going to a local orchard. Many of the ones that sell their own gourds, will dry out the ones that aren't pretty and sell them for super cheap.

[briandaaranda]

Gourds are traditional where I come from! I'm happy to see more people use them for things other than just decoration for autumn.

[edi]

That's a project someone might want to give a try who isn't into LARP, Cosplay, or even DIY.

[salsa]

I love how you make these things functional.

[grbdevnull]

I love all the water carrying crafts. It is such an important thing historically and functionally, but is so easy to overlook.

[chamomilecraft]

Have literally been looking into making LARP-friendly bottles as my next project. Thank you for this idea!

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

You might try making a traditional porron to go with it. It's a kind of drinking vessel with a very long, skinny, bent tube at the top so that when liquid comes out, it pours in a stream. This allowed multiple people to drink from the porron without touching it with their lips. Traditionally it's used to carry wine, but you can really put anything in it.

[robbiestapleton]

Great bottle! I know you were looking for a non Emerson breaking way to have hot liquids too, you should look into making a kuksa. Its a fully wooden cup usually used for tea or coffee. Sealed with a hardening oil like tung oil. Really can get creative with the designs too!

[Flint_Devium]

Oh my goard, this turned out amazing!

[Raurie]

thats for sure a future project. I love the way these look.

[peter-radiantpipes]

Ha! I’m literally smoking a Calabash Gourd Meerschaum pipe while watching this. Didn’t plan it. This just popped on my feed. Good luck. It’s no easy feat making an ebonite stem for it even if you get a meerschaum bowl already made. You’ll need a cork lining fitment and a mortise/tenon area for the stem. Most use a lathe to get a stem like that made. Love to see it though. The rocks is a cool idea for cleaning out the insides.

[rickytleung]

Love this project! This reminds me of the gourd bottles in old Hong Kong martial arts movies where characters would be carrying wine in them, usually by characters that used Drunken Fist

[TharnsGirl]

I was *literally* just looking up tutorials for gourd bottles last night, and now here you come creepin' in my notifications with this video. A+

[jananay]

Really off topic, but That jacket/sweater/gambeson is AWESOME. Looks so chic and cozy

[jarekmace]

The flat leather is liable to conform to the bottle's rounded bottom over time. To alleviate this, cut out a majority of the center of the leather, leaving a ring for the bottle to sit on. This will act like an infinite number of adjustable feet to keep it stable.

[ian]

Next time you worried about cracking something you're drilling into get a step drill bit it will allow you to work up to the size hole you need easily. Harbor freight has a cheap set that works great