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GlyphGryph

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Leather Buckets
« on: October 17, 2008, 12:15:50 am »
It's a bit odd that buckets are a)only used for water and b)made out of wood, since historically buckets used for water were made out of leather rather than wood. (or some sort of pottery)

So I think we should be able to make leather buckets.

Not a HUGE suggestion, maybe, but with all the technical and historical accuracy present, it seems like a nice little thing to be added.
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Re: Leather Buckets
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2008, 12:18:07 am »
I believe that the majority of water holding materials were clay (pots) and leather (waterskins, and an XL waterskin was essentially a bucket), historically.
Metal was too valuable to waste on buckets, and wood buckets wear down fast.

Seconded.
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Re: Leather Buckets
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2008, 12:18:46 am »
Are you sure those were Buckets? There are many container types out there such as Jugs, Mugs, Skins, and all that.

I am just having a hard time picturing it since it is the first time Ive ever heard of it.

do you have a picture?
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Re: Leather Buckets
« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2008, 12:25:35 am »
Google Image Search results for "leather bucket".  This pic in particular looks good:

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Re: Leather Buckets
« Reply #4 on: October 17, 2008, 12:58:01 am »
Pottery would be an interesting tradeskill addition, but perhaps not Dwarven enough.
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Re: Leather Buckets
« Reply #5 on: October 17, 2008, 07:15:26 am »
Right, but why not stone buckets?
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Re: Leather Buckets
« Reply #6 on: October 17, 2008, 08:52:09 am »
It's heavy, and can break easily.

Seriously, common sense is becoming uncommon.
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Re: Leather Buckets
« Reply #7 on: October 17, 2008, 01:29:41 pm »
Quote from: Foa on October 17, 2008, 08:52:09 am
It's heavy, and can break easily.

Seriously, common sense is becoming uncommon.
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Re: Leather Buckets
« Reply #8 on: October 17, 2008, 03:07:32 pm »
Quote from: Foa on October 17, 2008, 08:52:09 am
It's heavy, and can break easily.

_water_ is heavy anyway, and stone is cheap in DF.
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Re: Leather Buckets
« Reply #9 on: October 17, 2008, 06:47:13 pm »
Quote from: Warlord255 on October 17, 2008, 12:58:01 am
Pottery would be an interesting tradeskill addition, but perhaps not Dwarven enough.
We already have kilns, although they're used only for potash at the moment IIRC.
Using CLAY (it's found in dirt aka UNDERGROUND) is plenty dwarven and we already have the technology used for it anyway...
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Re: Leather Buckets
« Reply #10 on: October 17, 2008, 08:36:08 pm »
Clay pots sounds too much like what the humans would use.

Real Dwarves use kitten leather.
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Re: Leather Buckets
« Reply #11 on: October 20, 2008, 03:31:45 pm »
Real dwarves use carp leather.

You have to EARN those buckets.
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