whats the general best shape of gourd?
i'm at a cross between bushel gourd & water jug; leaning heavily towards bushel, however
while water jug is easy to make into a simple canteen, a bowl, a scoop, and even a few other small things, the bushel gourd has the ability to store a HUGE amount of food, supplies, water, or even be turned into hat, all with total ease that very few things can replicate, even just until modern day
the only problem with bushel gourd is that its just so big & round, which is also the reverse situation with the water jug gourd
i've yet to see a really good example of molds being used on gourds other than making a little face or small decorative bottle; i can only imagine to what an extensive amount of shapes could be created via a bushel gourd & a complex mold
what experience do you guys have with any of this? it would be greatly appreciated for you to give any advice at all