my first bits of carving

[gorilla]

from this - a piece of leftover 3x3 from my decking frame that's been sitting in the garden for a year or so;

to this;

and with a spoon i made from the same bit of wood;

 

[firebreather]

great stuff .I like the kuksa

 

[michiel]

I can only see the kuksa, but it's lovely!

 

[Bushcraft4life]

Both excellent, especially the Kuksa

 

[scanker]

Both look really good. I need to sharpen my spoon knife.

 

[Andy B]

Hi,

If that is your first time you seem to have a natural talent for carving.

Keep up the excellent work.

Cheers

Andy.

 

[sxmolloy]

Real nice......

 

[gorilla]

thanks all.....SWMBO wants a big serving spoon now, so that's my next thing, and then a couple of firesteel handles

 

[jon r]

Nice work Gorilla!

Great Kuksa! Amazing how a block of wood can be transformed! That spoon has a great shape to it too!

Andy is right! You must have a natural tallent for wood carving if thats your first!

Show the serving spoon next!

Thanks

Jon

 

[g4ghb]

That is some nice carving there mate!

Just one concern.... the post wasn't presure treated was it? as if so it me be 'soaked' with nasty chemicals to the core!

I do hope not as it is lovely and it would be a shame to not beable to use it!

 

[gorilla]

That is some nice carving there mate!

Just one concern.... the post wasn't presure treated was it? as if so it me be 'soaked' with nasty chemicals to the core!

I do hope not as it is lovely and it would be a shame to not beable to use it!

don't think so - it came off a pallet of roofing panels - just being used as a stack spacer

 

[weaver]

I always find it very uplifting and encouraging to see the first efforts of an artist. Especially when they are so well done!

I hope to see a lot more of your wonderful work!

 

[fishfish]

nice work now can we have a how to on the kuksa thing?(ime guessing its a bowl?!

 

[Mungo]

Very nice! I am now inspired to carve a Kuksa - been Googling about for some examples. Did you find that the wood you used was tough to carve? I thought green wood would be best for that...

Cheers,

Mungo

 

[gorilla]

Very nice! I am now inspired to carve a Kuksa - been Googling about for some examples. Did you find that the wood you used was tough to carve? I thought green wood would be best for that...

Cheers,

Mungo

hi mungo
the wood didn't semm too difficult to carve, although as it's my very first attempt, i haven't yet used green wood, so i can't compare - it may well be easier!

fishfish - i used jonr s tutorial (in the articles section) to do the kuksa - you'll notice mine is a straight copy of his pattern. like mungo, i'm looking for new pattern ideas, as a couple of friends want me to make one for them!

 

[brancho]

Thats great work for a first attempt or second third or fourth.
I look forward to seeing future work.