7 kuksa in 7 days

[Baggy]

Hi

i love the one on the bottom right, did you spend roughly the same time on each or were there some that were problematic?Dave

They all took about the same time the problamatic one is sitting on the firewood heap.

The curved handle were surprisingly difficult because of the cross grain cutting.

I should say that they all came from the same tree trunk

 

[Baggy]

Very nice Mark,

I can't decide which I like best - Is between the bottom two on the right hand size. Is that light shining through the middle one on the left?

Nic, you were right that is light shining through.... I was looking in the wrong place

 

[mrcairney]

PHWOAR! Very nice. My kuksa still isn't finished. It's been a year!

 

[Hugo]

They all look good to me.

 

[Baggy]

PHWOAR! Very nice. My kuksa still isn't finished. It's been a year!

A year!

I reckon the wood has dried out a tad

 

[mrcairney]

Aye, not split though!

 

[Paganwolf]

getting better and better Mark

 

[ex-member BareThrills]

very nice. Second down on the right for me as im clumsy and it looks more stable lol

 

[Baggy]

Hiya

Hows tricks?

getting better and better Mark

Thanks buddy

 

[Baggy]

very nice. Second down on the right for me as im clumsy and it looks more stable lol

Stable is good, especially if you are drinking brandy

 

[grey-array]

Really love the shapes, Especially like the one with the long curved handle and the one with the Spade like tail.
Marvelous piece Mark, I hope to make one just as beautiful and esthetically pleasing as those ones ^^ Top job.
Yours sincerely Ruud

 

[Taffy63]

Really lovely work, there is a lot of skill in these, I like them all!
Cheers
Nigel

 

[Peat]

All gorgeous! Impressive work. Its always taken me a lot longer than that.

 

[Baggy]

Thanks guys

Looking forward the photos Ruud.

 

[georann]

How do you hollow them out so quick? I've only made one and its served me well but it took an age to hollow the bowl out. My hands were knackered so quickly and the bowl never seemed to get any bigger!

 

[Baggy]

Hiya

How do you hollow them out so quick?

I think there are a few factors, very sharp cutting tools, green wood (those were from wood a few days old)
and practice

 

[georann]

Have you got any tips for sharpening a spoon knife (apart from using a bit of wet and dry on a stick inside the curve) properly? Never been really sure how to do it?

 

[Baggy]

Hiya

Have you got any tips for sharpening a spoon knife (apart from using a bit of wet and dry on a stick inside the curve) properly? Never been really sure how to do it?

This is what I watched for a while,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDjGbx7jIt0
the trick is to take you time and enjoy the process rather than rush the sharpening so that you can get back to carving

 

[georann]

Very informative thanks.
ATB
Dan