A few more carvings I did recently

[mr dazzler]

My first Kuksa type cup form that I am happy with

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28752139@N08/3275402500/

and some spoons

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28752139@N08/3275424622/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28752139@N08/3275423326/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28752139@N08/3274578595/

Can I ask please, of any one as has used sycamore a lot-does it dry out evenly, does it crack easy. Also is the coppery blue green color beneath the bark quite normal? I dont think its mould, but it is there in some of the log, about a half inch depth.
cheers Jonathan

 

[Shewie]

Lovely work fella

 

[Rothley Bill]

lovely work and sycamore is one of my favorites

 

[Stanleythecat]

Love the Kuksa!

I think the coppery colour under the bark is probably confined to the sapwood? and is more than likely, as you mention, something fungal. Another reason, and I don't know why, might be similar to pine. When harvested pine oxidizes and turns blue, there is therefore an urgency to extract the timber and seal it before it becomes stained and is ruined for furniture etc

 

[DoctorSpoon]

They're looking great! I've used sycamore a lot and have found it easy to work, stable and doesn't tend to warp too much or crack as it dries. I suspect the blue-green colour under the bark is some sort of mould / first signs of fungus but I woudn't worry about it. As soon as the wood starts to dry it'll stop growing and isn't likely to do you any harm.
Nicola

 

[SOAR]

Nice work with the spoons, the Kuksa is lovely mate.