Just my most recent piece. It's basically a kuksa, at least in a broad sense. I started this one at a Scout event in May and wanted to get it done by the close of the year. The wood is ash. Originally it was going to be a fairly conventional kuksa design, but it had a very large crack which necessitated lowering the walls substantially (in retrospect at original size it would have been very large) and hollowing into the handle area as you can see. After that I let it be what it seemed to want to be. It started to remind me of a seashell, which influenced the curves and the fine sanding. So far for finish I've gone for multiple doses of walnut on the outside; it has obviously soaked through, but as per my previous thread, I'm thinking about finishing the inside in beeswax as I'm a whisky drinker.
The top pictures are during oiling and the bottom ones are iPhone. Since curing it's obviously much duller, but still has a nice sheen to it.
Thanks for looking.
The top pictures are during oiling and the bottom ones are iPhone. Since curing it's obviously much duller, but still has a nice sheen to it.
Thanks for looking.
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