Canoe cups

[Baggy]

I have carved these two canoe cups in the style that harks back to the days of the voyageurs. The voyageurs were the men that paddled large canoes carrying beaver pelts to trading posts in what is now Canada. The voyageur wore a sash around his waist and the leather strap on the canoe cup was wound around the sash so that the drinking cup was always available.

The toggle is a stylised canoe

I can find surprisingly little information on the style, sizing and history of the canoe cup and would appreciate any information that you may have.

 

[Captaincrash]

Very nice, so clean!!!

 

[Captaincrash]

Here is a youtube video about the "coupe du voyageur" or Voyageur cup.......with a bit of a history lesson to go along with stages of carving. Also did you search "noggin" when you looked for info?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPKn6Jue2H4

 

[Dreadhead]

breathtaking those are, perfectly carved, beautiful grain, and love the wee canoe toggles.

 

[21st century pict]

Yup Very nice work there sir.
There are a couple of nice ones in Adney Tappan’s book Bark Canoes, The Art and Obsession. Alder I think, or was that balers anyway nice work. What wood is that Birch perhaps?

 

[Shewie]

Those are very nice Mark

 

[Chiseller]

Fierce ! Very well done. Thanks for showing :thumbup:

 

[Bardster]

Beautiful craftsmanship!

 

[Sean Hellman]

Lovely cups and beautifully photographed

 

[Harvestman]

Those are lovely. Just... lovely.

 

[lannyman8]

ooooooh, very nice....

 

[the interceptor boy]

very bootilicious canoe cups, some really bad boy you got there my friend, what sort of wood did you used for your carving. cheers the interceptor boy.

 

[Baggy]

Here is a youtube video about the "coupe du voyageur" or Voyageur cup.......with a bit of a history lesson to go along with stages of carving. Also did you search "noggin" when you looked for info?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPKn6Jue2H4

Good link thanks

 

[Baggy]

Yup Very nice work there sir.
There are a couple of nice ones in Adney Tappan’s book Bark Canoes, The Art and Obsession. Alder I think, or was that balers anyway nice work. What wood is that Birch perhaps?

Thanks, I will look for this....... the library does not have it.

The wood is cherry

 

[Baggy]

Thanks all

Oh, the wood is cherry

 

[Whittler Kev]

Nice one squirrel

 

[red devil]

Beautiful items those and, incidentally, superbly photographed, too.

 

[stekker]

Very nice and clean work.

 

[titanius anglesmith]

Very very nice.What finish did you put on them.
Regards Chris.

 

[Baggy]

Very very nice.What finish did you put on them.
Regards Chris.

Thanks, food grade linseed oil