First Attempt of carving a Kuksa

[Big Stu 12]

I started this at the last Suffolk Meet having a change from spoons...

Used my Mora crook knife, Mora 120, and a bit of sandpaper.

Quite happy with it for the first one, but a bit mis-shapen.. next will be better...lol.. if its no good for drinking out of.. it will end up with tallow in it for a lamp...



Hope you like

 

[crosslandkelly]

Nice one Stu.

 

[Man of Tanith]

Nice like that

 

[Mesquite]

Nice bit of carving there Stu

 

[Big Stu 12]

Thank you Guys... much appreciated

In case you would like to know its Ash...

Took me a bit longer then a spoon...lol

 

[Stringmaker]

That's really good; first attempt or not it has the right proportions.

Nice piece of work

 

[Haggis]

Very nice,,,

 

[Clouston98]

That's great Stu! Well done!

 

[Hibrion]

Looks great to me. Mishappen is a point of perspective. A few unique curves are what makes a hand craved one nice; do you really want it to look like a chinese factory made one?

 

[ozzy1977]

Nice one mate you going to oil it?

 

[Big Stu 12]

Thanks Guys, I must admit I do like it myself, with all its misshapen problems, lol, and it feels good to hold,

I've drank from it.. all good there.. now had some veg oil put on it.. the coffee has made a nice colour in side as well..

 

[Macaroon]

That looks a fine bit of work to me, and as others have said I think "misshapen" is another way of saying unique!

 

[Albus Culter]

Looks good from here. I really need to try one again, but they are blooming hard work with a crook knife.

 

[Big Stu 12]

Thank Macaroon and Martin,

You are right there Martin, this one took longer then I thought.. I will make another one soon tho

 

[Dreadhead]

that's an impressive first go Stu!

 

[Baelfore]

Lovely work and unique looking kulsa. Must give it a bash this summer. How did it compare to spoons?

Ste

 

[Big Stu 12]

Thank you Hamish,

Thank you Baelfore, in a way not much different , just a lot harder work to get the bowl, and the handle was short, so felt funny to do.