Jon'sKuksa Cup TUTORIAL

[jon r]

Ive heard a few people hinting for a tutorail like this for a while so i thought i would do it.

I'll own up to the fact that this is my first kuksa!

Jon

 

[Dynamite Dan]

cant wait to see your second.

 

[Smith]

wow thats amazing, i dont think i have any birch trees in my area though :<

 

[jon r]

No worries Smith, just use another wood type. I can imagine sycamore would be a nice wood to use for this. If you used cherry wood with lovely markings that wood look amazing! Use anything non-toxic

 

[combatblade1]

Hi Jon looks class mate great pics cant wait to have a go!

 

[Eric_Methven]

wow thats amazing, i dont think i have any birch trees in my area though :<

Sycamore is ideal if you can find it. Ash or Rowan will work well too.

Eric

 

[shaunmcdonald]

Nice tutorial there - Spoon knife ordered now

 

[SOAR]

You should always give your Kuksa a baptism, which involves filling it with a good cognac allow your thoughts to be transferred to the proximity of the polar star sip at the noble liquid and listen to the way that nature speaks through the kuksa.

 

[JohnC]

Great tutorial..

Having a go with sycamore... No red wine I'm afraid, it'll have to be whisky

I had seen a post where boiling in brine helped the drying process... any comment on this?

 

[SOAR]

yeh I tried this it split the cup its up to you but it all went wrong for my cup, ended up on the fire.

 

[hanzo]

Very very nice! Thanks for the tutorial. How would you suggest I go about carving the bowl without a carving knife?

 

[Dynamite Dan]

with great difficulty, when you say carving knife, do you mean a curved "crook" Knife?

if so you can get them very cheap from this site.

 

[jon r]

I agree! it would be near impossible tithout a crook knife. They are usually about £10 for a Frosta one and they are fantastic for that price! I wouldnt go spending £30 for a crook knife. You can see what can be acheived with just this cheap knife!