kuksa and spoon

[Culicoidis]

I hope that the following come through OK.
They are a little rough around the edges and need some sanding.
Both the spoon and kuksa have been boiled in salt water, after sanding I`ll finish with some linseed oil.

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The finishing will have to wait until these two are on their own feet, rescued this Sunday last.

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[yarrow]

Very nice work and your care for those beautiful animals is a credit to your soul Mr :You_Rock_

 

[BobFromHolland]

They are lovely!
Both your woodwork and the two little ones.

Cheers to you for a good job!

 

[Pablo]

Great carving and great animal welfare.

Pablo

 

[RAPPLEBY2000]

really nice Kuksa i want to make one now!
is it purely a carving job? it's just it's very deep i wonder if it was chizelled or drilled somehow?

as for the heghogs, very.....sorry i have to say this....aaaaaaaaa! uppy_dog

very cute! i managed to "save" a hedghog last autunm, it was wandering around in daylight which i found a bit odd, after a quick google i collected the hedgie and took it to a local rescue center! "elliott" as my sone named it was found to be severely underweight, and covered in ticks, and would have died, but we know it had a safe winter in careful hands.

you guy's do a great job !

 

[Culicoidis]

really nice Kuksa i want to make one now!
is it purely a carving job? it's just it's very deep i wonder if it was chizelled or drilled somehow?

as for the heghogs, very.....sorry i have to say this....aaaaaaaaa! uppy_dog

very cute! i managed to "save" a hedghog last autunm, it was wandering around in daylight which i found a bit odd, after a quick google i collected the hedgie and took it to a local rescue center! "elliott" as my sone named it was found to be severely underweight, and covered in ticks, and would have died, but we know it had a safe winter in careful hands.

you guy's do a great job !

The kuksa was all hand carved, as the internal diameter is about 2.5" once it was started off it was easy to rotate the wood around the spoon knife. The knife is the one fron Woodlore`s web site, a present from my baby sis this Christmas.

It is not unusual to find hedgehogs during the day, they are active both day and night as the forraging and safety dictates. Though the only natural predator for an adult is the Badger (and un-natural infernal combustion engine), foxes will take younger ones. I think that is what happened here, I found the remains of the nest scattered and these two were the only ones in one piece, though the male is missing part of his bottom lip.
I haven`t named the two little ones yet, from long and painful personal experience it hurts a great deal more if they have names and then I fail to save them. Maybe when their eyes have opened and they have started to feed for them selves. All being well once they reach 600g plus they will be out into the garden, I will be building a hedgehog hotel to over winter in.

 

[Toots]

Nice looking woodwork, and good on yer for "adopting" the hedgepigs. Fantastic little animals. Keep us posted on their progress?
All the best.

 

[Abbe Osram]

Great job mate on two front lines, helping the "kids" and the woodwork is great.
cheers
Abbe

 

[pibbleb]

Cool stuff there on the wood work front I'll have to give that a go soon.

Good luck with the hogs.

Pib

 

[jamesoconnor]

You have made 2 real beauties there. Well done.
Regards
James

 

[MattW]

Great job! (the carving and the hedgies)
It's the first time I've heard about boiling in salt water (mind you I'm new to all this) - whats the reason for that?

best
Matt

 

[British Red]

Matt,

It lifts those little fibres and grains in the wood. If you then re-sand with a fine grit you get a really smooth finish

At least thats what I hear!

Red

 

[Marts]

Very nice job on the Kuksa. Looks excellent.

The finishing will have to wait until these two are on their own feet, rescued this Sunday last.

I think this is going a bit too far though. Can you not just use sandpaper like everyone else?

 

[BorderReiver]

Very nice job on the Kuksa. Looks excellent.



I think this is going a bit too far though. Can you not just use sandpaper like everyone else?

You have sick mind.

 

[Culicoidis]

Great job! (the carving and the hedgies)
It's the first time I've heard about boiling in salt water (mind you I'm new to all this) - whats the reason for that?

best
Matt

It helps the curing of the wood so that it doesn`t split while it is drying. I have had one do that on me before, but some clear nail varnish sealed the cracks to make the noggin usable. Not pretty but functional.

Ian.

 

[odin13]

very nice, and good work with the hedgehogs, i rescued one myself a few years back, what wood did you use for the kuksa's? im quite tempted to make one myself
ALEX

 

[Culicoidis]

very nice, and good work with the hedgehogs, i rescued one myself a few years back, what wood did you use for the kuksa's? im quite tempted to make one myself
ALEX

The wood was from evergreen hedging I cleared from my garden, growth must have been 20 years plus. As far as I can tell they are a type of Cedar. The wood carves nicely, the bark once soaked to soften can be beaten to produce fibres that can be finger spun into decent cordage. I have been experimenting with soaking the wood and then pounding to seperate the growth rings, gives long flexible sheets that split length ways easily, these I hope to try to use for basketry.
Lots of plans but not as much time as I want. Work (the curse of the drinking classes) soaks up most of my time and my fiancee is jealously protective of the remainder. I am hoping to turn her towards bushcraft as a compromise.

 

[leon-b]

i love the kuksa how hard was it to make?
thanks leon

 

[maddave]

Good handmade kit that.. Love the "Eggoggs" too They'll eat every slug in your garden

 

[spamel]

I was hoping to be near finishing the carving on mine and getting some pictures up when I decided to just carve a little more out last night. Big mistake, I didn't take into account the small indentation in the burl, and I now have a small hole the size of an apple pip, right at the bottom. I am considering plugging the hole with some pine resin and using it only for cold drinks, but we'll see.

I'm mega dissapointed with the whole thing, burls aren't that easy to get hold of out here in Deutschland! Ahh well, better luck next time!!