Kuksa in willow

[brancho]

Here i smy first attempt at a kuksa I made it in willow as thats what I had.
All carverd with three knives (including the hole) Frost clipper Frost spoon knife and a SAK. I have not sanded it as I fancied a tooled finish and it is not oiled. The groove in the handle happened when I split the billet with the axe.

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This shows the only real problem a knot at the bottom

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and in the hand

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All comments welcome

 

[Still Waters]

I like that mate and the tooled finish suits it loads

 

[spamel]

Nice. I like the groove you purposefully made to keep the spoon in place after stirring your tea!

 

[Schwert]

Well I really like that one.

 

[Snufkin]

I like that one. Well done.

 

[rancid badger]

the finish looks great-nice one
R.B.

 

[bothyman]

That looks good just the way it is.

It looks a lot better than the smoothed down ones

 

[DoctorSpoon]

Lovely job - well done!

 

[brancho]

Nice. I like the groove you purposefully made to keep the spoon in place after stirring your tea!

Thats what I meant to say.
Thanks for all teh comments glad you like it

 

[Arth]

Looks good.

Try superglue on the knot to stop it from splitting.

 

[brancho]

Looks good.

Try superglue on the knot to stop it from splitting.

Thanks for that Arth.
I was thinking some epoxy would do the same used as a filler

 

[Matt Weir]

Sweeeeet. A project that has played on my mind. Nice one Alf. I love it.

 

[HDF]

Wow that looks great. I'm gonna go down to the woods soon and look for some birch, I aim mine to look like yours with that great tooled finish.

 

[mr dazzler]

I agree, the tooled finish is far more interesting and atractive than if it is done on a sanding machine, the little facet's reflect light nicely and when its been used/handled/washed/knocked about a bit etc the arrises at the edge of each facet wear down a bit so you get a variety of surface color.
Nice form brancho, I like the adventurous handle shape. I came across a few willow logs the other day about up to 6 inch diameter. What was the willow wood like to carve? I might make the effort to fetch some home.

 

[Mungo]

Terrific job! Yes, the notch is a great idea. Do you intend to oil it?

Mungo

 

[brancho]

I came across a few willow logs the other day about up to 6 inch diameter. What was the willow wood like to carve? I might make the effort to fetch some home.

Willow is quite good to carve altghough this was quite dry by the time I started so it was harder than it could have been

 

[robin wood]

Lovely I like it a lot. Like everyone else I like to tooled finish, not easy but if you can do it clean cuts with sharp tools tend to wear better than a sanded surface which can fluff up as it gets wet then dry. I like the way the handle sits up a bit in the first photo, just inviting to be picked up and I like the rounded bottom, does it tip about as you fill it up? I have one which I drink orange juice from in the morning and it rolls from side to side gently as you fill it. I guess originally they were designed for scooping water from streams.

 

[WilS]

I love it. No power tools at all, thats how I like it. The job satisfaction is so much better that way, I reckon. Lovely bit o' whittling, well done.

 

[brancho]

Lovely I like it a lot. Like everyone else I like to tooled finish, not easy but if you can do it clean cuts with sharp tools tend to wear better than a sanded surface which can fluff up as it gets wet then dry. I like the way the handle sits up a bit in the first photo, just inviting to be picked up and I like the rounded bottom, does it tip about as you fill it up? I have one which I drink orange juice from in the morning and it rolls from side to side gently as you fill it. I guess originally they were designed for scooping water from streams.

Robin I have to confess not to using it yet I want to seal the knot as it comes out of the bottom it is solid at the moment but I do not think it wil stay that way. I will let you know what it is like to use later today. I intend to use it this weekend when I go to camp with my Scouts.

 

[Bernie Garland]

really nice something to be proud of

bernie