My First Kuksa

[Erdbeereis]

Here's my first kuksa out of maple. I tried to copy Jon Mac's style for the cup.
I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.

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Thanks for looking!

Erd

 

[Dreadhead]

wow great job, has a beautiful grain tae it

 

[Retired Member southey]

Flippin lovely matey! Well done indeed.

 

[shaggystu]

now that's really good for a first effort. beautiful grain to that maple, i might have to have a look around for a piece to have a play with

stuart

 

[barking badger]

Nice job there mate looks good

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[SimonMast]

Gorgeous bit o' wood, and very nicely done! What did you finish it with, might I ask? It has a lovely lustre to it from where I'm sitting.

 

[Erdbeereis]

Gorgeous bit o' wood, and very nicely done! What did you finish it with, might I ask? It has a lovely lustre to it from where I'm sitting.

Thanks! I used linseed-oil, but it's so shiny because I rubbed snow on it, then wiped it off.

Thanks everyone!

Erd

 

[salad]

That look well nice, the only thing missing is a nice drop of whisky inside it

 

[Bundleman]

Very nice work but are you sure that's maple?

 

[Hugo]

Nice job you have done there.

 

[Erdbeereis]

Very nice work but are you sure that's maple?

I'm almost positive, why?

Thanks for your comments guys!

Erd

 

[Stanleythecat]

I'm almost positive, why?

Thanks for your comments guys!

Erd

I had to have a second look too. Maple is usually quite plain, this has an oak like quality.

Good skills though!

Leo

 

[the interceptor boy]

its not nice at all, please let me take it off your hands as I don't have one at all, just kidding, very very work there, but its true I don't have one, cheers the interceptor boy.

 

[cowboy]

Great job mate! I would be over the moon with that! Well done indeed..

 

[craeg]

Bloody good job that, I really like it

 

[brancho]

Thats a beautiful piece of work. To me it has a beaver tail look to that handle. It also looks like oak rather than maple to me too.

 

[Bundleman]

It looked like oak to me too, from a young tree.
Love that colouring in the heartwood though.

 

[Erdbeereis]

Do you guys think that because of the color? If so, it that dark because it was a little wet from the snow.

Erd

 

[AndyJDickson]

the markings on the handle makes me think of a whales tail. very nice work. love it

 

[Bundleman]

Do you guys think that because of the color? If so, it that dark because it was a little wet from the snow.

Erd

It's the grain, Maple is very creamy and the growth rings are subtle as its a diffuse porous wood. Oak has the distinct madullary rays and is ring porous, (you can see tiny holes in the annual growth rings). If you google the above terms you should get some good pics.
To be honest though i know a bit of oak when i see it.