my first kuska cup

[Hiker]

Hi Everyone

Ive been lurking about for a few months now reading and enjoying all the treads . Ive always loved camping and wildlife and getting out and about so its great to find a site like this .

Up to now i have made a few spoons , but i wanted to make a kuska but each time i tried the wood split being green birch , so on a recent trip to germany i raided a wood pile on a friends farm and brought a nice piece of seasoned birch home with me .

The grain in the wood is very diferent from the birch i used to make my spoons so is this a diferent type of birch or does the grain go like this when seasoned ? if anybody has any ideas i would be most greatfull .

I hope you all can see the pictures as ive never done this before .

Hiker...

 

[Zammo]

The pictures arn't showing up.

Try going here:

http://imageshack.us/

follow the instructions its quite straight forward.

 

[Hiker]

Sorry still trying to add the pictures , me and computers dont get on ill keep trying

 

[Hiker]

Sorry guys still trying to post the pictures any help would be much appreciated

 

[seany boy]

Hi Hiker
if you do a search for "inserting an image" there is a really helpful post from British Red. I'm not sure how to put a link to it , hope this helps.

 

[seany boy]

Hi Hiker
i think i've sussed it http://www.bushcraftuk.com/community/showthread.php?t=13734&highlight=inserting+image hope this works

 

[Hiker]

Thanks for your help seany boy ive been trying for hours now and it will not work i get to the end on imageshack where it say press ctrl and v and still theres nothing .

im giving up for now ray mears is on tele at 9.30 . so ill give it another go tomorrow .

Hiker

 

[Eric_Methven]

Thanks for your help seany boy ive been trying for hours now and it will not work i get to the end on imageshack where it say press ctrl and v and still theres nothing .

im giving up for now ray mears is on tele at 9.30 . so ill give it another go tomorrow .

Hiker

Email me the photos mate and I'll put them up for you. I'd love to see them too.
Eric

e_methvenATbtinternet.com.

 

[Zammo]

Thanks for your help seany boy ive been trying for hours now and it will not work i get to the end on imageshack where it say press ctrl and v and still theres nothing .

im giving up for now ray mears is on tele at 9.30 . so ill give it another go tomorrow .

Hiker

Its easy.

1. Goto the link I suplied.

2. Press 'Browse'.

3. Find the picture you want on your PC and select it.

4. Press 'Host it'

5. Highlight and copy the 'direct link' and then paste it into a post on here.

 

[Hiker]

Thanks zammo

But how do i copy and paste the direct link onto bcuk ?

i took up erics offer to post them for me , at least i hope i did the e mail said it sent .

Thanks again

Hiker

 

[Hiker]

Hi everone finaly i sussed how to do it , here they are i would love to know what you think .

Hiker...

 

[OutBackP]

Mate well done. Well worth the wait. It looks really good. :You_Rock_

 

[Eric_Methven]

A lovely bit od spalted birch. Well done. What tools did you use for the bowl?

Eric

 

[Hiker]

Thanks lads i used a eric frost mora crook knife , i got it from axminster for the bowl and used a opinel number 8 knife to carve it .

Spalted birch thanks Eric .

Im on the look out for a nice piece of alder to have another go i read its good for carving even when green . This is addictive .

Thanks again

Hiker

 

[seany boy]

Hi Hiker
Opinel #8 and a crook knife!!!Wow.Very nice work, really like the grain on that splatterd birch.Just wondered have you treated it with any oil?Pleased you managed to suss the picture posting out.

 

[Millbilly]

Thats awesome, man! :You_Rock_


I bet everything you drink from that tastes great

 

[Hiker]

i used sunflower oil

 

[leon-b]

very nice kuska mate
well done
leon

 

[Singeblister]

very cool kuska I would like to make one myself one day