My first try to make a kuksa

[WildHog]

At the end of december I cutted down a birch burl and tried to craft a kuksa. While working I have driven my carving knife deep in my finger :bluThinki It had to be sewn by the doctor with three stitches. So I hadnt the chance to get ready with the cup and I cooked the rough shaped kuksa for about 3 hours in salt water and stored it in a bag for drying. After 2 weeks I made the walls thinner and a little crack appeared, but that was no problem. Now 4 weeks are gone and I shaped the kuksa a little more with grinding paper. I let it dry for 2 another weeks before I finish the surface.


Kuksa schnitzen von wildhog9910 auf Flickr


Kuksa schnitzen von wildhog9910 auf Flickr


Kuksa schnitzen von wildhog9910 auf Flickr


Kuksa schnitzen von wildhog9910 auf Flickr


Kuksa schnitzen von wildhog9910 auf Flickr


Kuksa schnitzen von wildhog9910 auf Flickr


Kuksa schnitzen von wildhog9910 auf Flickr


Kuksa schnitzen von wildhog9910 auf Flickr



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ATTENTION! When you carve on a salt water cooked wooden cup.... Clean your carving tools

 

[crosslandkelly]

Looks very nice!

 

[CBJ]

Good job, it looks great,

Are you going to finish it with an oil etc?


atb

Craig

 

[Perrari]

That looks great ! Well done !

 

[Dreadhead]

very nice!

 

[Albus Culter]

Nice. Would love to find a decent burl like that. Shame about the finger.

 

[RonW]

So it was you who got cut up and not Salad!
That should teach me to read properly!!
The comments apply to you than!

 

[WildHog]

Are you going to finish it with an oil etc?

I dont know, first I want to grind the surface up to 600. A mate in an other forum gave me just the advice to use grund coffee for polishing, maybe Im gonna try this. I dont want to use oil, because of the taste.

@ron: but salad also finished a nice kuksa, he started the thread at bcp, i just hijacked it hehe

@all: thanks for your kind comments

 

[Rockmonkey]

Lovely work there, beautiful grain in that burl, can't wait to see the colour pop out when you coat it in oil or something else!

RM