Quaich - A Whisky Burl Cup

[Seoras]

Decided to carve myself a new whisky cup for out and about.

I have an Oak one I carved a few years ago and the tradition is to fill it up and pass it around the campfire.

The Burl I carved the bowl and cup out of I thought would also make an excellent whisky cup as well but in the style of a Quaich.

I will be christening it this weekend in Pippingford Park in the Ashdown Forest.

The Leatherman is just for scale.

Top view

Bottom view

Side view

Slainte

George

 

[copper_head]

Oh that's very nice, beautiful work!

 

[Toddy]

Oh that's really rather special
Lovely bit of work there, George

do dheagh shlàinte

atb,
Mary

 

[Albus Culter]

Oooooooooh, that's nice.

I need a burl some time. Well gone that man

 

[sandbender]

That is lovely, when I clicked on the thread my first thought was "he carved that with a wave?".

 

[Mesquite]

That is gorgeous George

 

[Elen Sentier]

That's beautiful! have to get a burl and get good enough to make meself one.

 

[Harvestman]

That is lovely. The finish is excellent.

 

[Biker]

That's truly amazing. Gotta love that grain pattern in a burl and that shape compliments it perfectly. Well done sir.

 

[British Red]

That's a real work of art!

 

[greensurfingbear]

Sweet


Orric

 

[Niels]

Lovely. Very nice pictures too.

 

[Hugo]

Lovely looking so it is.

 

[palmnut]

I need a burl some time.

A few years ago I came across an area in which quite a few oaks had been felled. Some helpful but obviously inexperienced forester had carefully trimmed all of the ugly burl bulges off the trees once he'd felled them and had just left them laying there. I went home with a rucksack full. Happy days ;-)

Peter

 

[fishfish]

jeez thats one awsome bit of wood,you did it justice mate!

 

[Monikieman]

Very nice looking indeed.

It will of course deserve a rather nice malt! Lagavulin 16yo or maybe a Highland Park 18yo?

 

[Two Socks]

Fantastic carving! Beautiful work.

 

[Dogoak]

Lovely.

I'd go for the Lagavulin

 

[Seoras]

I am working with Charlie Brooke's this weekend and he said he will be bringing a Malt - type unknown.

If it is anything like my last whisky cup it will see a fair bit of Rum from my Sea Cadet friends and much Mead (and other strange concoctions) at the Moot from my Bushcraft friends.

I had a tinker with what was left of the Burl to see if it was any good for a spoon but there are to many weak areas - The handle area on my test piece snapped :-(

Thanks for all the kind words though folks. Luckily I found a nice piece to hide my skill level

Cheers

George

 

[ozzy1977]

That is very nice, cracking bit of wood too