Cups and spoons

Discussion in 'Survival and Wilderness Skills' started by Strigidae, Dec 21, 2016.

  1. Bobsdock

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    I carved this kuksa from a white oak burl last weekend. Has a 8 ounce capasety. I haven't oiled yet. image.jpg image.jpg
     
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    I carved this spoon out of walnut last Sunday. image.jpg image.jpg
     
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    I cut down some Bradford Pear last weekend, I have some branches cut for ladles and kuksas, I hope to work on some this weekend.
     
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    Nice, I don’t have nice trees like that on my property lol
     
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    I can send you a few pieces if you want. Spoon sized.
     
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    That would be awesome I’ll PM you
     
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    I carved another walnut spoon image.jpg image.jpg image.jpg
     
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    Good morning sir.
    I've been looking at those carving jacks on line.
    In the online photos they look chunky.
    How does it feel in hand ?
    And now that you have had time to use it. What are your thoughts on it ?
    And most importantly if you lost that one. Would you buy another one ?
    Thank you for your time.
     
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    Not only is the carving job first rate, that wood grain and color makes it look absolutely killer.
     
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    Thank you for the kind words brother !
    All I can see is my mistakes.
    I enjoy carving but I'm not very good at it. I'll keep at it. And I'll get better, or I won't. Time will tell.
     
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    If you want to see mistake take a look at one of my attempts! I'm no amateur when it comes to whittlin' but I suck at spoon carving (tried a spatula once, just for the heck of it). If that was done with only a fixed blade knife there's really nothing wrong with it at all.
     
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    Full discloser brother. I use a hatchet to split blanks down to aprox. Size.
    Also I used a gouge to hollow out the bowl of the kuksa and both of the spoons. And I used a power drill for the hole in the kuksa handle. I'm sure that I would use a spoon knife to hollow out the bowls if I owned one.
    The rest of the carving was done with a old hickory pairing knife that I cut down into a sheepsfoot blade.
     
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    I am not going to lie it is a little chunky in hand but it’s not unwieldy. The quality is great but it does not work as well as the free standing version. I carry it in my HPG chest bag for when I’m out and want a variety of tools. If I lost it yes I would eventually replace it.
     
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    Thank you brother ! I was thinking along those same lines. It would be nice to have a variety of tools in a small easy to pack unit.
     
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    It is great for that very reason, and they are capable tools.
     
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    @Strigidae no sir I never did oil it.
    When I finished it I poured a cup of coffee in it and to my surprise it did not leak. image.jpg I've been using it every day sense. It's getting darker daily. image.jpg I've got a walnut blank split big enuf for another kuksa but have not started carving it yet.
     
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    It looks amazing.
     
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    Thank you sir ! I'm new to carving right now my work looks pretty ruff.
     
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    Its suppose to i think. Hand worked things have charm and character. Soul.
     
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