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    Thumbs up Well Done Mike - Keep us updated on how it's going

    That's absolutely superb Mike! Well done You might want to keep us updated on that one in the Craft/Making area.

    I've yet to try my hand at making a Kuksa.

    Stu, I've just found a recent photo of my kuksa, I've cropped in a lot on it so apologies if the quality is poor, but see the difference in colour between the outside and the inside! It was the same colour at one point, click on the image below:
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    lol it's like a black-hole! And it's clean honest!
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    hi
    Mike thats a really nice kuska in the making..you said you are not using a spoon knife to carve the bowl..what have you been using?
    Ash i see what you mean..and it does add a bit of character to a kuska!!

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    Hi hi hoppinmad..Read with interest your question about stained Kuksa...After some time your Kuksa will end up looking beautiful, as the different beverages you drink take affect on the wood...Here is a photograph of an old Kuksa I carved many years ago...

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    I also pre stain some of the Kuksa I make...

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    And the end result...

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    Enjoy your wonderful cup...Jon Mac...http://spooncarvingfirststeps.blogspot.com/

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    Some lovely Kuksas there Jon, thanks for sharing, looks like you've got an interesting blog there too, I'll add that to my reading.
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    Thank you for replying Ashley. Glad you like the blog. Still finding my way round here, but I'm sure I'll make myself comfortable soon enough. All the best...J

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    Hi hoppinmad,

    I strongly advise not doing it without a crook knife. I Basically used the knife tip to slowly cut away the bowl, took ages, my hand cramped and the finish on the base isn't that great, functional but not pretty.

    I've just started number 2 using a birch burl, won't do the bowl till I get myself ba crook knife.
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    Get yourself a spoon knife. You wont be able to turn a crook knife in the bottom of the bowl due to the bevel being on the interior of the crooks radii. A spoon knife has a bevel on the exterior, allowing the cutting edge to disengage with the work when you need...Hope this helps...J

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    Quote Originally Posted by MikeWilkinson View Post
    ...I strongly advise not doing it without a crook knife. I Basically used the knife tip to slowly cut away the bowl, took ages, my hand cramped and the finish on the base isn't that great, functional but not pretty..
    I thought that would have been bloody hard work!

    Great tip there Jon.

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    Cheers Jon, I always thought they were one and the same, but now I see otherwise.
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    Forgot to say, Jon, It was watching the videos with sean on your site that inspired me too finally have a go, that and Jon Ridgeons how to page. What is it about Jons and woodcraft?
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