At last, it's finished: a boxwood kuksa...

[Tiley]

The story behind this is simple. I was given a number of large pieces of boxwood by a friend who salvaged them from a pile that was about to be burned. Full of gratitude for this gift, I said that I would make him a kuksa out of one of the pieces. Little did I realise...

The project was considerably longer than I thought it would be. Dave Budd commented that carving box was like carving fossilised butter. He was not wrong. Stupidly determined to do the whole thing by hand, I shunned power tools. So, with axe, knife, saw rasp, crook knife, spoon knife and curved cabinet scraper - along with lots of different grits of sand paper - followed by a few coats of tung oil, the job is now done.

Any comments, constructive and critical, are more than welcome as they all help to improve my efforts on future projects. As for boxwood, I think I might put this down to experience and opt for a more forgiving wood in the future!

 

[Stringmaker]

That is lovely; the grain and the shape is a thing to behold.

Anyone would be honoured to be given that.

 

[bb07]

Wow, that is simply gorgeous! Give the pieces of boxwood back to your friend and keep the kuksa
Seriously, that is one lucky friend

 

[Mesquite]

That is a stunning piece of work.

 

[drewdunnrespect]

looking superb mate well dunn

 

[Perrari]

Absolutely stunning ! Possibly the nicest I have ever seen !

 

[copper_head]

Elegant lines and a superb finish, nice work!

 

[Macaroon]

That's the most elegant and individual piece - it's the best kuksa I've ever seen - beautiful!.................atb mac

 

[Trencakey]

I agree with Perrari and macaroon totally

 

[British Red]

Yep me too - the finest kuksa I have yet seen. Beautiful symmetry, clean line, fine edges, sweeping curves.

Its flat out gorgeous

 

[yarrow]

Having tried it myself I am full of respect, some bits I have tested have a density similar to IPE and other tropical hard woods. You have made something special there, the handle is a touch of elegance.

 

[Shewie]

Very, very nice

 

[crosslandkelly]

That's beautiful.

 

[Angst]

absolutely gorgeous mate!

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[Biker]

That's the most elegant and individual piece - it's the best kuksa I've ever seen - beautiful!.................atb mac

Couldn't have said it better myself. Lovely creation mate. Superb!

 

[Albus Culter]

Very nice. Not come across Box, but the grain is stunning and your design does it justice. Very nice job

 

[Harvestman]

Not that is just superb, and well worth waiting for. A gift to be treasured.

 

[ringonotts]

That is amazing. So much so i am actually going to make my first post because i can't not comment on that. Brilliant work!

Ringo

 

[gentlemanc]

Lovely work true artist, have you got enough friends or would you like some more?

 

[Gill]

OOOH That is really nice buddy.