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I boil the wood in brine until it sinks in the pan, then boil 10 minutes more. Remove wood from pan and dry at room temperature for two days.
I am not a carver, so have never tried carving wile it is damp.
The salt in the cells makes the wood hygroscopic and it will always draw moisture...
A birch bark tine or svepask. Bark is from Siberia, birch for bottom, top and bear was harvested here in the Selkirk mountains.
Bear is blackened with dye. Side overlap is laced with river reed.
Dave
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Here is a video of Mauri Polio making Kuksas. He makes them for a living, so uses power tools. He dries his rough cut kuksas for six weeks after boiling them in brine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujEAJTEYw-0
Harmony
I boil the wood in brine until it sinks in the pan, then boil 10 minuets more. Remove wood from pan and dry at room temperature for two days.
I am not a carver, so have never tried carving wile it is damp.
The salt in the cells make the wood hygroscopic and it will always draw moister.
I...
I have a kuksa carved by Mauri Poylio. He salt cures wile carving.
The cup is hygroscopic and takes care of itself.
I sometimes use green wood for the latching posts and handles on my tine. I have never had it split.
The salt is absorbed into the wood cells, this makes it hygroscopic, and...
I have a kuksa carved by Mauri Poylio. He salt cures wile carving.
The cup is hygroscopic and takes care of itself.
I sometimes use green wood for the latching posts and handles on my tine’. I have never had it split.
The salt is absorbed into the wood cells, this makes it...
I am getting ready for a Folk Festival, so my shop is awash in Limberjacks.
For all you ever wanted to know about Limberjacks and plans for them go to:
http://chrisbrady.itgo.com/jigdolls/jigdolls.htm
Hope you will give Limberjacks a try.
Dave
www.harmonycraft.etsy.com
Robin--Reed is a generic botanical term for a lot of grass like wet land plants. I use chair cane, cattail and a lake grass. I also lace with spruce and birch root. Deer rawhide is also a favorite.
I call this box a Selkirk Mountain Box, so river reed just seems to fit.
I made some...
I have just finished a series of tine boxes made of birch from my local Selkirk mountains.
The Selkirk Mountains are a mountain range spanning the northern portion of the Idaho Panhandle, eastern Washington, and southeastern British Columba. The Selkirks are distinct from, and geologically...
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