Beech bowl/kiksa

[bikebum1975]

This is sort of a kuksa/bowl I am working on making it from beech as a trade for a custom forged knife kit so far only tools I have used are my hawk and the spoon knife have not done any knife work as of yet


Ignore the title typo if a mod can change it for me thanks

today's work on it

 

[leaf man]

nice progress. how are you finding it when you're carving the hollow? when i have worked with season beech i have struggled a little with my mora spoon knife

 

[Kepis]

lovely job that

 

[bikebum1975]

nice progress. how are you finding it when you're carving the hollow? when i have worked with season beech i have struggled a little with my mora spoon knife

In all honesty this is still green and it carves wonderfully. Though I try to keep my knife as sharp as possible to. I have goon through some harder woods than beech with no issues to

 

[bikebum1975]

Bit more work on it today still rough shaping the outside with the hawk. Starting to look like a cup now eh?

 

[Kepis]

good one matey, it's getting there

 

[SimonMast]

Looking good!

 

[ThreeFires]

Looks good so far. It will be nice to see the finsished piece.

Thanks,

 

[Wayne]

Nice to see your progress thus far.

 

[Halfdevil333]

Get in there. Nice one will follow this thread. Keep at it.

 

[bikebum1975]

Thanks guys it's gettin there a tiny bit more done on it today before the weather sent me inside break time for a day or so now just a bit of handle shaping today

 

[bikebum1975]

I think this is going to be close to the final shaping of it also a couple pics with ruler for sizing she's a touch big thus calling it close to a bowl size lol

 

[bikebum1975]

Bit of todays work with the knives now onto full shaping of the outer bowl.

 

[bikebum1975]

Bit of work done today shaping the front of it doing some rasp work also a lot of sanding still a ton of that to do but she is starting to feel and look damn good

 

[Kepis]

lovely job that:You_Rock_

 

[bikebum1975]

lovely job that:You_Rock_

Thanks Mate

 

[AndyJDickson]

Nice work bro

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