Kuksa Carving Book

I discovered kuksa a week ago.

Kuksa carving book. How to carve a kuksa. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Carving a traditional wooden drinking vessel with an axe. Sunday 5 may 2013.

Kuksa book a guide to hand carved wooden cups ive been carving wooden cups or kuksa for over ten years and along the way ive found out and overcome many associated problems with them. Everything i carve is handmade with only handtools axe knife utilizing the wood fibers grain alignment to create strong hand crafted items. Once you have in mind the kuksa you would like to carve nope dont start carving just yet you need to draw it from every angle. Jon mac spooncarvingfirststeps create your badge.

Beavercraft hook knife wood carving sk2 long knives spoon carving tools 12 long handle 12 spoon knife wood carving tools bowl kuksa carving tool double edged crooked knife 44 out of 5 stars 164 1995 19. Buy kuksa a guide to hand carved wooden cups by paul adamson isbn. Looked up books and couldnt believe this is the only one out there. After being asked many times how to make them i thought i would simply write it all down in one convenient place and make it available for the public via a printed book.

This photo from a century old book shows woodenware design from a region of northern finland in the 1800s. Since 2006 i have been carving and designing functional woodenware to use around the home and kitchen. Looking forward to it. Spoons kuksas and bowls.

All you need is a saw to cut the burl a hatchet to rawshape a knife traditionally a puukko or a special crooked knife to dig it out and some sandpaper to fineshape. Its great when alan turns up with his truck. Fast forward paul has now published an amazing book on the topic of kuksas including the history of it carving tips design ideas etc in this video we take a brief look at the book and what. Kuksa carving is basic craftwork.

Axe carving treen this film is dedicated to my good friend tom krein. 9781527223462 from amazons book store. Gives you all the information you cab find on the internet in one place easy to cary but written by someone with a real passion for the craft.