Sycamore kuksa

With the lessons from my previous post fresh in my mind I finished another sycamore kuksa today. It has thin walls, and I`ll dry it long and slowly. Yet again, however, I may have not taken enough of the inner growth rings away in order to gain some depth. I guess it is my version of "living on the edge".  I think this one is less good than the one I carved last week, but overall I am pleased.  Kuksas are cool. 

The knot you can see in the handle was a right bugger! Wild grain directions and tough as a nail. Eventually I opted to keep the handle a bit thicker than I had planned to avoid ruining my knife as well as the workpiece itself. 

Today Robin Wood published pictures on his blog of his new batch of spoon knives being produced. I`ve been wanting a lefty to help me hollow these cups out better, and want one of his. Soon! (I hope).