Over at Jon's Bushcraft, the manliest crafting site on the internet, Jon has put up a tutorial about carving your own Kuksa cup. Warning: You ain't gonna be shopping at no Home Depot for supplies for this craft, Jack. A log, an axe, a knife, and some sandpaper are all the tools you're gonna need. link
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very nicely done. However, working with green and straight grained birch may make the wood crack.
Real Kuksa cups are actually made of this stuff: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burl
Just thought I'd let you know, since I'm from Finland as are the cups. Just found your blog today and I'm hooked!
Thanks for the info, gents. Always happy for the comments! Welcome to DudeCraft!
Very nice. Thank you. I think I"ll try it. God Bless you from Montana U.S.A
Traditionally, bowls (and cups) were carved from split green wood with axes/ adzes and an assortment of gouges and planes/spokeshaves. I would not use a burl to carve a kuksa, as the grain is everywhere and every bit as likely to crack as straight grained green wood.
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