The Sun...
Makes all the difference to the creative mind.
I have been spending more time carving in the orchard with the chickens.
In a hammock....
Happy days indeed...
I had to make an 'A' frame from two fence posts, four inches by eight foot, to support one end.
I had a suitable old cider apple tree for the other end.
I drilled a hole with an auger and hammered a length of threaded bar through the hole. Then tightened the top of the frame together with a couple of nuts with washers to stop the nuts pulling through.
I will take some detailed photographs and post them later...
My boots and the auger...
You can make out the 'A' frame to the right of the photograph...
Probably have to get in touch with the chaps at Lakeland Bushcraft and order another one for Sarah...
The view is amazing.
Blue sky...
A few weeks ago I roughed out a handful of Kuksa and some spoons
Well, now the sun is out and the hammock hung, I have finally finished two of the Kuksa.
This is a photograph of the scalloped handled Kuksa immediately after oiling with Tung oil...
And another with a more conventional handle...
I have knife finished the outer bowl and sanded the internal bowl and handle.
A nice contrast...
The next day the oil has soaked in...
Leaving a beautiful satin finish...
Another couple of thin coats over the next few days and they will be... 'Good to go'...
What with the hammock the Birch syrup and the new Kuksa it is turning into a great Spring...
Enjoy...J
