Jon Mac.Spoon Carving First Steps: Kuksa.

Tuesday, 10 December 2013

Kuksa.

I started this project in the spring.

It has sat in my 'to do' basket for months

I have spent the summer learning new skills and traveling around the West Country.

Last week I finally sat down with my MiniMac knife and finished him off.

I've just taken multiple orders for more.

Looks like I'm going to be busy for a while.

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Martijn Top11 December 2013 at 08:11
It's great!
All good things come to those who wait. Remember the bear kuksa I made? Took me a couple of month too ;)
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Jon Mac11 December 2013 at 08:42
Yes, I remember. And it was a lovely job too. J
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Brian11 December 2013 at 22:08
WOW kuksa looks amazing !! ;)
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Jon Mac15 December 2013 at 12:23
Cheers Brian.
I have a batch to make for folk in the US.
Going to be busy for a while.
J
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Jon Mac.

Folk Artist.

Photographer.

Jon has worked with his hands all his life. He has learnt many traditional working skills, from construction to carving beautiful wooden spoons and drinking vessels. He has spent much time on Dartmoor teaching outdoor pursuits, such as Ten Tors team training and working with private companies providing team building/survival resources. He is a retired member of Mountain Rescue and spent seven years on the active call out list with his local team.

( D.R.G.Ashburton).

He has spent many years exploring the Devon countryside perusing his other interest in photography, industrial archaeology and local history. He recently used his local knowledge and field craft skills to great advantage when acting as field assistant to researchers investigating bat habitats and behaviour here on Dartmoor.

Jon runs tailor made courses both here in Devon and occasionally in Scotland, for anyone interested in spoon carving and woodcraft skills. Using traditional hand tools, Axe, hook knife and knife, he teaches the techniques for the fast and safe removal of waste wood, shaping and designing. He also teaches how to attain a super sharp cutting edge with the use of Japanese water stones.These skills are key to making anything you wish out of wood.

He is also a knife designer and has had his designs fabricated by top blade smiths.

Jon believes passionately that the skills of both using and maintaining knife and axe blades are ones which need to be shared, in order that we do not loose these important techniques. Jon particularly enjoys sharing these skills with those who have little or no experience of using edge tools.

Tuesday, 10 December 2013

Kuksa.

4 comments:

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