Jon Mac.Spoon Carving First Steps: kuksa and Ale hens.

kuksa and Ale hens.

A page with some of my Kuksa and Ale hen carvings.

I will add and update from time to time....

Enjoy.

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Don't forget.

Give me a shout at firststeps@thewood.eclipse.co.uk

For commissions and prices.

Enjoy.

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Anonymous6 December 2012 at 18:32
Beautiful work Jon.....very inspiring!

Keith
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Anonymous7 December 2012 at 17:31
Jon, how did you get the wood to curve the way you did with the spoon/ladel that's on this thread? Did you just eye it and work from experience? Same with the fish. Any tips on carving wood into a curve would be greatly appreciated.

-Jeffrey
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Unknown4 January 2013 at 23:12
I am a big admirer of your "birds" for a long time ago. Superb work, elegant lines.

The Woodchipsmaker. (http://woodchipsmaker.blogspot.ro/)
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copeau31 December 2013 at 00:56
I love your work on these kuska. I'd like to try this now !
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Tad2 February 2014 at 17:54
Jon you do wonderful work that has inspired me to try my hand at spoons and kuksa. Having now done a few I clearly see the challenges and learning curve involved with reading the wood and manipulating the self-limited number of tools. I truly admire you and others that have put in the time and study to produce beautiful, functional work.
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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.

kuksa and Ale hens.

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