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Calm Carving | Spalted Walnut Whiskey Cup

I am back with another Calm Carving episode. This time, I cave a drinking cup from some walnut that I sealed in film for the summer months to encourage the salting of the wood (the dramatic colour and patterns caused by fungus). I have carved many of these cups over the years but this one felt really special for some reason. I really enjoyed the oval nature of the hollow and the feel it had in the hand. The "overcut" bulbous form is something I have been carving for a little while now and the little stylised stork/stem handle has become somewhat of an identity and does a fab job of providing just enough purchase to latch onto the thumb. You might have noticed, I tend not to carve a foot onto my pieces. I have carved many feet to bowls and vessels in the past and tend not to enjoy it. I much prefer a vessel that is a little un-ruling and wants to be held. I do leave the bottom of the cup slightly thicker to add a little more weight to sit the piece well. The wood smelt beautifully sweet and was very pleasant to work with. Walnut is ring porous, the structure can be very open, if you imagine little straws that travel through the tree that are cut into a cup, under close inspection, little holes are left at the end grain of creations. With pieces that are destined to hold liquid, this can be rather problematic, but if soaked well with linseed oil a few times, the polymerising of the oil is enough of a barrier to seal the pours of the wood and prevent leaks. I hope that you like my minimal use of hand tools. It is my aim that I can inspire many to try out this craft for themselves. Crafts like spoon carving and cup carving are much more accessible than one might think. All of the tools in this video fit into my small 16L backpack along with a bottle, cup and herbs for tea (with the twca cam poking out the top). Creating cups, Kuksa or any hollowed vessel does require bigger hollowing tools and a modified axe block when comparing it to the simplicity of the three tools of spoon carving and a lump of wood to chop at, but I recommend trying a smaller ring bowl or soap dish that combine the techniques in this video with a minimal spoon carving twist (with three tools) if you have some carving experience and want to give it a go. I have been carving for many many years and have been carving cups since 2018. The techniques in this video although may look simple, are quite advanced and can be unsafe for beginners. I advise that if you're trying this for the first time, do seek tuition via a course or guidebook and try some spoon carving or similar green woodworking crafts first. Once again, I really hope that you like this video and I really value your time. There will be a shop update when I am able to do so but for now, if you wanted to help my practice and support these videos, I have set up a support page on my website that can be found here: https://samuelalexandershapes.com Your support goes a long way in terms of maintaining tools, my workspace and funding my online presence as well as cups of coffee and general warmth and smiles! As always, the tools are listed in the video as I work with them. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch or comment below. Sam x CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 00:20 Log prep and split 01:41 Initial hollowing with the adze 02:30 Fine hollowing with the twca cam 05:03 Blank sculpting with the axe (and saw) 08:01 Knifework 10:25 Handle refinement and chamfered edges 12:04 The finished product 12:29 Talking about the piece, thank you and how to support me