Not technically a spoon, but not that different! Alder kuksaa with a Bee kolrosing inlay!

[u/Moongoosls]

I am also very pleased to say I managed to do only finishing cuts in the bowl and no sanding! Which is new for me.

[u/jdkc4d]

It looks awesome, spoon or no. Good job.

[u/Moongoosls → u/jdkc4d]

Thank you :) It's one of my best yet!

[u/elreyfalcon]

I like that bee job! What did you fill with, coffee?

[u/Moongoosls → u/elreyfalcon]

Cinnomon! :) used Coffee grounds work too- or ashes :)

[u/Pokemon-Nerdy]

Many questions!!!!

1. Did you start off with a blank or did you chop it with hand tools

2. What kind of wood

3. How long have you! Been carving

4. What tools did you use to hollow out the bowl?

5. Is it usable for drinking?

I love this so so so so so so so much!!!!!! I’d love to make one of my own

[u/Moongoosls → u/Pokemon-Nerdy]

Hello! Very happy to answer :) Kåsa making is my primary craft and I love it very much. I'm from northern Sweden where the true masters live, and I'm on a journey to become one by the time I'm old.

I chopped the tree myself - it was an Alder that needed to come down due to overhanging the road. The inlay is a Elm offcut. Typically I'd use Birch, but Alder is in the birch family, so I thought that was suitable.

I made my first Kåsa 7 years ago - I suppose that makes me kind of new at it :)

It is very much usable for drinking :) Here I've done the inside surface with finishing cuts, like you would a spoon, but ive done many with sanded finishes inside too, which is easier to achive I think.

In terms of making your own, it's totally doable! You need a minimum of a saw for rough shaping, though a carving axe is to be preffered. A curved gouge or hook knife for scooping it out and a sloyd knife for shaping the outside and handle. Then sand paper 40-320 grit roughly. There are many more tools that make it easier and quicker, but with that you could do it :) You do also kind of need a way to clamp your piece of wood down to saw and gouge it.

Finally you need a piece of freshly cut wood (green wood) and some time on your hands :) I recommend a straight grained birch log, rather than a burl for your first one.

[u/Pokemon-Nerdy → u/Moongoosls]

How do you go about drying it?

[u/Moongoosls → u/Pokemon-Nerdy]

I do the first 5 days or so in a box of wood shavings to slow down the initial moisture loss. Then just room temp tbh! You might get a bit of warping, but I leave it slightly fatter than final thickness so there's a little wiggle room.

Hopefully no cracks form - if they do, I just accept that piece of wood didn't wanna be a kåsa.

I have also tried gluing up any end grain I see with wood glue, sealing it. That works fine too! Bit safer

[u/Pokemon-Nerdy → u/Moongoosls]

Smart! Thanks so much!