How to make a Highlands kuksa cup

This is my version of the Scottish Highlands kuksa cup. Adapted from traditional Scottish cups and bowls nearly 2000 years old

[@doubled3983]

Hello from Oklahoma! Beautiful work! I wish I could find some wood that clean and nice to work with. What kind of wood is that? Thanks for the video!

[@michaelj2536]

I've seen old films on this in the old ways but this is the first one I've seen in modern times that has someone that skilled on the use of a hatchet. You're an expert

[@woodentom1]

Thank you very much Michael. Also if you have links to the old videos i would love to see them

[@cactuswren9771]

Early on the Norse were certainly in parts of what later became Scotland. Many of my Highland and Isle of Skye clans have Norse origins. Maybe the Norse borrowed the cup technology from the Saami and brought it with them into Scotland. Anway, it is very useful technology whoever has the skill to make one. And beautiful too!!

[@Prairiedrifter1]

Hatchet handling level: Highlander God

[@JohnDothDrum]

I was amazed at the accuracy.

[@dandypants1983]

"There can only be one"

[@everready19373]

@@dandypants1983 You got to put that into quotes man.

[@dandypants1983]

@@everready19373 fixed, haha

[@Strider1313]

Damn you ain’t Kidding

[@fullstrutn]

I like those chisel marks left on the outside

[@WayPointSurvival]

Very excellent video. You are very skilled with the axe and other hand tools. The end product was beautiful and useful. Thank you for the video. I truly enjoyed it!

[@WestForkWoodsman]

Craftsmanship at its finest. Love the way you left the hewn look. Blessings from the Okanogan Highlands!

[@BushcraftAdventure]

Hello my friend🖐🏻😏 Awesome kuksa🍵 What wood is better to use for carving?🤔 Atb✊🏻🐺 ⋮П￪⟨⋮

[@HariKristiyanto]

I like it, I also made this kuksa with an axe and traditional tools

[@glennsosinske3260]

Your tools are very sharp. Nice woodworking. Thumbs up from me.

[@FandabiDozi]

Hey man! Great videos! What gouge would you recommend buying? Keep up the good work!

[@xouslic742]

Cool how you do it the medieval way unlike todays blacksmith channels who use modern technology to make simple things

[@petejohnson6498]

What kind of wood did you use? Also what brand of tools did you use?

[@joshbabb7470]

I'm not sure if you are looking at the comments for this video, but I have to say, that is a work of art. You did an outstanding job on it. Keep up the good work - Josh

[@woodentom1]

Josh, thank you very much for saying so

[@2Years2Farm]

Wooden Tom hi thanks for the amazing content! Love form U.S.A!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@rcar9115]

I enjoyed watching this. At one point I caught myself cocking my head like a dog trying to figure out how you made it look so effortless.

[@Vikinatorn]

This is more of a nordic Kuksa. The Scottish Quaich has two handles, while kuksas (which originate from Lapland) only have one handle.

[@matiaskoivu5871]

That is correct. And in Finnland we make kuksa from birch burl.

[@markdudley3831]

The Quaich has two handles so it can be used by either a left or right handed Scotsman !

[@DaveWilson831]

@Arska Scandinavian is the term for the regions of the Scandinavian Peninsula and Demark ...inhabited by Norwegians, Swedes, And Danes.. the term Nordic includes Scandinavia and Finland, Iceland ,the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and includes the Sápmi regions. The Kuksa in particular is from Finnish Lapland and made from the burl of a birch tree. In Norway it's a Guksi, and in Sweden it's a Kåsa.

[@newnam]

A really awesome thing you did. Watched it 3 times. Very relaxing. Thank you.

[@ogi22]

If you liked this clip, try searching for "silent spoon carving" ☺

[@appymountaintrekkers9295]

Amazing work my friend! Love the finished look of that cup.

[@ghluvs4eva95]

Do you sell these? They look so awesome! Very talented!

[@rcar9115]

I love your chisel that you use to hollow out the cup. May I ask where you got it?

[@janillesloan6144]

1. What type of hatchet is that? 2. What type of wood did you use or would you recommend?

[@fondasharkey-wyatt9944]

I imagine a hard wood, but only from what I've heard/read. I'm certainly not an expert here.

[@wendymurray8594]

Just lovely! Scarily skilled with an axe too! Love the tool marks left on the outside - very distinguished. Thanks for sharing.

[@arturoverde3807]

Wow that’s a bloody masterpiece,well done 🍲. 🦖

[@motorcyclemanthony1552]

He took one sip of water than threw it in the fire. Awesome work! I wanna try!! Is it better to use fresh wood or cured wood? Also, would you use it like that or treat the inside with something?

[@jsboyle3459]

Nice axe work👍🏻

[@raymondjakeman7379]

A proppa woodsmen at work

[@franciestokes3195]

💯%amazing video what amazing skill you have god bless your hands and a big hello from Ireland 👍☘️🇮🇪

[@RichardT2112]

What do you treat the wood with afterwards?

[@keitharoo1962]

Awesome! Inspires me to try making one.

[@frank7967]

This is amazing... what kind of wood are you using? ⛏

[@raapyna8544]

Guksi is a traditional Sapmi Duodji artwork. Kuksa is its Finnish name, probably most often heard in travel marketing of Finnish Lapland (Sapmiland that belongs to Finland). Making Sapmiland an exotic travel destination for Finnish economy is coultural appropriation. Sapmi rights groups say that ethical tourists can buy and use duodji guksis and knives, though many other items are off-limits for non-Sapmi. How you would call this Scottish, and why with a Finnish name, puzzles me. Guksi are widely used by non-Sapmi, too, in Finland and Scandinavia, but I hear, not elsewhere. Could some Finns have brought this item to Scotland 2000 years ago? I doubt it. Finns didn't know how to navigate like the Danes/Norse. The so-called vikings could have brought it from their travels, but what would they have called it? The name of the item in modern Swedish is kåsa. See Guksi in Wikipedia, which is my source.

[@elijahhutchinson3031]

Crazy awesome axe skills!

[@MG-ze3lf]

Do you sell these or recommend a reputable place? Some of the ones on the internet look pretty cheap. Great work 👍

[@Mehmet-w3z]

Hello. O iskarpela dan bana gonderirmisin lütfen.

[@bushcraftnorway]

The Kuksa is Scandinavian, not Scottish

[@ferrumlynx1914]

I'm sorry but the Kuksa cup in from Lapland, it's a Sami thing- not Scottish Highland.

[@dreamit6609]

Really appreciated for this video! It helped me a lot and i also typed on google “drgood life woodworking” and i found also good ideas!

[@vadymvolodko7252]

My adventure with woodworking started with Woodglut.

[@susanp.collins7834]

No - not more tuneless jangling in the background!

[@villain1409]

Outstanding piece of work & awesome video with a hint of lovely music what more can anyone ask for,i do kuksa & spo0n & make knifes & stuff so i am always on the prowl for more fantastic videos & today i found one thanks again. *****

[@thomasbanks2099]

Thank you Allan, glad you liked it...and the tunes

[@rogerkomula8057]

The Highlanders had power tools? Fuck off.

[@morack1972]

what wood is that? love the craftmanship

[@hafzamacie8858]

I did it myself with the Woodglut plans. I think this is the best way to find out how to build it.

[@billastell3753]

Very nicely done. I especially like the rustic look when you were finished. Clearly hand crafted. Definitely a thumbs up and a subscription from Canada!

[@billastell3753]

Oh yes... sipping some scotch whiskey from it would be a bonus for sure!

[@woodentom1]

Thanks for subscribing Bill. I like leaving the tool marks showing it is hand made

[@martinwhitter8366]

Brilliant skills but omg that music was nerve touching

[@jackwyland7733]

Master level craftsmanship

[@markluke8447]

Very nice work, thank you for sharing. What axe is that?

[@QuakerJones268]

Hi Tom, Do you still send out the blank Kuksa's?

[@daza3620]

Nice video, shame about the audio, I like to hear the tools at work.

[@rainbowchild63]

Great job,master!

[@tamaratamrot2681]

You can use woodglut to build it in the cheapest way.

[@shantahsieh4833]

I recommend Woodglut to every beginner and not only.

[@AdventureRyan]

Beautiful work! Thanks for sharing.

[@woodentom1]

Thanks Adventure Ryan

[@easterstedman236]

Stodoys plans are amazing!

[@maxmerel]

Was this wood dry, or freshly cut?

[@Lemongrasspicker]

I know this video is over a year old. But I really enjoyed it. Nice work sir.

[@ronnieburdette925]

What kind & size of a gouge are you using?

[@rutwijvaidyafilms3407]

lovely work... inspired from you. thank you so much for a superb guidance. God bless you always. Jai Shri Ram.

[@jamesbews6049]

More Scottish themed items is a must

[@JohnSmith-il4wi]

Liked and Subscribed, thanks from Chicago!

[@grool.salad.co.uk.1969]

Most annoying music ever

[@jimbobcarter8891]

What kind of wood is it, birch?

[@osmanhoca-ali7893]

Hi Could u tell me about hatchet

[@ms-ht1cj]

Kuksa is a nordic cup not scottish

[@wdalei]

Parabéns magnífico!

[@ruvimbro3165]

Where can u get a hatchet like that ?

[@NavigatingwithNafe]

NICE!! 👍👍... Great work! First time ever seeing any of your vids & the title caught my attention. Loved it from start to finish! Keep up the good work & keep the vids coming! .. Btw, just subscribed.

[@bedirhanburtul2964]

What type of tree do you use?

[@VictorVictor-hq7ui]

Snotland stealing other peoples ideas again. Oh, and you did'nt invent bagpipes either...

[@feebie792]

This is carpenter asmr gold ! Anyome know this song he's using. I love the song, putting me to sleep watching this guy guy create art

[@alexsutherland1157]

Hatchet and rasp is what I'm using at the moment. Have just found your channel awesome work

[@patcoyable]

Please pardon my ignorance, but that's oak right?

[@jito7377]

Wonderful carving with axellent skill!

[@lollo1991]

wonderful, nice control with that axe! is that a Svante Djarv? cheers!

[@DrDFE]

what kind of wood is it?

[@BrokeBoysBushcraft]

Awesome craftmanship man! Subbed 👍

[@walden6272]

If you could only have one gouge, which one do you choose? Straight gouge or bent gouge?

[@gabec2494]

The music was almost as good as those hatchet strikes! Amazing work

[@ScottRauber]

Very impressive!!👍

[@ptudor63]

What kind of wood.

[@radekusllc3164]

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[@jefftaylor4707]

Great video👍,..true skills.You make it look simple!,is that Ash?. Cheers thanks for sharing.

[@alessandrocimmino7924]

Un Dono Di Dio.Complimenti

[@AK2HI]

its more like watch me make a cup than a how to video

[@skitkatis4666]

Wow ! Amazing! Nice to watch how you used ax !

[@NotAnAngryLesbian]

I like the pour tip. You can drink you can pour you can do body shots.

[@edgardpauli]

Amazing!!!!!! He's a real artist. Hugs from Brazil !!!!!

[@valdehansen7723]

Lad try to burnish the Wood and im certain its gonna be lovely

[@rickschuman2926]

I leave the handle long until the chopping is all done. Easier on the hand and a bit safer.

[@doughroasterbushcraftandsu3947]

What wood did you use Tom grain looks like Ash??

[@sherrylkeith9695]

Woodprix is a solid company with solid woodworking plans.

[@craftingoutofscratch2980]

What is for wood?

[@おとはまちゃん]

NOkuksa mag cup

[@oldsagerat]

I would have lost both thumbs halfway through this.

[@blisteredfingerz]

Excellent work sir. Minus one point for not chopping in time with the music. 😉

[@jkabholat]

Wonderful workmanship.

[@stealthysteve1]

What was the diameter of the log you used for that. Also nice carving skills

[@ewalddamey]

Witch wood?

[@mistersmith3986]

Amazing work. Thanks for the video my Bladed Brother ⚔️

[@ChapiBoi]

If you like this music check out John butler