I have just finished three really rather special quaiches.
These are made form burr maple which is a most wonderful wood. It is what most of the original medieval mazer bowls were made from. I love those old bowls and have tried to capture some of their presence in these quaiches. Here is a 13th century mazer from Canterbury.
And another.
And here a close up of one of the quaiches. I have toned the wood slightly with a natural dye to match the colour of the old mazers that I love.
The quaiches are turned green and so move as they dry, the burr wood is quite twisted so the movement can be unexpected. This one ended sitting on a jaunty angle and I am rather fond of it.
These quaiches will be a little dearer than my normal ones when I finally get round to showing them on the website but I think will make a very special present for the whisky drinker.
Very nice indeed!What did you use for the dye? Do you apply any additional finish…oil perhaps?
They're wonderful, Robin! I can see why they are dear to you.
Very nice! What do you use for the lip? How do you turn them with the handles on? Maybe it's a secret!!!
Jeff,The dye…well I started using coffee which gives a nice colour but takes a long time, many applications and seems a terrible waste of good coffee. So I experimented some more and found gravy browning does the job a treat. Then they are sealed with hot beeswax.Kari,Thanks for the comment, I finally got round to adding a link to your great blog.David,Turning inside is easy, turning outside you turn the bit above and below the handles and in fact the upper, lower and outer surface of the handles too then carve the bit between the handles. The rim is silver.