Carving a willow kuksa for a friend

I had a request from a friend to carve him a kuksa for drinking tea in; he is a big fan of tea. So after searching the internet for a style of cup that he liked, we settled on this. 

This is the cup that I found

Here is the chunk of willow that I'll be using, it is a nice mix of sap and heartwood.

After cutting out the profile with a bandsaw in shop, I started carving it and rounding it off. Of course, I changed the design a bit to make it hold more liquid and carved the handle to my liking.

Here the cup is all finished and now has to dry for a week.