a bit of kolrossing.......

[fishfish]

been messing about doing some kolrossing with my new kolrossing knife,in some ways it is a similar thing to scrimshaw,the wood needs to be prepared by sanding fine or scraping with broken glass,this will hopefully leave a smooth surface onto which you can incise a pattern or design,next you fill the cuts with something to make them stand out,here i have used coffee rubbed in but traditionally the inner bark of birch is made into dust,once the powder is in the cuts a bit of oil is wiped over ,this brings out the colour well,wipe off the excess oil and then burnish,i use a bit of Montana ivory.
kolrossing practice by fishfish_01, on Flickr

kolrossing practice by fishfish_01, on Flickr

kolrossing practice by fishfish_01, on Flickr

kolrossing practice by fishfish_01, on Flickr

Warning this gets quite addictive,i am running out of treen to practice on!

 

[Leshy]

They look great! I've been toying with the idea of kolrossing the axe haft , but I need to practice more first I think.
Great inspiration, thanks for sharing! 👍👍

 

[Robson Valley]

Very nice, fishfish. A decorative carving style that I've always admired.
Maybe a Pfeil kolrossing knife? I read that some carvers use cinnamon.
I don't think that I would even be able to draft a useful pattern.
Leshy: go for it. Practice on pastry pins from the charity shops.

 

[forginhill]

First rate! Really like that....

 

[Leshy]

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Leshy: go for it. Practice on pastry pins from the charity shops.

Great idea RV, I will. I've been ruining swmbo 's wooden spoons for a while 😏 but I definitely got the bug.
You're right about the cinnamon, that's what I've been using after reading Ravenlore's (Gary "Wayland") post on it, It works a treat and smells lovely too..
👍

 

[Dark Horse Dave]

Really nice work there FF - very impressive

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[Dreadhead]

Cracking work mate

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[Tiley]

That's lovely! I love the shape of the spoons, too.

 

[janso]

Great work; never heard of it before - always thought it came under scrimshawing. What are you using for the incising FF? Not sure my hands are steady enough but I've definitely earmarked this for practice. It might be awhile before I pluck up the courage to mark up any axe hafts!!


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[humdrum_hostage]

I love the right one. Simple yet detailed!

 

[Thoth]

Can I re-ask the earlier question please? What tool are you using to mark out the pattern? Your work looks great and I'm keen to have a go!

 

[Leshy]

Can I re-ask the earlier question please? What tool are you using to mark out the pattern? Your work looks great and I'm keen to have a go!

Picture #3 particularly better shows a very small blade on a long handle,
Like a small craft blade not much different from a stanley blade except size and thickness....
I think that's the tool...

 

[crosslandkelly]

That's beautiful work FF.

 

[Robson Valley]

Thoth: Google 'kolrosing knife." As Leshy said, it's a small skew blade on a long handle.
I'll guess that you will have to learn to hone on a strop as the leading point must need to be sticky-sharp.

Most of the major wood carving tool companies make one (Ashley Iles, Henry Taylor, Pfeil, Stubai, manybe even Arioux.)
I had a couple of Pfeil, got in a tool lot consignment. Not interested in the technique and unsteady hands so I sold them on.

 

[Wayland]

Very nice work FF.

In answer to the question above, I use a retracting scalpel which is readily available and gives very good results.

 

[titanius anglesmith]

Hello everyone,
fishfish that is some lovely work. can i ask you where you get your patterns from, do you copy them from a book or some other media. Also do you draw them freehand or trace them onto your work piece. Just trying to get to grips with the method.
Regards chris.

 

[Wayland]

If you draw the design on with a soft pencil you can cut over the lines and when you oil the wood at the final stage, the graphite pencil lines disappear if that is any help.

 

[richardhomer]

Lovely work