My Kuksa Kolrosing

[SOAR]

After speaking to Wayland at the Middlewood meet about Kolrosing and the great results that can be had I thought I would show some pics of my Kuksa that I decorated recently.

 

[Draven]

That is reeally lovely! Both the kuksa and the Kolrosing

 

[dogwood]

I just LOVE this one - really nice work, both on the kuksa and the kolrosing.

I especially like the tiny hatch marks around the lip of the kuksa. Congrats!

 

[SOAR]

Cant take the credit for the Kuksa I'm affraid that was a gift from my wife she got it from sweden, sorry folks. The decoration is my work though.

 

[Draven]

Outta curiosity did you use a kolrosing knife, or just... a knife? I've been wanting to give it a try but don't have a kolrosing knife....

 

[SOAR]

I just used a small chisel point carving tool, you can use a stanley or a craft knife that has a retractable blade, pencil your design out first and away you go.

 

[Draven]

I just used a small chisel point carving tool, you can use a stanley or a craft knife that has a retractable blade, pencil your design out first and away you go.

Awesome, cheers made

 

[brancho]

simon
Nice decoration

 

[traderran]

Good looking Kuksa. What are they used for.
thanks

 

[SOAR]

Thanks Alf, Traderran they are used for everything from water to whisky depends on your tipple mate.

 

[Wayland]

That's really nicely done. Feels great doesn't it?

Mine was done with the tip of a scalpel and I've seen it done with a swiss army knife too.

 

[NatG]

that's fantastic, well done! i just wish i could get my sausage fingers to do that

 

[pwb]

Really looks great .

Wish I had that kind of skill and patience

Pete.

 

[addo]

Looks great Simon, Id do mine but its stained too dark. That my excuse anyway
Will give it a go on the next spoon though.

 

[SOAR]

Thanks guys.

 

[bushcraft_lad]

brilliant mate youve done a bloody good job on that

jordan

 

[traderran]

Any one make these for sale.

 

[Chinkapin]

The simple wooden cup elevated to an art form. Soar, this is so beautiful that it looks like it belongs in a museum. I have never seen a cup that I wanted so badly!

 

[ToneWood]

Excellent, I've been trying to figure out how to decorate like that, for a lime-wood ladle that I have all but finished. I tried cutting a thin strip of wood out for each line, as Jogge Sundqvist shows in his Swedish carving DVD, but I just couldn't get the clean cuts work using the cheap (<£5) set of Toolzone woodcarving tools I picked up a few years ago.

So, if I understand correctly, with Kolrosing you are not actually removing any wood but instead, I suppose you either compress or perhaps score it? Then rub something dark, like coffee grounds, into it afterwards. [Any chance that you could post a picture of the tool you used - or an image link of a similar looking tool?]

I love the pattern, especially the cross-hatching and the elaborate sun pattern above - v. effective. Do you pre-draw the pattern with a pencil or just free-hand it (or use a ruler)?

 

[monkey boy]

very awsome, I am gonna give this a go for spoon or two. thanx for sharing