My Kuksa Kolrosing

**SOAR** · 08-02-2009, 22:13

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** · 08-02-2009, 22:37

That is reeally lovely! Both the kuksa and the Kolrosing

**dogwood** · 08-02-2009, 22:41

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** · 08-02-2009, 22:46

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** · 08-02-2009, 22:50

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** · 08-02-2009, 22:59

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** · 08-02-2009, 23:26

Originally Posted by 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.

Awesome, cheers made

**brancho** · 09-02-2009, 00:14

simon
Nice decoration

**traderran** · 09-02-2009, 00:33

Good looking Kuksa. What are they used for.
thanks

**SOAR** · 09-02-2009, 15:36

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

**Wayland** · 09-02-2009, 16:30

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** · 09-02-2009, 20:52

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

**pwb** · 09-02-2009, 21:04

Really looks great

.

Wish I had that kind of skill and patience

Pete.

**addo** · 09-02-2009, 21:51

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** · 10-02-2009, 19:30

Thanks guys.

**bushcraft_lad** · 10-02-2009, 22:32

brilliant mate youve done a bloody good job on that

jordan

**traderran** · 11-02-2009, 01:41

Any one make these for sale.

**Chinkapin** · 11-02-2009, 04:21

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** · 15-04-2012, 21:44

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** · 15-04-2012, 21:55

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

**Wayland** · 15-04-2012, 22:08

I just make a single cut with a scalpel blade and use cinnamon for my stuff

**grey- array** · 16-04-2012, 00:16

Looks sweet Simon, I really like the Kolrosing you did on there
Yours sincerely Ruud

**bikebum1975** · 17-04-2012, 18:19

Nice work on that. Tried kolorising a couple times myself took a sewing needle and made a handle for it scratched it that way

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