Wooden mug for tea and beer: Finnish Kuks, oak cup

The same symbol of our country, as a nesting doll and balalaika became a wooden mug. Dishes are made from a variety of trees, bark. This is not only a functional container for drinks, but also an element of decor, souvenir, which stores small trinkets.

The origin of the first wooden mugs

No historian would call the exact date, when people began to make dishes out of wood. At the site found utensils made in the 8th century BC. It all started with the bark, then there were bowls, Bratina. Wood went perfectly for the manufacture of household items.

Hollowed tree, cut, and then to grind steel. Mugs of mead made coopers, collected both barrels, pulled together by iron hoops. Now, some craftsmen specialize in such items. This is - a great gift for lovers of baths, hot sauna. Utensils made of wood has long been the Scandinavian nations, Whole clubs "Viking" with carved handles and lids in medieval style are considered true works of art.

Remain popular Finnish wooden clubs, they become lovers of active recreation for hiking, fishing, hunting. In dishes from a single piece of wood handy pen loop, for which capacity is strapped to a belt, backpack. Kuksa make by hand without the use of wood-working machines.

In the East, in tropical countries of Asia, Africa container drink made from bamboo shoots cut knotty, dried, impregnated with a resinous sap of living trees. Modern kitchen utensils made of bamboo striking forms, versatility, durability.

Benefits of wood ware

Wooden layer in cups and mugs are very tight, the wizard A is selected only mature wood, it is further subjected to thermal treatment or soaked. When you see the elegant sets Khokhloma with gold, I can not believe that it is - a real dishes, from which you can eat and drink. Lacquer layer is durable, not afraid of moisture, hot impact.

Although the disadvantages of kitchen utensils made of wood available, the main disadvantage is considered impractical, complex care, the advantages of a much larger dishes.

Wood environmentally friendly, a natural material, does not release harmful substances during operation. A thin lacquer layer clogs the voids between the fibers. The composition is made based on natural ingredients, safe for human health.

Gourmets say that drinks in a wooden bowl perfectly preserved the first fragrance. Beer mugs without impregnation enrich kvass, foamy drink with fresh notes, woody flavor.

Important! Capacity of their dense resinous wood from the inside is left intact to preserve the unique smell, the bactericidal properties of the natural material. Lacquer make only the top to make it easier to wash the cups.

Products of wood aesthetically pleasing look, they do not normally keep in the closet, put on public display. Craftsmen create true masterpieces, each cup is unique. In-line wood products do not produce. From painted manually, burn, is applied to the surface of the threads.

That you can drink from wooden mugs

Utensils used for hot and cold drinks. In Beaux cups of dense trees fed green tea. Kuks universal, it is a cup and a plate at the same time. In field conditions it is poured into soups, porridge laid, poured tea, milk.

Large circles once considered vessels for kvass, mead. Now it - dishes with beer. Other alcohol drink not made of wood. Alcohol dries the varnish surface, it becomes brittle.

Note! Wood treatment using a special food varnish, which darkens from the color of carbonated beverages. The dye gets into the microcracks of the surface layer.

From what wood is made mugs

As the rock material is softwood and hardwood:

• Oak is resistant to moisture, cracking. Depending on the age, temperature drying mode becomes different natural shades. The most durable - stained oak, soak in water for several decades.
• Ash valued for noble color, strength. A design pattern pronounced.
• Tropical acacia valued for its delicate flavor, it is felt even in the lacquer layer. patterned wood structure, several shades of beige, there is almost white.
• Bamboo is both lightweight and durable, It produces thin-walled cup, tea pair with turned saucers and stands. Bamboo has antiseptic properties, water resistance, tolerant to shock loads.
• Lime is selected for carved handles. Wood is malleable and resistant to cracking.
• Birch used for solid forms of it machined massive vessel with a wide bottom. Drawing on birch burn, then filled with paint.

Less often the dishes are made of cherry, cedar, pear, jujube, fir, wood, lotus, jujube, Hevea.

beer glasses

Traditional dishes feature is considered to be extended bottom, but often the master mimic the shape of a barrel. Norwegians produce cylindrical containers, cover the outside of an openwork carving. Strong clubs are obtained from solid oak, acacia. Wood lends itself to cutting, it does not crack.

Cup of tea

Fishing Cup - a small saucer without a handle. They were painted by Khokhlov. Chinese resemble small bowls, they make a small rim of the container which is convenient to hold. Modern dishes made in the form of porcelain. Tea pair of solid rocks look different only in color.

The nuances of care for wooden utensils

Note! Containers must not be put in the dishwasher, mugs and cups will be rough, lose their original luster.

Wash the wooden objects with warm soapy water with a soft sponge. Do not use hard brushes, abrasive powders, melanin, aggressive detergents with oxalic acid and alkali. After each water washing dishes drained, then mugs, cups, saucers wiped dry. Products with colored painted protect from direct sunlight.

Since ancient times have survived not only the tricks of the trade, but also to care for mugs and cups made of wood:

• get rid of odor beverage help alcoholic or acetic wiping, and then the surface was rinsed with cool water;
• tannic film by coffee, tea disappear when soaked in cold water tanks;
• spots on lacquer clean fresh onion juice, cut in half rubbed browning, leave on for 5-10 minutes, then wash off the onion.

The main producers of wooden mugs

Russian crafts, keeping centuries-old traditions, revive small factories. Unique mugs, cups of wood produced by the company:

• "Dobroparov" - the manufacturer of products for baths and saunas offer a massive mug of beer, kvass, other cold beverages from a capacity of 0.5 liters and a continuous array of separate strips with metal hoops;
• "Wooden items", the Republic of Mari El specializes in cups, mugs solid wood with carved or burnt pattern;
• Factory "Good Wood", was Gorodets offers a wide range of mugs of oak, ash, basswood, birch;
• «ArtConcept», Mr. Ryazan known manufacturer of mugs for cold drinks with thick carved handle;
• "Siberian Berestye" (Lukoshko 70) makes fragile vessel 300 coffee mugs, 500 ml carved plates.

Cups with handles and without them, circles volume from 150 to 400 ml glasses with traditional painting under khokhlomu, gzhel with national motifs famous art craft workshops:

• "Gorodets painting" was created by the factory 60 years ago, the masters use a variety of colors, shades, shapes;
• "Khokhloma Painting" products are made in the style of the Golden Khokhloma XVIII century;
• "Khokhloma patterns", piece unique production;
• "Kursk plant art painting", the Academy of Arts branch, offers original works;
• "The painting of the North" doing the dishes with ethnic patterns.

Manufacturer of traditional Finnish mugs Kuks - Company Finn-Savotta, founded in 1955.

Products in viking style makes the Chinese company «RealTS», «Fair Masters" offers original work made by drum technology from individual rails. Artistic woodcarvings are famous Norwegian master, the company «Nordic» produces containers with handles and without them from the wild jujube, rubber trees, tropical acacia.

Wooden tableware differs durability, strength. She is not afraid of food-grade acids, alkalis, does not crack from the hot tea or coffee. Wooden mug is easy to handle, they are aesthetically pleasing.

VIDEO: Oak mug with your own hands.

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