Old Russian carved ladle. Carved and slotted wooden utensils How to make a composite ladle in the bath

Bath is one of the favorite hobbies of a Russian person. Taking a steam bath in a Russian bath is a tradition, a necessary procedure and healing of the whole organism. The owners of the baths are trying to create coziness and convenience of the interior.

Ladle - an indispensable attribute in the bath

There are few attributes required to visit the steam room. One of the important is considered a ladle for a bath or a scoop. It must be comfortable to grip, strong in material, withstand the hot temperature of water and air. You can't take a scoop lightly. A simple item is an important part of the whole procedure for visiting a hot Russian steam room.

Distinctive features of the bucket and scoop

Despite the similarity of shape, the bucket and scoop have their own distinctive features. The bath ladle performs several tasks:

pour cold and hot water into bath containers;
contrast body wrap.

The most important requirement when choosing is the material. The best approach is natural wood. Such a product does not lose its shape, does not pass liquid. A special difference between the material is in the aroma of wood. Natural raw materials emit a charming smell, relaxing the body, purifying the air.

It is possible to buy a bucket made of plastic. But it should be remembered that from hot temperature the plastic mass is deformed, at high temperature or by contact with hot objects it can simply melt.

Another option is metal. They are dangerous for use in the bath: from the heated metal, you can easily get burned.

In the photo - a metal scoop for a bath

There are combination options among modern trade offers. You can find a metal ladle with a wooden frame and a solid wood handle. Such an item for a steam room will be very convenient. Metal, even if cracks appear on the tree, will not allow hot liquid to pour out. You can take it by the handle, and not be afraid of burns.

The ladle for the bath performs several other tasks: it waters the stones of the stove, adds heat to the steam room. The freshness and amount of steam depends on the scoop. Fans of the Russian refreshing procedure are advised to opt for wooden attributes. Oak and linden ladle for a bath will create an amazing microclimate of cleanliness and freshness of the air.

Types and forms of wooden products

Wood is the traditional and most popular material for making buckets. More often choose linden, oak, aspen, cedar, mulberry. Their wood is not afraid of moisture, withstands high temperatures. Finished products are covered with liquid wax or a layer of small flax.

carved

They are made from solid wood. They look in the style of antique utensils, they will be ideal for creating coziness and comfortable conditions.

cooperage

They are made from individual boards, tightly pressed against each other. The technology is close to the creation of barrels. The boards keep their shape for a long time, cracks and cracks may appear when they dry out. But return desired shape not difficult. The bucket is soaked in water. The wood swells and the cracks disappear.

Carved ladle for a bath

You can make a scoop with your own hands. To do this, prepare wood and a carpentry tool kit. On paper, you need to draw the appearance of the future product, a simple sketch. Then decide on the dimensions and make a drawing. It is better to consider the remaining actions first in the video lesson of the masters. Then start working on your own according to the steps described below.

Draw contours according to the dimensions on the tree.
Rough processing is in progress.
A handle and a container are formed.
Then finishing is done inner sides bowl capacity and handle trim.
With skill, it is decorated with patterns or decorative carvings.

Rules for choosing bath assistants

In the washing and steam room, it is better to have both products: a ladle and a scoop. They must be in convenient location, on special hooks, holders. To take them in hand, to get or take them off, there should be no obstacles. Choose an open and accessible place. It should be chosen based on the area of the entire building, the internal distribution of areas, the material of execution.

Particular attention should be paid to the location of the heater. The best option- to have several different buckets and scoops. The reason for this is that most often they wash not one at a time, but together or in a company. A few helpers will not delay the enjoyment process. There will be no need to wait for the bath ladle to be released.

The scoop is chosen according to the length of the handle. If the stones are nearby, closed with special shutters, the handle may be small. If the stones are open, close to the tank, the handle should be taken long. It is dangerous to throw steam with a short handle, you can get burned with steam.

To choose a bucket or scoop, you need to know their features

The shape of the handle is made under the bend of the palm, for gripping. Its thickness matters. Therefore, one ladle is made for women, the other for men. Small bowls for kids. Splashing and steaming with your own ladle will not only be pleasant, it will become a kind of study for the child and preparation for understanding the whole essence of visiting the Russian bath, a step towards adulthood.

Other handle sizes:

a long handle should be at the scoop for water, it will be convenient for taking water at a distance;
the average length of the product for dousing, it is convenient for them to water standing, sitting and lying down.

Each bath for bathing procedures must be equipped with the necessary accessories. But not everyone knows what to choose - a metal, plastic or wooden bath ladle would be best? We will consider this question in detail.

Choice dependency

The choice of equipment items is wide, but it is dictated by different needs ().

The following factors influence the selection process:

the area of the bath itself;
the presence of a washing department in it;
the presence of a water supply;
boiler type.

Choice by purpose

Why do we need ladles and scoops in the steam room and washing department? Naturally, in order to draw water with them.

By purpose, they are divided as follows:

a scoop with a volume of 1 liter or more with a long vertical handle, used to draw hot water from the boiler into basins and buckets;
a similar bath ladle, but for collecting cold water from a barrel;
ladles for pouring with a short handle, a volume of approximately 0.4 - 1 l, there should be several of them, no less than the number of people washing in the bath at the same time;
capacity for supplying steam with a volume of approximately 0.2-0.3 l, with a long handle.

The first and second options are relevant only if there is no running water. In the presence of hot and cold water taps, as well as mixers, there is no need for such products.

Selection by materials

There are a lot of proposals on the market for accessories for a steam room. Each manufacturer praises their product. But you need to understand what materials these accessories should be made of, because they must withstand fairly high temperature loads ().

Good scoops are not afraid of constant contact with cold and hot water and significant temperature fluctuations. Not every material is able to cope with such loads.

Tree

Traditional accessories for use in the bath have long been made of wood. Russian peasants, even after the appearance of metal utensils, preferred to use wooden utensils, which they often made with their own hands, especially carved or hollowed ones.

Wooden bath accessories could be of three types, divided according to the manufacturing principle:

cooperage, when the container itself consists of separate planks, which are fastened together with metal hoops;
carvedwhen the product is cut entirely from a piece of wood;
hollowed out, the bowls were hollowed out whole piece tree.

Various wooden items were made for the implementation of bath procedures:

scoops and ladles;
buckets;
gangs;
tubs;
tub;
trough;
barrels.

Most of these items were produced in cooperage workshops. Today, when there are many metal and plastic products in everyday life, wood products have not lost their appeal.

The works of ancient folk crafts have not lost their relevance in our days. The all-round maintenance of the traditions of the production of national Russian utensils continues at small enterprises and in private workshops.

The advantage of wooden products is their environmental friendliness.

Today you can purchase the entire set of bath equipment from different types wood:

Altai cedar;
oak;
aspens;
larches;
lindens.

The price for a linden cooper's ladle will be two times less than for a similar cedar ladle. But cedar products are more durable. However, at proper care for cooperage products, you can significantly extend their service life.

Instructions for the care of cooper's scoops for a bath:

before the first use, lower the ladle into a barrel of water and hold it for an hour;
remember that the product must always be wet;
scoops should not be kept without water in the sun or near heating appliances;
Do not clean buckets with chemicals.

Metal

Another suitable material for making buckets is metal. The main advantage of metal products is a long service life.

But there is one downside. Metal bowls get very hot.

You can avoid burns if this accessory is combined:

metal container with a wooden handle;
wooden scoop with a metal insert.

For the manufacture of bath accessories, a metal is chosen that is not susceptible to corrosion:

brass;
copper;
Cink Steel;
aluminum.

The most convenient, practical and aesthetic option is the combination of a wooden cooper's ladle with a metal insert. Such a ladle does not leak, because the metal does not dry out. There is no danger of getting burned by touching it.

Plastic

Plastic containers are used in the sauna only in the washing section. Usually, they are produced with a small handle and are used for dousing with warm or cold water.

Important. The use of plastic ladles in a steam room is undesirable, since high temperatures product may melt. In addition, harmful substances can be released from plastic at elevated temperatures.

Modern technologies do not stand still, there are types of plastics that have heat resistance and do not emit harmful substances. One such new material is polycarbonate, which combines unique strength with high temperature resistance.

In the photo - a polycarbonate bucket and a bucket with birch handles.

Important. It is necessary to store ladles and other products made of polycarbonate at room temperature without water, wiping dry with a towel.

Summary

In the presented video in this article you will find Additional information on this topic.

Exhibitions of Russian wooden spoons in VMDPNI. Let's take a closer look at these products. Further - photos and texts directly from the exhibition itself.

scoop spoons
Yakutia, Suntarsky ulus, p. Toybokhoi, early 20th century.
Wood, birch burl, chiselling, carving

A spoon is one of those items that accompanies a person almost from birth until the end of days. How many proverbs, beliefs are associated with it! However, how often do we think about whether it has always been the way we used to see it? ..

Spoon shaman
Yakutia, Suntarsky ulus, p. Toybokhoi, late 19th century.
Wood, chiselling, carving

We are pleased to present you an exhibition project in which we tried to show all the diversity of the familiar to us wooden spoon. Indeed, it is sometimes difficult to imagine that a ladle-scoop can reach a length of one and a half meters, and some spoons become truly magical objects, being faithful companions of a shaman.

Top down: Ladle

Burl, slotting, carving. Collection of V. B. Karpov
Spoon
Khabarovsk Territory, Nivkh masters, 2006
Tree ( Walnut), carving, toning. Collection of V. B. Karpov
Children's Nanai spoons
W. Doncan, 1974
Khabarovsk Territory, with. Sikachi-alyan
Wood, carving, color engraving

The spoons from the museum collection presented at the exhibition - from the ladles of the 19th century to the author's spoons of the late 1960s - organically complement the collection of modern carved spoons by Viktor Borisovich Karpov, which he collected in different parts of our country. Items from it, made of different types of wood, unusually convey the beauty of the texture of natural wood.

Left: Bucket for bear meat
Didi Cherul, 1890s
Khabarovsk Territory, with. Koima. Wood, carving
On right: Tray
Didi Cherul, 1890s
Khabarovsk Territory, with. Koima
Wood, chiselling, carving, tinting
Nivkh spoons for the bear holiday
Khabarovsk Territory, der. Wow, p. Romanovka, first quarter of XX
Wood, carving, tinting
Below: Spoon
2013, acquired in Moscow
Wood (walnut), carving. Collection of V. B. Karpov

The history of making a spoon has more than one millennium. So, according to the evidence of archaeological excavations, already five thousand years ago in Ancient Egypt used spoons made of stone and wood, and in Greece - special shells.

Nanai shaman's spoon
Khabarovsk Territory, 2006
Wood (alder), carving. Collection of V. B. Karpov

Spoons entered everyday use in Europe in the Middle Ages and were mostly wooden and horn. And in Rus', the spoon was already known in the 10th century, during the time of Prince Vladimir - references to this can be found in The Tale of Bygone Years. The familiar oval shape of a spoon with a long handle was especially widespread by the middle of the 18th century.

Composition of three spoons 2015, acquired in Moscow
Walnut burl, carving, toning. Collection of V.B. Karpov

For a simple peasant, a spoon was one of the few personal items, and "their" spoon was often marked in a special way. But, like many items of traditional culture, the spoon was not just a part of everyday life. She played an important role in the rituals, personifying a family member; the newlyweds were given a wooden painted spoon for the wedding; it was also a necessary attribute of some Christmas divination.

Udege spoon (yuga). Wood, carving

In addition, the spoon has become one of the favorite Russian folk musical instruments. The spoon was decorated with skillful carvings, colorful paintings, and sometimes even inlaid with mother-of-pearl or metal.

Our exhibition features more than 120 spoons from the most different regions Russia - from Arkhangelsk to Yakutia. A diverse range of subjects is complemented by graphic sketches from the NIIKhP expeditions of the 1960s, as well as rare photographs and sketches from the archives of V.M. Vishnevskaya, V.A. Baradulin and others.

Top right: Souvenir scoops
Karachay-Cherkess Association of Arts and Crafts and Souvenir Production, 1977

Bottom right: Ladle
Essentuki, 2001
Mahogany (yew, driftwood), chiselling, carving, collection of V. B. Karpov
Spoon
Wood (walnut), carving Moldova, 2003, collection of V. B. Karpov
Bottom left: Composition of a ladle and three spoons
Essentuki, 2001
Sophora (Caucasian acacia), carving, collection of V.B. Karpov
Bottom left corner: snake spoon 2004, acquired in Moscow
Wood (juniper), carving, collection of V.B. Karpov
Top left from bottom to top: Decorative spoon 2000, acquired in Moscow
Mahogany, carving, collection of V. B. Karpov
scoop spoon
Wood (pink acacia), carving. Moldova, 2003, collection of V. B. Karpov
scoop spoon
Wood (cherry root), carving. Moldova, 2003, collection of V.B. Karpov

The earliest items on display are ladles made in the 19th century in the Russian North and the Volga region. Others include spoons from the Sergiev Posad region at the turn of the 19th-20th centuries, including spoons by I.S. Khrustachev with scenes from the life of Sergius of Radonezh, striking with their finest miniature carvings.

Sketches of a ladle and a spoon. From the album Artistic Woodworking in Western Siberia.
A. Artemov, Moscow, NIIHP, 1972 Cardboard, watercolor, pencil.

A special place at the exhibition is occupied by decorative ladles made in the Russian style by the outstanding craftsman V.P. Vornoskov in the workshops of the village of Kudrin and A.P. Zinoviev in Talashkino.

spoons. Kazakhstan. Wood, carving, burning.

And, of course, it was impossible to do without the famous Khokhloma spoons at the exhibition, made in the Nizhny Novgorod village of Semin and the city of Semyonov, which is often called the “spoon capital”.

Left below: pouring spoon
Dagestan, p. Kumukh, early 20th century.
Wood (acacia), slotting, carving
Left center: Scoop "Gel"
G.G. Gazimagomedov, 1990, Dagestan, p. Untsukul
Wood (apricot), cupronickel, carving, notch, lacquer
Top left: Cutlery holder with spoons
G.G. Gazimagomedov, 1989, Dagestan, p. Untsukul
Wood (apricot), metal, carving, turning, notching, varnish; wood (apricot), carving, varnish

Left: Boat-shaped spoons
Dagestan, early 20th century
Wood (boxwood; mountain oak), carving, toning, graphic ligature
On right: Spoon on a long handle for stirring the festive halva - byahukh
Dagestan, p. Kuyad, first third of the 20th century.
Wood (oak), carving
Brought from the expedition of E.M. Schilling 1944

Already at the end of the 19th century, the products of local craftsmen enjoyed well-deserved success at the Nizhny Novgorod Fair. We present in this section of the exhibition the most valuable samples of the 1920s - 1960s, which rarely leave museum funds.

Among the spoons from other regions are those brought from expeditions to Dagestan in 1944-1946. the famous Caucasian ethnographer E.M. Schilling, as well as extraordinary works from the Avar village of Untsukul. It is famous for its craft of notching wood, which connects different kinds arts and crafts - woodcarving and jewelry. In a complex dedicated to Far East and Yakutia, you will see Nivkh bear festival spoons and a rare shamanic spoon.

Sketch of a spoon and scoop with Khokhloma painting.
1950s - first half of the 1980s Paper, watercolor

Drawing. spoons from the GIM collection. 1950s - first half of the 1980s Paper, watercolor

The collection includes decorative unpainted spoons made of various breeds trees.

Spoons and scoops with Khokhloma type painting
Nizhny Novgorod region, 1920s — 1960s, wood, carving, painting

For the manufacture of decorative spoons, craftsmen use wood of almost all species, except for pine and spruce. The blank for the future spoon is called "baklusha". It must be pre-dried well so that the spoon does not “lead” during manufacture. Natural drying takes up to six months, but now masters are increasingly using special ovens for this.

Artists of the artel "Khokhloma painting" M.M. Artamonov and F.F. Sirotina, 1959

The expression "beat the buckets" arose due to the fact that initial stages the manufacture of wooden spoons - splitting chumps into buckwheat, trimming buckwheat rough, was previously carried out not by a master, but by an assistant apprentice. Initially, the expression had the meaning "to do a very simple thing," and later acquired a different meaning - "to idle, to spend time idly."

spoons
Gorky region, Polkhovsky Maidan village, 1960-1970s
Wood, carving, painting, varnish

When working on a spoon, the master takes into account the type and texture of the wood. The softest and most pliable wood for processing is linden, alder, aspen, so these species are most popular with craftsmen. The structure of the wood of such spoons is monophonic and not bright.

N.G. Podogov and F.A. Bedin

Birch and oak are harder and have a pronounced beautiful structure.

Buckets
Arkhangelsk province, XIX century; Vologda province., Der. Shevelevskaya, late XIX - early XX centuries.
Wood, chiselling, carving

At fruit trees(apple, pear, plum, cherry, peach) wood is even harder and more colorful, with a patterned structure. The pear gives the most interesting drawings on spoons, and the type of patterns depends to a large extent on the soil on which the tree grew. Masters also use “dark” wood, for example, persimmon, walnut.

Ladle
A.P. Zinoviev, 1900s
Smolensk province, Talashkino
Wood, chiselling, carving, tinting, tinting, waxing

The craftsman's skill is to "guess" the inner beauty of the wood pattern and show it in the most interesting way in the form of a finished product, which is clearly seen in the presented exhibits.

Ladle; scoop bucket
A.P. Zinoviev, 1900s
Smolensk province, Talashkino, Talashkino art workshops
Wood, copper, river stone, coins; chiselling, carving, burning, tinting, tinting, waxing, embossing

miniature buckets
V.P. Vornoskov, 1902-1910
Moscow province, Dmitrovsky district , village Kudrino
Wood, chiselling, carving, tinting, varnish

Ladle decorative
V.P. Vornoskov, 1905-1910

Wood, carving, tinting, varnish

Ladle

Moscow province., Dmitrovsky district, village. Kudrino

Comes from the collection of M.O.

Scoop bucket
V.P. Vornoskov, 1900-1905
Moscow province., Dmitrovsky district, village. Kudrino
Wood, chiselling, carving, tinting, tinting, varnish
Comes from the collection of M.O.

Scoop bucket
V.P. Vornoskov, 1902-1905
Moscow province., Dmitrovsky district, village. Kudrino
Wood, chiselling, carving, tinting, tinting, varnish
Comes from the collection of M.O.

Up: spoons
Zagorsk, 1920s
Wood, carving, painting, varnish
At the bottom: Spoon with handle in the shape of a dragon
Russia (?), early 20th century
Wood, carving, toning

Left: Spoon for sour cream (for the right hand)
Nizhny Novgorod province., Der. Medvedevo, 1930s
Wood, carving
On right: Scoops and spoons with bone, mother-of-pearl and beaded inserts
Nizhny Novgorod province. and the city of Sergievsky Posad, the first third of the 20th century.

fish spoons
Acquired in Moscow, 2000
Wood (oak), carving collection of V. B. Karpov

Spoons with scenes from the life of St. Sergius of Radonezh
Moscow province, Sergievsky Posad, 2nd floor 19th century - early XX centuries
Wood (cypress), carving
"St. Sergius of Radonezh"
"Appearance of Our Lady of St. Sergius"
"St. Sergius of Radonezh and the bear "(carver I. S. Khrustachev)
"St. Sergius in front of the deceased parents "

Spoons with blessing gesture
Nizhny Novgorod province., Der. Medvedevo, early 20th century
Wood, carving, inlay (beads, mother-of-pearl), tinting

Blessing gesture with spoons close up

From the album A. A. Bobrinsky "Folk Russian wooden crafts. Household, household and partly ecclesiastical items.

Bucket sketches
From the album "Folk woodcarving of the Yaroslavl region of the XVII-XX centuries."
L.B. Muzalevsky, 1971 Cardboard, paper, gouache, pencil
From the album "Folk decorative art from the collections of museums in Novgorod, Pskov, Uglich".
V.M. Vishnevskaya, Moscow, NIIHP, 1962 Cardboard, paper, watercolor

Near: Ladles-scoops of Kozmodemyansky type
Vologda province. (?), Volga region of the 19th century.
Wood, chiselling, carving
Comes from the collection of the Museum of Samples of the Handicraft Museum of the Moscow Provincial Zemstvo
Away: ladle
Vologda, 2005
Wood (alder), carving, tinting, collection of V.B. Karpov
Ladle
Uglich, 2009
Wood (aspen), carving, tinting, collection of V.B. Karpov

Drawing. Two spoons and a salt shaker
1950s - 1980s
Paper, watercolor

Left: ladle
Vologda province. (?), 18th century (?)
Wood, chiselling, carving
On right: ladle
Vologda Province, 19th century
Wood, chiselling, carving
Comes from the collection of the Museum of Samples of the Handicraft Museum of the Moscow Provincial Zemstvo

Ladle
Russian North (?), early 20th century
Wood, chiselling, carving, coloring
Comes from MO collection

Ladle
Northern Dvina, second half of the 19th century.
Wood, chiselling, carving, painting

At the bottom: Spoon "Valaam", 2004
Wood (juniper), carving, collection of V. B. Karpov
Up: Spoon
Nizhny Novgorod province. (?), 1920s
Wood, carving, painting

Spoons with Pizhemsky-type painting
M.T. Chuprov, P.Ya. Myangding, 1960s
Rep. Komi, Ust-Tsilemsky district With. Tansy, der. Foreign
Wood, carving, painting

From the album A. A. Bobrinsky “Folk Russian wooden products. Household, household and partly ecclesiastical items.

The article uses materials from the exhibition "Wooden Spoon" in VMDPNI.

Bath accessories are accessories, without the use of which it is impossible to call the steam room fully equipped and comfortable. Thanks to stylish and comfortable gizmos, it becomes possible to create a special cozy atmosphere. These include hats, brooms and more. Accessories for the bath with their own hands can be made by everyone.

The manufacture of accessories for equipping the bath today has reached a new level. Diverse products offered big number firms and companies, can surprise even the most demanding buyer. However, most prefer handmade accessories. And this is not surprising, because they look beautiful and are practical to use.

Bucket made of wood by yourself

What is a bath without a wooden bucket with cool or warm water? It is impossible to imagine a steam room without this important device. To make it yourself, first you need to decide on the type of wood. It is known that the strongest and highest quality breed is oak, but if, for certain reasons, it cannot be used, then you can use ash or mulberry. Do-it-yourself bath accessories are often made from them.

Boards that are used to make buckets are called staves. When choosing them, it is recommended to observe that there is a distance between the ears, exactly half the perimeter. Then the product will be convenient to use. Ears should be as long as possible. This eliminates the possibility of splitting the temples. An improperly fitted wire shackle can cut your hand, so to make the accessory safe, you need to put a handle made of wood on the shackle.

The bail of the bucket is made of steel wire, the thickness of which is more than 7 mm. A bow taken from an old bucket is perfect. However, before using it, you need to carefully remove all rust residues from it.

Instruction

Bucket for a bath with your own hands, instructions:

After selecting and processing the material, it is necessary to determine the volume of the product. It can be anything, but not less than ten liters;
Now you need to calculate how many rivets are approximately required for the selected size of the future bucket;
Then you need to process the rivets, give them the desired shape. Since ancient times, these boards were made wider at the ends than in the central part. Such a simple hint will greatly facilitate the assembly of the accessory;
To make a bucket, you will definitely need hoops. They can be made from wood, which looks spectacular, or from metal, which surpasses the previous material in terms of strength;
The next step is to decide on the diameter of the hoops, to decide how many they will need. The minimum number of rings is two, one from below, the other from above;
Now you can start assembling. To the hoop with the smallest diameter, three rivets must be attached at an equal distance using clamps. Then you need to carefully fill all the remaining space between them with other boards;
Be especially careful when inserting the last element. If he does not have enough free space, then there is nothing to worry about. It is enough just to trim it a little, then paste it;
To attach the bottom of the bucket, the wood must first be steamed into hot water. To do this, put the circle in boiling water for thirty minutes;
Next, the almost finished bucket must be turned over, a rope must be thrown over the loose edge of the product. It is recommended to tie its ends to a hook, which must be installed in any safe place. After that, a piece of metal must be inserted between the bundles and begin to pull it towards you;
After tightening, you can fix the rest of the hoops;
When installing the bottom, you need to use metal clips.

So that self-made buckets do not deteriorate over time, it is recommended that you familiarize yourself with the following tips:

Wood is the main production material. It can crack, over time, plaque and mold appear on it. To prevent such troubles from happening to your products, you need to steam them with hot water every time, then you need to choose the buckets dry and remove them further from the fire. This is not very difficult, but it will protect products from damage;
If you have not used containers made of wood for a long time, they will gradually lose their tightness. Therefore, before starting bath procedures, you need to pour into them cold water and leave in this state for the next three to four hours. Because of this, the material will swell, small cracks will be eliminated by themselves. At the end, the water must be poured out, and the bucket itself should be scalded with boiling water in order to disinfect.

To supply water in the bath, you need to use a special wooden ladle. Only he will help to carefully, in small portions, pour water onto the heater and not burn your hands. To make the bucket not only cope with its tasks, but also look attractive, this accessory can be made by hand. It will not take much time, but on the other hand, you will significantly decorate your bathhouse, make it several times more functional.

The first step is to decide on the tree from which the bucket will be made. It could be:

Oak is the most popular and demanded type of wood, which is famous for its strength characteristics. It differs from other varieties of wood, this one with its rich color and attractive appearance;
Ash - wood light color with a pleasant aroma. It is perfect for making a ladle, as it is not afraid of temperature changes that are constantly present in the steam room;
Mulberries - last breed wood, which is recommended to be used for the manufacture of a bath accessory. She does not care about exposure to moisture or moist air, so she will be able to maintain her beautiful appearance for a long time.

After choosing the material, you need to prepare it. To do this, dry the bars, give them the necessary shape.

Manufacturing process

Do-it-yourself ladle for a bath:

After choosing the material, you need to decide on the dimensions of the future bucket. It should not be large, otherwise the water will be inconvenient and difficult to transfer. However, do not make it too small;
The next step is to find cardboard, draw three patterns on it (for the sides, bottom and top of the accessory), cut them out;
Then, using them, it is required to mark the end contour on the wood. After that, carry out a rough trimming of the product;
Next, you need to do the same, but only for the top and sides. Try to give the resulting workpiece the shape inherent in the bucket;
The next step is to process the workpiece using a round chisel. This stage includes the removal of excess wood, the formation of a handle;
After you need to process inner part Tesla products. Once again, work out its walls with a large chisel;
Next, you need to give the handle and the entire product a shape with a special knife, cut out the details to decorate the tail and head of the accessory. Using cranberries, treat the inner surface;
Now you can start grinding the product. To begin with, sand the outer side of the product, and then proceed to the inside. It is not necessary to grind the surface on which it is planned to make a thread;
Using small chisels, you can cut out a finishing pattern;
The last step of the work is to cover the surface with a layer of wax, which acts as a protection.

It is worth noting that traditionally, ladles for use in Russian baths were carved only from wood. There were several varieties of products: Moscow, Novgorod, Suzdal. All of them differed from each other in design and overall design. For example, Moscow ones have always been made only from burl, which has a beautiful texture. Tver men made ladles from tree roots.

DIY bath accessories are easy to make. Despite this, they will look beautiful, please the eye, attract attention and amaze with their functionality and convenience.

Beautiful carved ladle for a bath wooden has long been used by man during the adoption of loved ones water procedures. It was often included in the set with wooden buckets, in every possible way contributing to the healing of the whole organism from chronic and dangerous ailments. As a rule, this bath accessory was used by our ancestors, and modern fans of the sauna and the Russian bath,
after a few minutes of being in the steam room. With its help, water was poured onto hot stones, called electric heaters. As a result, hot steam was formed, which should not fall on the surface of the human body. Moreover, the price of a ladle for a wooden bath largely depends on the skill and experience used during its creation, especially for models that are distinguished by a unique artistic idea and the presence of original decorative carved elements.

Traditional manufacture of wooden carved ladles for a bath

Quite often, a carved wooden ladle is made from pre-prepared templates, as well as a processed wood block. Initially, rough processing takes place, which will allow the master to designate the main details and contours of the future masterpiece. Often, the manufacture of carved buckets, performed by the specialists of the Derevyanye Delov Master company, involves the use of a huge number of construction tools. It is they that allow you to create unique examples of artistic carpentry, which are not only distinguished by their functionality and long service life, but also by their excellent appearance pleasing to the eye during water procedures. Moreover, nothing decorates this product like, which allows you to make clear lines and outline the contour of each element. And the additional ornament of traditional Russian images in the form of flowers or patterns once again reminds of the richness and picturesque beauty of folk art.

Our experienced wood carving masters, who have completed a huge number of orders in this direction, will be able to translate any artistic idea into reality, regardless of the complexity and volume of the work ahead. We will be able to provide high-quality and prompt services such as woodcarving house art, ranging from bath accessories to wooden benches and pavilions, which are distinguished by their grace and unsurpassed art of execution by the master. And thanks to the original and unique finishing carving patterns, it is possible to create real exclusive masterpieces that will decorate only your home!