Baskets again

Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 8:32 pm • Post subject: Baskets again

Hi shipmates. Although I have suggest already a method making baskets for fishing boats I have to confess that the result was not what I wanted. I recommended baskets made from line because at that time I didnâ€™t find the material to have baskets from real reed at that sizeâ€¦After some experiments I found a kind of real reed and see my new suggestion improving ( I think ) the previous one.
First you have to make a walk in a park or in countryside and find the plant or a similar one to this, as on photo. The specific one we can find it in Summer time and usually dry. We want it dry for that colour of reed.

When you find something close to this plant (and dry) pick up some of them with the same tiny diameter.. and when you get back put them in water for at least one hour. Then as they are wet start make your basket as I have explained. See photo

When you get close to the high of the basket you want stop and with a line (in one piece no waxed) with brown colour make the final two rounds leaving spare line for two handles.

Wait enough until the reed dry and then apply on the inner side of the basket a clue. Waiting the clue to dry make a collie with the same brown line and in the same diameter.
Finish the basket as I have explained.

This result (regardless my skill) shows up something closer to the real baskets

Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 10:17 pm • Post subject:

Lovely work Thanasis. I didn't think you could improve the original baskets,but you have! PDT_Aliboronz_15

Thanks for that.
Jim

Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 11:09 pm • Post subject:

Never ceased to amazed at the skills and ideas that come out of these forums. Absolutly incredible. Well done again, Thanasis.

Dirk

Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 2:22 am • Post subject:

Great job, Thanasis--they look like the real thing!

Mark G.

Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 2:49 am • Post subject: Fishing baskets

Thanasis,These are awsome fishing vessel baskets!!! Very Happy

What are you building for a fishing boat? Rolling Eyes

Walter

Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 4:46 am • Post subject:

Thanasis,

Great job! Using the reed really makes the basket look like the real thing. Keep those great ideas coming!

Scott

Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 7:00 am • Post subject:

Thank you all shipmates for your kind words. Answering to Walter I am now building a fishing sponge boat and I need these baskets on her deck fill up with sponges among other things. But I am late waiting some information 15 days already... But here is Greeceâ€¦ Confused

Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 8:03 pm • Post subject:

So simple and so beautiful...
Very Happy

Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 9:38 pm • Post subject:

G'Day again Thanasis,

When you remove the basket from the jig what keeps the straw in place when it is removed from the nails of the jig.

Also how would the straw strands from a straw broom go as the weaving material.

Dirk

Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 4:12 pm • Post subject: Baskets

Hi Dirk. Answering your questions:
1.When apply a clue on the inner side of the basket.. in fact you put clue between the rounds of the reed and additional you create a layer over the entire (inner) side of the basket which keeps the rounds of the reed together.I used white carpender's clue.
2.If I understood the question.. yes you can use the straw strands from a straw broom as the weaving material. In fact that is what I did but donâ€™t knowing if straw brooms are fabricated in other countries I suggested that dry plant or something similar from the countrysideâ€¦
Thank you Dirk because answering your questions some parts of the method have been explained.