Ash Splint Baskets - Day 2

 Day two of the course was far easier than day one!

Day two was to use the materials we'd prepped to make some baskets!

I'm not going to describe the process here as whole books have been written on the subject, but I'll share some pictures from the day

I loved how these baskets started to come together. 

There was also quite a few little tricks to hide any mistakes or anything that went slightly wrong (wood splitting where it shouldn't).

Soaking it in hot water made everything easier to work with (although you got a wet leg!)

So in all it was a really rewarding weekend. Some lovely people on the course, nice food (and a cafe near by to buy cake from), interesting location (a CSA doing 100 veg boxes a week!) and a new way of looking at a material I often use. It was physically demanding though (not sure I could have taken mum with her carpal tunnel), but I guess that makes the finished product all the sweeter as you know the effort that went into it.