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Offline TacticalFate

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phragmites/wisteria pack basket
« on: January 02, 2014, 06:12:10 pm »
made from wisteria and phragmites harvested near my house, inspired by this:

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Twined_backpack,_Kayenta_Anasazi,_Pine_Tree_House,_900-1400_AD,_phragmites_-_Natural_History_Museum_of_Utah_-_DSC07447.JPG

 The area with the wistera is an ecological disaster- wisteria and tree of heaven are battling it out, with the wisteria winning, with Japanese knotweed growing in the background. Phragmites were from the same area. I cheated and used art sinew to attach the phrags to the frame, as I am too lazy to make that much cordage and don't have any rawhide on hand. Its heavy, compared to traditional split wood pack baskets, but the wisteria in the frame hasn't finished drying out completely, so it may lose a few more ounces. The straps are temporary, I will make my own basswood rope straps when I get back up to school.


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Offline killir duck

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Re: phragmites/wisteria pack basket
« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2014, 06:29:26 pm »
very cool, i'm seein one of these in my near future...
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Offline bubby

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Re: phragmites/wisteria pack basket
« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2014, 08:05:23 pm »
nice, just fyi tree of heaven makes a nice bow, it's better than red oak that's for sure, bub
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Offline sleek

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Re: phragmites/wisteria pack basket
« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2014, 12:13:21 pm »
Interesting fact bub. I let some rot cause of so many bad things id heard of it. May try it next time.
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Offline bubby

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Re: phragmites/wisteria pack basket
« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2014, 05:45:57 pm »
here you go sleek, this bow still flat as a pancake to http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,37584.0.html
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Offline nclonghunter

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Re: phragmites/wisteria pack basket
« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2014, 10:55:10 pm »
If it was made of river cane you would have plenty of spare arrows.... :o
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