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Offline Lucasade

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Leylandii bark basket
« on: April 13, 2017, 03:28:45 pm »
I was cutting a branch off a leylandii today and being spring a bit of the bark pulled off as the branch fell down. So on a whim I pulled a load more off and had a go at some basketry. I'm quite pleased with it for a first attempt ever and without any instructions, though I can see plenty of places to get better. It will do nicely to put my wife's Easter egg in though. I've just located a huge heap of felled birch that has been left by the road where it was cut so I think I'll get some more materials and keep practicing!



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Offline Pat B

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Re: Leylandii bark basket
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2017, 03:58:10 pm »
Nice basket. Why don't you try a quiver next?   :OK
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Offline Lucasade

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Re: Leylandii bark basket
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2017, 04:33:48 pm »
It's on the list, but I should probably make some arrows to go in it first. And finish a bow to shoot them from too...  :BB
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Leylandii bark basket
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2017, 07:07:03 pm »
While you are waiting to make some arrows and finish a bow you could make the quiver.  ;D
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Re: Leylandii bark basket
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2017, 08:52:19 pm »
Very nice Easter basket
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Re: Leylandii bark basket
« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2017, 03:52:29 am »
Nice job, that should be handy. :)
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Offline GlisGlis

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Re: Leylandii bark basket
« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2017, 04:55:50 am »
very nice job
I dig the quiver idea too
I like the contrast from the back and front side of the bark. Could be used to draw some kind of pattern
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Offline Lucasade

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Re: Leylandii bark basket
« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2017, 04:58:45 am »
I like the contrast idea - I'll have a play with that.

Thank you for the kind comments, I've wanted to try this for years so will definitely be making more.
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Offline Knoll

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Re: Leylandii bark basket
« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2017, 12:26:56 pm »
I like!
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Offline Hawkdancer

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Re: Leylandii bark basket
« Reply #9 on: April 15, 2017, 12:40:32 pm »
Very nice!  Quiver first, you'll need some place to put the arrows😀😂!
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Re: Leylandii bark basket
« Reply #10 on: April 15, 2017, 02:46:29 pm »
Nice job on the basket
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Offline Hans H

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Re: Leylandii bark basket
« Reply #11 on: April 15, 2017, 03:32:38 pm »
good Job, nice basket
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Re: Leylandii bark basket
« Reply #12 on: April 15, 2017, 05:15:51 pm »
Nice job on that basket.
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Re: Leylandii bark basket
« Reply #13 on: April 15, 2017, 08:16:11 pm »
Nice work
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Offline Lucasade

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Re: Leylandii bark basket
« Reply #14 on: April 16, 2017, 02:04:06 am »
Thank you all - I just gave it to her and she loves it, result!  :)

Happy Easter everyone.
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