How do you make the base?

Hi Brenda - I'm a new Nantucket basket weaver and have watched your video a couple of times. Thank you for posting it! I'm making one now with cherry staves though my staves are not as dark as yours. Did you stain your staves?

@ozweaver1

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment! I never imagined anyone seeing this other than the friend who asked for it. My staves are not stained. I guess I just used a batch of darker cherry. I will also tell you that I've had these staves for a couple of years--maybe longer--and cherry does darken with age. How is your basket progressing?

@ozweaver1

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Mr. Edison, I hope you've made progress on your basket and are enjoyng the process. I do not stain any of my basket parts. My staves may look dark because of the lighting I used in making the video, or because I buy large bags of cherry staves and they do darken as they age.

How could make the basket base?

@ozweaver1

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, Diane, I think you'd have to be a pretty good woodworker to make the mold and the base. My husband would fill those shoes, but he's got plenty of other projects on his list. I buy my supplies at DELS Nantuckets in Freetown, MA. The will make custom molds and bases if you have a project in mind that they don't stock in the store. It's a wonderful place!