Comments on: How to Make a Pine Bark Basket http://www.writerbynature.com/2008/02/24/how-to-make-a-pine-bark-basket/ JJ Murphy | Writer, Hiker, Wild Foods Forager and Nature Photographer Freelance Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:58:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: jj_murphy http://www.writerbynature.com/2008/02/24/how-to-make-a-pine-bark-basket/comment-page-1/#comment-2995 jj_murphy Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:44:39 +0000 http://writerbynature.com/2008/02/24/how-to-make-a-pine-bark-basket/#comment-2995 I really appreciate your feedback. I still have my first basket, made from woven grape vine. I used it once or twice last summer for mushroom collecting, but it is really more a reminder of how much there is to learn. Thanks for sharing your experiences. I look forward to hearing about the results of your tulip tree bark basket. I really appreciate your feedback. I still have my first basket, made from woven grape vine. I used it once or twice last summer for mushroom collecting, but it is really more a reminder of how much there is to learn.

Thanks for sharing your experiences. I look forward to hearing about the results of your tulip tree bark basket.

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]]> By: jj_murphy http://www.writerbynature.com/2008/02/24/how-to-make-a-pine-bark-basket/comment-page-1/#comment-2941 jj_murphy Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:29:46 +0000 http://writerbynature.com/2008/02/24/how-to-make-a-pine-bark-basket/#comment-2941 Thanks for your feedback, Quinn. Are you having difficulty peeling the bark, making the corners or with some other part of the process? I split and tore several pieces of bark, before I developed a feel for the right amount of pressure and speed to remove a piece large enough for a cup-sized basket. Manipulating the bark to form a corner is also a matter of feel. It's frustrating to tear a carefully removed piece of bark, so it's worth your while to practice folding the corners on scrap bark. I used Barry Keegan's drawing on paper to practice folding the paper and then practiced on scrap bark. Also, have your clamps handy, so once you have the fold, you can easily hold the corner in place until the bark dries. If you are working on and off, keep your materials outdoors, where the air is moist. Thanks for your feedback, Quinn.

Are you having difficulty peeling the bark, making the corners or with some other part of the process?

I split and tore several pieces of bark, before I developed a feel for the right amount of pressure and speed to remove a piece large enough for a cup-sized basket.

Manipulating the bark to form a corner is also a matter of feel. It’s frustrating to tear a carefully removed piece of bark, so it’s worth your while to practice folding the corners on scrap bark. I used Barry Keegan’s drawing on paper to practice folding the paper and then practiced on scrap bark.

Also, have your clamps handy, so once you have the fold, you can easily hold the corner in place until the bark dries.

If you are working on and off, keep your materials outdoors, where the air is moist.

]]> By: Quinn Matthews http://www.writerbynature.com/2008/02/24/how-to-make-a-pine-bark-basket/comment-page-1/#comment-2940 Quinn Matthews Fri, 04 Apr 2008 06:39:47 +0000 http://writerbynature.com/2008/02/24/how-to-make-a-pine-bark-basket/#comment-2940 I love this website. I do baskets but not much. I have trouble doing this. Could you show me more of them to make and show me in better patterns to make one ? Thanks. I love this website. I do baskets but not much. I have trouble doing this. Could you show me more of them to make and show me in better patterns to make one ?
Thanks.

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