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Welcome to the club. This is a place for all levels of twig furniture manufacture and admiration. Feel free to post pictures in the club photos, ask questions, or give answers. Enjoy. Rex (igglebix or cvru_oqu)
Thanks for the outpouring of info. I'm gladed I joined and asked! I am certainly learning lots by reading the posts here, and it seems I'm approaching this at
Yes, making a willow basket using traditional European techniques is a lot of work, but how satisfying to produce such a useful (and fragrant) container from a
for making furniture, willow is best in the late fall through late winter and worked green. It can be harvested any time of the year but in the late spring the
Basket willow is harvested in late winter. It is not worked green as it will shrink too much, resulting in wobbly baskets. It is stood upright in bundles and
I can see where there would be a difference I do not make baskets. I started making willow furniture in the Southwest ( NM) the willow down there is a sandbar