http://groups.yahoo.com/group/twigfurniture/ Twig Furniture - Twig furniture aficionados and artisans Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:21:13 GMT Jeff S http://groups.yahoo.com/group/twigfurniture/message/1790 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/twigfurniture/message/1790 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 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:34:18 GMT Ames, Kay H http://groups.yahoo.com/group/twigfurniture/message/1789 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/twigfurniture/message/1789 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 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:06:34 GMT bim http://groups.yahoo.com/group/twigfurniture/message/1788 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/twigfurniture/message/1788 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 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:49:45 GMT Ames, Kay H http://groups.yahoo.com/group/twigfurniture/message/1787 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/twigfurniture/message/1787 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 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:36:15 GMT bim http://groups.yahoo.com/group/twigfurniture/message/1786 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/twigfurniture/message/1786 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 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT Ames, Kay H http://groups.yahoo.com/group/twigfurniture/message/1785 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/twigfurniture/message/1785 Thanks Bim. I grow and use cultivated willow for basketry, but am not familiar with its properties for bending for large scale projects such as coracles and Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:58:21 GMT Ames, Kay H http://groups.yahoo.com/group/twigfurniture/message/1784 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/twigfurniture/message/1784 Ames, Kay H would like to recall the message, "[Twig Furniture] Materials for coracles". Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:56:51 GMT Ames, Kay H http://groups.yahoo.com/group/twigfurniture/message/1783 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/twigfurniture/message/1783 Kay (Harradine) Ames Everett Airframe/Structures Certification SME & AFIT Cert Lead 425-717-7475 40-88.2 col H3 kay.h.ames@... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:41:10 GMT bim http://groups.yahoo.com/group/twigfurniture/message/1782 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/twigfurniture/message/1782 Willow is best when the sap is down, (in the winter )it is still flexible and the bark holds tighter to the stock. In the late spring it is more likely to Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:26:27 GMT Ames, Kay H http://groups.yahoo.com/group/twigfurniture/message/1781 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/twigfurniture/message/1781 I have willow basketweaving friends who have made and then paddled their coracles on the Thames River. I would think that somewhere in Texas there must be Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:43:52 GMT Jeff S http://groups.yahoo.com/group/twigfurniture/message/1780 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/twigfurniture/message/1780 Though I've always been a great fan of rutic furniture, I have some other projects in mind that I could use some help with. You see, some freinds and I are Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:48:20 GMT bim http://groups.yahoo.com/group/twigfurniture/message/1779 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/twigfurniture/message/1779 I hope all went well for rustic makers out there this year. Post on what is happening in your rustic life. I taught 30 workshops this year and three shows Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:57:25 GMT Lawrence http://groups.yahoo.com/group/twigfurniture/message/1778 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/twigfurniture/message/1778 I am proud to announce I have a new rustic (how to do it) book out showing the work of three women rustic furniture A step-by-step guide for creating home Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:08:09 GMT miralinklater http://groups.yahoo.com/group/twigfurniture/message/1777 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/twigfurniture/message/1777 Hey there! I'm just getting started in the world of Twig Furniture. I own a quarter section of land in Alberta that has a huge area covered with American Sat, 23 May 2009 16:11:20 GMT Bim Willow http://groups.yahoo.com/group/twigfurniture/message/1776 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/twigfurniture/message/1776 No furniture grade willow was used in this project. I used all crap willow. I clear cut the patches so they will come up straight in doing so I get a lot of