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Tools for Basketry
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Bodkins
Bodkins are used for inserting stakes and
handles into weaving.
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Regular Basketmaker's
Bodkin | $49.95
5" x 1/2" This bodkin
is suitable for beginners.
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Curved Bodkin | $42.95
6" x 1/2" Useful in adding
stakes sideways to a base.
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Thin Bodkin | $19.50
5" x 1/4" Useful for fine
work.
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Mini Bodkin | $8.50
3" x 1/8" Can be used
for holding work to lapboard.
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Rapping Iron | $49.00
The rapping iron is used for beating
down the weaving. The ring is used to straighten thick
rods.
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Grease Horn | $28.95
The steer horn contains cheesecloth
soaked in tallow. The bodkin is inserted into the
tallow in order to grease it prior to use.
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Screw
Block | $19.50
The screw block is used for weaving
square lids and bases. 30 inches long. Carriage bolts
are included.
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Skeining Tools
Skeining is the art of taking
large whole willow rods and by using the cleave, shave and
upright, reducing the rod to thin even-width strips or skeins.
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3-way Cleave | $95.00
With a metal tip and wooden handle, this tool splits the willow rod into three parts ready for the shave. |
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Shave | $169.00
The shave facilitates the removal
of pith from the cleft skeins. The long blade is set
at an angle to the base, allowing a variety of shave
widths without the need for manual adjustment. The
metal is set in a wooden block for clamping to a bench.
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| Upright | $105.00
The upright is a bank of 5 sets
of different width blades allowing the skein to be
made with uniform widths.
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Willow
Brake | $135.00
For peeling the bark from willow.
Instructions included.
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Ruler | $9.50
Clear ruler. 18 inch / 45 cm. Made
by Helix of England.
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