Bodkins are used for inserting stakes
and handles into weaving. Four types for sale:
a. Regular Basketmaker's Bodkin
5" x 1/2" ..................$38.95
This bodkin is suitable for
beginners.
b. Curved
Bodkin
6" x 1/2" .....................$38.95
This bodkin is useful in adding stakes sideways to a base.
c. Thin Bodkin
5" x 1/4" size
For fine work............$19.50
d. Mini Bodkin
This bodkin can be used for holding
work to lapboard. 3" x 1/8" size...............$8.50
2. Knives
Willow Basketmaker's
Knife.................$19.50
3. Rapping Iron
The rapping iron is used for beating
down the weaving. The ring is used to straighten thick rods..........$38.00
4. Grease Horn
The steer horn contains cheesecloth soaked in tallow.
The bodkin is inserted into the tallow in order to grease it prior to
use..............$19.95
5. Screw Block
The screw block is used for weaving square lids and
bases. It is made of red oak. 30 inches long. Carriage bolts
included.................$19.50
6. Skeining Tools
Skeining is the art of taking large
whole willow rods and by using the cleave, shave and upright, reducing the rod to three
thin even-width strips or skeins.
a. Boxwood Cleave
The Boxwood cleave splits the rod into three
clefts..........$36.00
b. Shave
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........$135.00
c. Upright
The upright is a bank of 5 sets of blades allowing the skein to be made
with uniform widths...........$85.00
7. Willow Brake
For peeling the bark from willow. Instructions
included...........$85.00
8. Ruler
Clear ruler. 18 inch / 45 cm. Made by Helix of England...........$9.50
