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Basket quivers
DanaM:
Sounds good Pat, we have black ash up here and it was used traditionally for baskets and such, you pound it and it seperates along the growth rings.
I'd also think the principles of weaving would also apply for things like willow and spruce root
Pat B:
Dana, I'm sure the principals are all related but different materials take different techniques and amounts of prep work. That will be the fun part of using more natural materials and working out the methods.
El Destructo:
Pat.....I have seen some made from Yucca Plant Leaves....and they were really nice looking
vtclimber:
Pat, using local materials is always fun (but hell, you and everyone else on here knows that). I made a magazine basket for my mother about 17 years ago, and she still has it. Went from hickory tree to basket lol. Making the ribs and strips is a lot of fun to say the least. I have really been diggin the basket quivers and those are a good excuse to make a few lol.
Dave
Pat B:
Traditionally split white oak was used around here by the settlers. The Cherokee used split river cane and made baskets so tight you could cook with them using hot rocks inside as the heat source. In Coastal SC and GA the Gullah people (slaves and descendants of slaves) used long leaf yellow pine needles and palmetto fronds to make beautiful coiled baskets. Honeysuckle and grape vines have been used in the past and today as well as willow and other whitey type materials.
When my wife was making baskets she used mostly store bought materials but also incorporated natural materials she found in the woods or along the the rivers and beaches of SC as well as grape vines.
n2huntn, as far as hunting with these quivers I'm sure primitive man did and some folks today also but you would have to control the noisy quality of the basket. A soft lining or a fur collar around the top lip would work for this. I have even used a thong across the top opening and sometimes two to separate the arrows while in the quiver.
Wade(n2everything) made a GFA type quiver last year by weaving river cane for the hood and using the cane to hold the arrow grabber.
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