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weaving hazelnut

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GlisGlis:
hello
yesterday i tried hazel weaving by splitting a 1" sapling in strips.
I read the technique somewere and wanted to give it a try.
the basic is to cut the sapling.
make a cut around 4" from the previous cut as deep as the thikness of the strip should be.
bend the sapling on the knee on the opposite side of the cut to raise the splinter that start the strip.
keep bending to detach the strip.

Now i'd like to ask to give me more advice as my strips are very different in thickness even on the same strip.
it's true that i had only a little knife but i had the impression from my reading that almost no tools where required to obtain good strips
Picture speaks for itself. that work is quite primitive and not in the good sense of the word.
Could you share the tips to obtain homogeneus strips? is tool reworking necessary after splitting?

thankyou 

Del the cat:
Hey, that's cool even if not perfect.
Hazel is one of my fave woods.
Sorry, no practical advice, except, practice generally reveals the best way to do stuff.
Del

Pat B:
You should probably try to scrape the strips to a constant thickness and width. Have you soaked the strips to make them well hydrated? that will help them bend without splintering too much.

GlisGlis:

--- Quote ---Sorry, no practical advice, except, practice generally reveals the best way to do stuff.
--- End quote ---

yep you're right. but it's so good when you nail something the very first time you do it  :laugh:
I like hazel too. Good bend, fast dry, light and fairly strong. Good for arrow, bow and weaving, easy to find... good wood


--- Quote ---Have you soaked the strips to make them well hydrated?
--- End quote ---
No. it was a on the field test. Fresh cut sapling, no soaking.
In the reading there was a suggestion to use fresh cuts

Dakota Kid:
I saw a guy removing strips of wood from a hefty log of green ash. He made two long cuts down the length of the log as wide as the strips he wanted to weave with. He then pounded the log all the way down the cut zone. Afterwards he was easily able to pull long thin strips of green wood that he immediately wove into a basket. He only removed one strip at a time as he needed them, to avoid having to keep them moist I'd imagine. You may want to hammer the sapling prior to peeling. It might help in the separation of the strips.

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