Booking link https://www.sustainability-centre.org/devon-stave-basket-making-course.html Course website https://www.sustainability-ce… Dates and times 10 - 11 May 25 More info Weekend course 10:00 - 17:00 Cost £260 Course summary ABOUT THE COURSE This course will cover the construction of a heritage Devon Stave Basket made from ash and cedar or willow. Learn from a professional basketmaker how to cleave, shave, steam and make your own, original Stave Basket, a Devon speciality used for harvesting crops such as potatoes and now on the Heritage Crafts Association red list for endangered skills. Starting with a coppiced ash pole, students will cleave, shave and steam-bend the handle and rim of the basket. Side slats made from cedar or willow known as staves are then shaped and nailed into place, before the base band of ash is shaped and nailed on. THE COURSE WILL GIVE YOU learn how to cleave and shave green wood using traditional tools and techniques including a drawknife and shave horse learn how to steam bend wood learn how to use jigs to form the handle this unique frame basket THE COURSE IS SUITABLE FOR A range of abilities encompassing all levels of expertise, including beginners. WHAT TO BRING/WEAR Stout footwear and outdoor clothing. This course will take place outdoors in our Woodland Classroom. Packed lunch or lunch is available from the Beech Cafe ABOUT THE TUTOR Dominic has been basketmaking for nearly twenty years. His basketry is predominantly frame baskets often incorporating split or cleft wood elements. The Devon Maund Basket is one of the local traditional baskets in Devon, and is used for harvesting crops, especially heavy ones such as potatoes. Dominic's work is inspired by the landscape and incorporates locally harvested materials wherever possible. www.sussexwillow.co.uk Dominic Parrette Apprentice teachers No apprentice teacher places available on this course Course can be started at any time (online) Off Course type Specialist Engagement style Face to face Postal address of venue The Sustainability Centre Droxford Road East Meon GU32 1HR United Kingdom Course contact email [email protected] Contact name Wendy Turner Contact telephone number 01730823166 Share this course Copied to clipboard