I love bent wood, laminated or otherwise.
I have been making baskets of late from a combination of steam bent hardwood, with laminated structural components. This is a garden trug I made for my wife. Air dried, steam bent, quarter sawn walnut and red elm for the slats. The structural rim is steam bent 1/8" red elm that is then glue laminated to get the dimension needed. The combination of curves and lamination makes for an incredibly rigid and tough basket that is feather light.
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That's beautiful, Steve!
I love those baskets Steve, beautiful.
These should have their own thread.
Agree about the baskets and that they should have a thread of their own!
Best,
Chris
"You can observe a lot just by watching."
--Yogi Berra
Here's another. Thought I had uploaded this one in the first post, but somehow got the basket full of veggies instead.
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