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5" Wooden Handled Bodkin

Hand forged in carbon steel, hardened and tempered. Made to a high specification with a hand turned hardwood handle this bodkin made in Somerset is a masterpiece of English craftmanship.
Idealy used for general basketmaking.

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Folding Shop Knife

A Razor sharp stainless steel folding blade with hardwood handle. Especially suited to a ladies hand and safe to carry in a pocket.

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Linseed Oil & Turpentine

2L container of Boiled Linseed Oil & 2L container of Turpentine.
Mix equal quantities of linseed and turpentine to coat the hurdle to increase the life and look of your panels.
Can also be used to treat other non living sculptures and willow/wood based items which are left outside for any length of time.

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Bar Commander

A traditional tool for straightening rods. Size 37cm x 10cm.
Hand crafted in Somerset

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6" Wooden Handled Bodkin

Hand forged in carbon steel, hardened and tempered. Made to a high specification with a hand turned hardwood handle this bodkin made in Somerset is a masterpiece of English craftmanship.
Generally used for larger basketry such as log baskets.

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Bodkin - 10"

This larger heavy duty basket maker Bodkin 10" by 3/4" is an ideal tool for making large log baskets, coffins and balloon baskets.
Hand forged in carbon steel, hardened and tempered. Made to a high specification with a hand turned hardwood handle this bodkin made in Somerset is a masterpiece of English craftmanship.

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Adjustable Stripping Brake

Suitable for stripping your own white willow.
Hand crafted in Somerset

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Fixed Stripping Brake

Used for removing the bark from fresh green or boiled willow. Size 48cm x 20cm.
Hand crafted in Somerset!

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3 Way Cleave

Tool made from Hardwood. Fits neatly in the hand. Used for splitting rods into 3 pieces or skeins.
Hand crafted in Somerset!

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Picking Knife

A traditional knife tool used to tidy up baskets, i.e. pick off the ends of the rods to finish the basket off neatly. Made from Sheffield steel in the UK. Wooden handle.

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Shop Knife

Traditionally known as a basket making knife. Used to slipe out ends of rods of willow to stake up. UK made tool. Sheffield Blade and wooden handle.

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10" Large Rapping Iron

Larger size rapping iron tool suitable for heavier work such as Log Baskets, Balloon baskets and Coffins.
Hand crafted in Somerset!

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8" Rapping Iron

More commonly known as a Hand Iron. A tool with straightening ring at one end.
Hand crafted in Somerset

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Angled Secateurs

Compact and angled tool for finer basketry work.

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Secateurs

Compact, pocket sized. Made from High Carbon tool steel strong yet lightweight. A superb pair of secateurs joy to use. Known in the World of Basketry as 'snips'.

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Shaves

Also an ideal tool for skeining/splitting willow rods into thinner pieces.
Hand crafted in Somerset!

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Upright

An ideal tool for skeining willow rods.

Hand crafted in Somerset!

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