The baskets are woven in the Nantucket style out of either pure cane or high strength translucent fishing line for a unique look.  Often a pattern is woven into the basket for variation.  Here is a sample of our work.  Click on the thumbnail for a larger image.

These baskets are woven on a mold in the traditional Nantucket style and have hand made bases and handles from Rick's wood supply.  They are tightly woven with no glue, just tension and tuck, and are very sturdy.  Baskets of this size can be used for potpourie, loose change, business cards, rings, keys, or just decoration for their beauty. 

2245s - SOLD Cane with Traditional Pattern		2258 - Cane with X Pattern		2260 - Cane with Spiral Pattern
3622 - Silver Blue Fishing Line		3624 - Silver Blue Fishing Line		3626s - SOLD Cane with Traditional Pattern
3627p - Cane with Cherry Handle		3629s - SOLD - Silver Blue Fishing Line		3632p - Silver Blue Fishing Line with Oak Handle
3899 - Red Fishing Line with Sycamore Handle		3903s - SOLD - Silver Blue Fishing Line with Poplar Handle

These baskets are woven on a mold in the traditional Nantucket style and have hand made bases and handles from Rick's wood supply.  They are tightly woven with no glue, just tension and tuck, and are very sturdy.  Baskets of this size can be used for candy, notes, potpourie, loose change, business cards, rings, keys, or just decoration.  When made with fishing line, they shimmer in the light and are translucent for additional beauty.

2709p - Green fishing line		2754 - Red fishing line		2760 - Red fishing line
3900 - Silver Blue Fishing Line with Cherry Handle		4594 - Cane with Mahogany staves		4597  - Silver Blue Fishing Line with Mahogany staves

These baskets are woven on a mold in the traditional Nantucket style and have hand made bases and handles from Rick's wood supply.  They are tightly woven with no glue, just tension and tuck, and are very sturdy.  Baskets of this size can be used for candy, breadsticks, notes, potpourie, loose change, jewelry, keys, or just decoration.  When made with fishing line, they shimmer in the light and are translucent for additional beauty.

2767s - SOLD Green Fishing Line		3907 - Silver Blue Fishing Line with Walnut Handle		4590 - Bright Blue Fishing Line with Mahogany and Oak staves
4606 - Cane with Red Oak staves and Bubinga handle

Basketry is the craft that we build together.  We are partial to Nantucket style baskets because that is where we went for our honeymoon.  On our third trip to Nantucket in 1999, we observed a basket maker at work and decided to give it a try.  We bought all of the materials, some molds and a book, and went to work experimenting with the media.  

Rick does all of the woodworking by hand.  The woodworking involves making the bases on a lathe, cutting staves (vertical weavers), fitting rims and fixings, and cutting and bending the handles.  Rick uses different woods, including walnut, cherry, and oak.

The staves must be placed around the base when wet, and bent to fit the mold before drying.  After the weaving, the rims are attached to the top of the staves, and finishing cane is woven around the rim.  The handle is made by bending heated, wet wood around a handle mold before drying.  Then the handle is attached.  Rick has quite a large collection of clamps to help with these jobs.

The weaving is done by Deb.  For the more traditional Nantucket style, strand cane is used for the horizontal weaving.  For an artistic flair, translucent fishing line is used that catches the light and is extremely durable.  She also adds a variation to the pattern by weaving in a spiral design around the basket.  We sometimes insert Rick’s lapidary artwork in the inside base.