Friday 9 November 2012

Wood carrying basket by A


Last year we were invited to a wedding, the couple requested a wood carrying basket for a present. Instead of buying one A decided to make one for them.

So he got thin plywood and some round lath. The instructions on how to make one came from a book Strömsö.


Following the instructions A wet the middle part of the plywood and then started bending. He did have bit of problems with the plywood braking slightly from place where happened to be a knot. We later thought that the bending would have gone nicer if he would have used so called aircraft plywood, where the quality is better.



The basket was left to dry for a few days.


The plywood discoloured from the areas where it had been wet most and since there was some braking in the plywood that A had to fix so he decided to paint the basket white.

And why am I only showing this to you now? Well... we forgot to take a photo of the finished wood carrying basket. Then last weekend before the Halloween party we visited the couple's home and finally took the photo of the basket. And we were so happy to see it's in use and in front of their amazing fireplace.


8 comments:

  1. That is so simple and modern, I love it! Great work, A!

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  2. I love it! What a great idea for a gift. Handmade gifts that involve that much time, love, and effort are the best and deserve to be cherished and displayed so prominently. What lucky friends you have :) It came out beautifully. The design is lovely, and I really like the crisp white paint. Functional, stylish and clean. My favorite. Job very well done!

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  3. Thank you. It is nice to do something concrete to balance the days in the office once in a while. Making friends happy is always great too. -A

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  4. Well done A! And I love to see that you did it in your kitchen- no excuses for those of us without a workshop room.

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    1. A says thank you. It's actually the bathroom but anyway you got it right there is no workshop in this apartment (We would really like to have one though)

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  5. Great job A! Handmade gifts are great. Are you going to make one for yourself as well?

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    1. Thanks! I'm not planning to do one for myself at the moment. We have no need for wood carrying basket, as we don't have a fireplace. But yes, I might do one if it's needed some day.
      -A

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