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TOOLS USED IN WILLOW BASKETMAKING - Basketry & Beyond
HERITAGE OF BASKETMAKING IN SOUTH WEST ENGLAND TOOLS USED IN WILLOW BASKETMAKING Bodkin/awl/fid A bodkin is essential when basketmaking. It is useful to have several in several sizes and diameters. A good general purpose bodkin has a metal spike that is around 5” long and that tapers gently towards the tip and a wooden handle. (When buying the size usually applies to the length of the metal spike). Larger bodkins are used when inserting handle bows in the sides of the basket. A fine bodin is…
