My first basket

[mitramom]

Hello all

It's FAR from perfect, but my first attempt is complete all the same! Basket pattern was free from Berry Basket. I did this piece out of fir and then stained it with Colonial Maple. I wasn't impressed at all with it at first, but after staining it was a little happier. One of the hints I learned at the woodworking show was to use a bigger blade for doing large arcs or straight lines....I had already finished this one, but BOY does it make a difference on the clock I am working on currently.
Happy Scrolling

[wwalker47]

Well done

Well done, Sarah, well done. The basket looks real good, the finish came out very nice. Thanks for the tip on using a larger blade for straight lines and arcs. As big as a #9 or #12?

-Bill

[Daryl185]

Sarah thats a fine looking basket your being too hard on your self heheheheh, question though is the basket itself leaned or is it designed to pivot? it seems like it could be made to pivot if its not, keep up the great work

[PuzzledMoose]

Nice basket, Sarah. Those baskets on my list of things to try at some stage - one of the many things ..lol
I think I have a pattern in one of the Spielman books.

Do all of your projects have grapes on them BTW ...

OK I know that smiley has beer glasses but there doesn't seem to be one for wine...

[pete00]

only you can see the imperfections, the rest of us see "goodness"

pete

[mitramom]

Sarah thats a fine looking basket your being too hard on your self heheheheh, question though is the basket itself leaned or is it designed to pivot? it seems like it could be made to pivot if its not, keep up the great work

In the picture, the basket is leaned....I was a little impatient to take the picture and haven't attached the pivot for it yet.
hehe...as far as the grapes go, I wondered if anyone would ask that! I don't know why, but the patterns I picked at first had the grapes. Now I am working on a couple of projects that are grape-less.

[lucky788scroller]

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OK I know that smiley has beer glasses but there doesn't seem to be one for wine...

Theres the smily for wine isnt it? Dale

[William Young (SE BC)]

Sarah;
Nice work on the basket.

Ian;
Here's your wine . Drink in moderation or you will be saying *Im's nots as thinks as yous drunks I was.*

[Sawduster]

Sarah,
Very nice
i keep saying I'm gonna do one of these someday
....I think I just got re-inspired
Nice work !

[david]

I think the basket is great. Being new to this I wonder if I can cut in those circles without getting dizzy.