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Nate's New Ash Parts!
American White ash and oak were the
two original materials for the Nantucket baskets made on the
lightships. In keeping with this, Nate's new line is made
entirely of American white ash, the bendable wood that hardens like a
rock. It's the most stable of all basket making materials.
Once it dries it tends to stay put so your bases don't warp and your
handles don't move. Using your creativity you'll be able to use these parts to design and make your own basket styles.
These handles and rims can be reheated in water and bent into "different shapes".
When white ash is sanded, it sands
smooth and stays smooth. The grain doesn't lift as readily as
other woods. Because the wood is so hard the screws need to be
piloted with the right size drill, as do the rim nails.
Nathan is consulting designer to one
of the fastest growing lines of baskets sold in America.
They are Nantuckets carrying Nate's delicate design sense and almost
entirely made of this golden white ash. The popularity and
acceptance of this material and these styles leads Nate to think that
today's basket maker will love using these materials.
The New White Ash Handles are
now completely contour sanded width a beautifully formed handgrip.
The handles narrow gradually as they drop to the rim where the end
provides a platform for domes or knobs. They come sanded to a
smooth finish. These handles have much more work in them than
our old oak handles, but they are generally priced at or below our oak
prices of three years ago.
The New White Ash Bases are much
more shapely than our old style. They have softer domes and a
crisper edging and undercut. They come smooth sanded and best of
all they have the deepest grooves in the industry. The white end
grain is just beautiful and once a finish is applied they turn gold
and reflect light. Priced right, these bases cannot be beat!
The New White Ash Rims are a full
half round. They are thicker and smoother than any we have done
before. We now have larger sizes at very affordable prices, up
to a third less than our old oak rim prices of three years ago.
The white ash grain in our
New White
Ash Lids is exceptionally beautiful in its gold tones. They are
smooth sanded to beautiful domes. Lid pulls come included.
Once again their prices are exceptional, for example a six-inch lid is
$7.00 less than our oak price of three years ago.
Don't Forget
to check out our new findings!
They are a beautiful way to Dress your
baskets.
Nate's New Ash Parts! |
Classic Round Nantuckets from the Gold
Collection©
Wooden Staved Nantuckets from the Lightship
Collection©
Race Track Style Baskets from the Gold
Collection©
Nantucket
Waste Basket and Other Moldless Baskets
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