Our handmade baskets are made from the brown ash tree here in northern Maine. Native Americans are known for their talent in using real wood to create a long lasting handmade basket. The brown ash tree is unfortunately, suffering a severe decline, due to disease and over harvesting of woodlots. A good brown ash log must be straight and free of knots, at least 6 inches in diameter and 5-12 feet tall. Sections of the log are cut and pounded until the wood splits along the growth rings, providing splints for weaving and producing splints of exceptional strength.
We carry 3 different size potato baskets. Our largest handmade potato basket is known to all in Aroostook as the "AROOSTOOK POTATO" basket. It is a whopping 15 inches in diameter. Although potato picking and basket makers have decreased over the years, you may want to purchase a piece of "AROOSTOOK COUNTY" by getting your potato basket now. This baskets is large enough to hold magazines, firewood for the fireplace, potatoes from your garden, fir boughs for decorating the entryway, children's toys, dog toys,...the ideas are endless. Make sure you get your piece of the past....purchase your basket today.
The handmade basket know as the fishing Creel are made for the fisherman to carry his fish home in. This handmade basket is large enough to carry tackle or a drink in as well as your catch of the day. Because this basket is so nice looking it makes a good display for the office or den and can be filled with an arrangement or fishing display for the wall. Use your imagination and come up with a unique way to use this handmade basket. Fishing creel is in limited supply.
