Black Ash Baskets

Basic skills for making splint baskets from scratch

Guidance on every step from an award-winning basket maker

Full-color photographs show the process

Preparing the wood, making splints, weaving, shaping the baskets, and crafting rims and handles

Steps for 6 complete projects for developing skills, including an oval bread basket, a hanging mail basket, and round and square gathering baskets

Jonathan Kline lives in Trumansburg, New York, where he makes baskets from black ash trees he harvests near his home. He has received two New York State Foundation of the Arts awards and his baskets have appeared in Country Living, Country Home, Early American Life, and Architectural Digest. A special segment on his work was featured on Martha Stewart Living.