Traditional Crafts Of Norway - Episode 1 - Basket Weaving 

How long these baskets can last? And what those craftsmen did to preserve the material to last longer? Thanks for the answers!

The "catch" is people would want $100/hr in labor to do such a task.

They have to make a living.

Sure, the consumer can opt to buy the $5 plastic tub too though. They have to save for their future. There is no doubt this is wonderful craftsmanship, but there is a reason plastic has taken over.

knpstrr 100$/hour: Of course, how else would they make up for the 20 hours a week lost playing candycrush...

Or it took over because consumers preferred the cheaper price.

this is great! let us hope this continues!

And he had bazillions of wooden barrels as he was a barrel maker!

Shame there's no subtitles, sounds like a fascinating documentary.

Not sure we are watching the same documentary. This one is in Norwegian with English subtitles.

Of course I know that. I just wanted to point out that there is a German documentary series called "Der letzte seines Standes" with around 70 Episodes till this day (they started filming in 1991) which is comparable to this Video here. Every single one of these episodes is dedicated to one of the many old craftsmanships dying out here in Germany. One of these episodes for example shows how quality knifes where forged in the city of Solingen, the next one then shows how metal files where reclaimed with special techniques, as labour was cheaper than to buy new. Then there are episodes about smithing, casting church bells, welding broken churchbells, restoring old tower clocks, making charcoal, producing chalk, building wells and many many more old wood working craftsmanships. Sadly there is no translation and thats a shame as it is pretty interesting...

I studied German. I should look at that....Thanks for the reference to these videos.

Jannik9394 good thing we have the Internet. It's like a vault where knowledge of how to do these things survive so they can later be revived.

ya yankee learn to speak english first.

probably willow. Many kinds have been ( and still are ) grown for the basket trade. I gather wild willow to use. It's not as perfect but I like rustic. You can weave many natural materials. You can also buy most basketry supplies on-line if you just want to get started. I found I liked gathering the materials more than the basket work. I'm weird like that I guess. Weeping willow makes great basket material. I've used willow , birch bark , elm bark , elm root , spruce root , and many more.

Wellcome to the internet I guess :( btw.... with that nick you should know thing or two about disliking things

Dracadin I guess you're right. I still have to find a likeable government.

skills, sustainability and people being able to earn money outside of the capitalist system is voted down, they want people to work selling overpriced coffee instead or selling chinese goods with massive markups so they can avoid tax on the huge profits whilst we exploit and pollute other countries

Same. I guess it is friction. After reading your comment I thought about the extra vertical stakes he inserted. My guess is that they still hold some weight, from the friction, but the original stakes are the ones making sure the bottom doesn't fall out. The added stakes may just be there to keep the weaving evenly spaced. And I think maybe the other little horizontal pieces that get added in are filler but also add to the strength a little. Some guy I saw on youtube said he loves working with kudzu. I think there is some near my house so I'll have to check it out. Seems like he said to harvest it in the winter. I'll have to go back and make sure. Like you I'm also trying to learn about the different basket weaving techniques.

@@77tropic Good insight, and good luck finding your kudzu. I've been hesitant to go hunting for materials in the cold and because I'm not sure about plant identification yet, I was thinking of trying black raspberry branches/vines in the spring.

Black raspberries are so delicious! I saw a video yesterday about using blackberry vines to weave a basket. The guy was in Washington state and it's a different type of blackberry plant but you might be able to use your plants the same way. Here's a link to the video. Watch "Quick and Easy Blackberry Bramble Basket" on RU-vid ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mpF9Wu8IuZc.html The video I where I heard about kudzu is listed below. It's a great overview of natural materials for weaving. Watch "Finding and Preparing Natural Materials for Basket Weaving" on RU-vid ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5WXji0Zicgc.html I didn't want completely bombard you with links so I'm not including the last one. I saw a video about making really cool looking small brown rope from tan plastic shopping bags. Didn't look too difficult

@@77tropic That first video is where I got the idea from! I figured the plants were similar enough that it would be fine haha, but I haven't seen the second video, so I'll check it out, thank you.

Midir__Cutie You're very welcome and thank you for the inspiration!

+Ben Tyreman Funny enough, basket weaving was one of the activities that patients suffering from shell shock in the first world war, used to practice to take their minds off their jangled nerves. For some it worked pretty well.

Yeah they had to slow him down to see what was going on

It's obviously an old Norwegian television program about their traditional crafts, hence the name "Traditional Crafts of Norway"