This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the
PEM curriculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in
Traditional Skills.
Willow is a common material for baskets and other woven projects. Untended willows have lots of branches. Let's pretend we're a beaver and coppice some wild willows to generate better basket materials in the future!
Here's the general idea:
Minimum requirements:
- Coppice 10 wild willows that are good candidates for basketry
- They do not need to be on your land
- This bb can only use materials that existed 200 years ago
Provide proof of the following as pictures or video (<2 min):
- The area you're adopting
- Suitability test using "bend around the finger" method
- Midway through the coppicing process
- Completed coppice showing all 10 willows (multiple photos allowed to make it easier on the certifiers)
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