Culture de l’osier.
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Wicker growing
Category: glossaire
Mise en place des montants écaffés autour du moule pour commencer à monter l’ouvrage. On dit que les montants sont ourdis.
The thickest end of a strand or, in the case of a basket, a rim added to the bottom of the basket, which is in contact with the ground. It is most often composed of a few turns of torches and a border, sometimes the same as the one made on the top of the basket, sometimes different.
A trailing palm tree whose stems are covered with spines. Rattan stems are long and slender and can reach up to 250 metres in length with a diameter of no more than 60 mm. It grows in the tropical forests of equatorial Africa, South America, Australia, India and South-East Asia. There are many varieties of this palm tree, only a few of which are used as raw material for furniture.
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Rattan marrow splint
A thin, even strip obtained by running the rattan marrow through a splitting machine.
A natural or artificial basin in which the foot of the wicker bundles, previously graded, is immersed to allow them to regenerate from winter to spring. This process allows the riseof sap in the wicker strands and makes it possible the peel's detachment at the time of debarking in the spring.
Plantation of willow of different species as a conservatory.
Inclined work surface, used to support the basket maker's work
At the end of the weaving process, cut off any excess strand ends on the inside or outside of the article with a pair of secateurs or a peeler.
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White wicker
Osier dont l’écorce a été retirée avant séchage, ayant un aspect lisse et brillant et une couleur allant du blanc au doré.
