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Woven Bamboo Drying Mat from Split-Cane Strips
A bamboo mat is two sets of thin bamboo strips interlaced at right angles. Spread in the sun, it carries rice, tea, herbs or rice paper to dry while air passes through. Shave split cane into thin, even strips, soak them, weave them over one and under one, and bind the edges.
The picture: freshly steamed rice paper laid on woven mats to dry in the sun.
Beginner
Two days
Instructions
1
1
Shave the strips
Shave the strips
Shave the split cane down to thin, even strips about 1.5–2 cm wide that bend without cracking, skin side kept on.
Materials for this step:
Split Cane60 mTools needed:
Sloyd Carving Knife
Ruler2
2
Soak
Soak
Soak the strips in water for an hour or so to make them supple.
Materials for this step:
Water20 litersTools needed:
Wooden Tub3
3
Weave
Weave
Lay one set of strips side by side. Weave each strip of the second set across them, over one and under the next, alternating row by row. Tap the rows together so the weave is close.
Tools needed:
Wooden MalletRuler4
4
Bind the edges
Bind the edges
Fold the strip ends back under the weave or trim them, lay a strip of cane along each edge and lash it on with cord.
Materials for this step:
Cordage8 metersTools needed:
Sloyd Carving Knife5
5
Strips for a mat
Strips for a mat
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