_Gather tough branches of trees or shrubs that you have
a right to use._
_See if you can make them into splints for baskets._
_Find a way of making brittle wood more tough._
_Beat the stems with hammer stones so as to loosen the
layers of wood._
_Keep track of a tree or a shrub in your neighborhood
during the year, and find out the best time of the
year to gather its branches for baskets._