Appreciate the detail, step by step. Also appreciate that every material used is gathered, no pins or metal for fastening. Great tutorial - time for me to collect materials and get started....

Best how to video I've seen. Thank you for such thorough instruction. Love the feet and the ability to use belts for the harness.

Hey Don , I finished my pack today. Turned out pretty good for my first one. I used Un-split stakes and weavers. My ash isn't very thick and I wanted a heavy duty model. I use it for chaga hauling and that stuff pretty tough. I dropped one on my foot the other day preparing an order. Thought i broke my foot , lol. Thanks for the video. I also used spruce root for the bindings , double thick ash splint for rims and white cedar for base sticks. Just gotta do the straps. Your system seemed fast easy and looked great so that's probably how i 'll go on that.

You have some serious skills Don!!!

Beautiful work. Just awesome stuff. Like all your kayak builds also.

great video! thanks for sharing!

Wow! I am truly impressed.

Excellent instruction. Thank you so much. This is just what I would like to make and you have answered all my questions.

I like the spruce root handle and binders. I have some gnarly slippery elm root i'm going to use on mine. Great video.

Great video awesome pack that will last the test of time!

Absolutely amazing! You are so knowledgeable.

Great job, well explained.

Hi Don..thank you for the excellent instructional video.. I've never made a pack but am confident after watching I can do it.. Thank you from Maine

awesome Craftsman ship so cool too. thank you Donald

I really appreciate you taking the time showing your skill. I certainly learned a lot.

What a beautiful basket! Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge if only I had the talent to make one of these. We up cycle furniture people think is junk and turn it into something more modern and useable again. Just subbed your channel to watch more of your videos.

From a Royal Navy Vet to a US Navy Vet thank you I must have a go at this, I dont know how it will turn out but will let you know

Incredible.

This is outstanding! I'm really looking forward to making my own using your video. I bet your room smells amazing with all that ash and spruce.

I have made one of these too! a woman tough me in Montreal!

Love this design

Very nice :)

Don do you have them for sell? I go with my family to few of the mountain men rendezvous events here in U.S every year and I being wanted to buy one or make one . You are amazingly talented, wow it look incredible. Thanks for taking the time to explained step by step how t make it.

Just watched your video and was impressed with your presentation. I do have a couple of questions for you if you don’t mind. I’ve been looking for black ash because that’s what a lot of the people in Eastern US and Canada use, my question is any ash can be pounded? How thick should the risers be and are the risers made from the larger growth ring. I live in NB Canada, have lots of ash trees but I don’t think, in fact for sure I really don’t know what a black ash looks like standing. Again, lots of ash trees,mostly white ash and green ash, I think. Thanks again sir.

Beautiful! Is white ash ok to use?

I'm looking to add some color while I'm making mine, would a paint or a stain be better?