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2 of 2 LOGGER'S SHEET LOGGER: M. Felegy REEL NUMBER: 2A STAGE: Cult. cons. Narr DATE: 7/3/86 PRESENTOR: Charlie Camp GROUP NAME: McCrobies: Split-Oak Basketmakers REGION/STYLE: Oakland, MD. | PERFORMER(S) | INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION | McCrobies cont... CONTENTS 1. Mr. McCrobie was in ill health. We are not idle people. We keep 2. busy. Basketmaking is a part of our lives. 3. A lot of people appreciate our baskets. They are for use 4. and they are sturdy - they last. 5. Festivals are a way to meet people 6. There are wood working skills involved in basketmaking. (1)Know your way thru woods (2) Know the trees (type) 7. And the best trees to cut (no knots etc.) (3)know how 8. to cut down a tree (How it falls) (4) how to "work the wood - cut it into logs- so, the most use comes out of 9. the wood. 10. Mr. McCrobie's mother taught him his craft - from cutting down the trees to splitting for the baskets. 11. 12. 13.