Banana broom

[Joe Dupre']

I threw this handy little broom together in about a half hour. As I was cutting back my freeze-killed banana plants, the strength of the fibers intrigued me. I gathered a big handful and stripped then into ever finer fibers. I bundled them up and bound them with some sisal twine and coated the stub ends and sisal with yellow glue. After the broom was formed, I pulled the end repeatedly over a nail-studded board until the fibers were fairly soft.

 

[SFDrake]

I threw this handy little broom together in about a half hour. As I was cutting back my freeze-killed banana plants, the strength of the fibers intrigued me. I gathered a big handful and stripped then into ever finer fibers. I bundled them up and bound them with some sisal twine and coated the stub ends and sisal with yellow glue. After the broom was formed, I pulled the end repeatedly over a nail-studded board until the fibers were fairly soft.

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Nice work! I had to get rid of my banana plants down here. They were shooting up everywhere and I couldn't control it. Attracted some interesting critters as well

 

[Joe Dupre']

Mine die back almost every year. I planted them in a corner of my yard that I NEVER want to use again. LOL!