See if you can do anything to the wood to make it split more easily.
How many splints do you think the women split the stems into at first? How could they make flat splints?
How could they make splints that were the same width?
How the Women Made Splints for Baskets
After the spruce branches had soaked a few days, the women brought them to the cave.
While the children played with sticks and stones, their mothers made some splints.
Making splints for baskets