This basket was one of my big accomplishments at the time that I finished it, in early September of 2004 (not quite a year after I had started mailling).  It took me a total of about three days.  For my first basket, it's not bad; I had an inordinate amount of beginner's luck with it.  The sides are almost perfectly rigid, and the bottom barely droops.  It is about 4 1/4" across, which is not terribly large but a fair size at any rate.

Someone suggested that, if I could fill the bottom with clear plastic, it would make a perfect ash tray...ha ha ha but no thanks.

Sides:
14 ga 3/8" ID
16 ga 3/8" ID
Galvanized Steel
20 ga 5/32"
Gold Artistic wire
In the Half Persian 3:1 Sheet 6:1 weave

Bottom:
16 ga 1/2", 3/8", & 1/4" ID
Galvanized Steel
20 ga 1/4", 5/32"
Gold Artistic
20 ga 5/32" ID
Silver-filled Artistic
Using European and Japanese techniques (no definite weaves).