Birch bark with more
Hi people I've been making most of these with the Cambrian layer still attached I feel it provides greater strength with less weight. What's your thoughts on this.
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Glenn I love the character of your work with Birchbark and I remain impressed with what you showed me at Washington's Crossing. While I recognize your desire for greater strength in the final product...
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The problem I've had in the past when leaving the bark thicker, is it tends to delaminate over time as it dries. But, I also think bark can vary from location to location, and when it was havested can...
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If you go all the way around the tree will die. If you just take the outer bark the tree will look ugly but regenerate new bark eventually. You could use two or three layers of bark to make it...
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Sorry people not getting back on topic for this long. All points are valid in the resonance. First I have only harvested from downed trees to collect. The first ones I made I used birch oil to...
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Looking forward to reading more about this. Especially the durability of whole bark vs outer bark only and treated vs untreated.
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I am not sure....but ...if you look at Hada's picture up above, you can see where the inner layer is splitting away from the other layers. That line of demarcation....in my experience ....you need to...
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I was wondering where you'd taken off to Quest..figured you had a girlfriend..... glad to see your lurking. Quills
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Quillsnkiko wrote:I was wondering where you'd taken off to Quest..figured you had a girlfriend..... glad to see your lurking. Quills My phone wouldn't connect for some reason. I am glad to be back...
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Ya tell me about it ..am trying to upload some pictures of the sapling I cut with a obsidian blade today ..Paleo tube will not work for me for some or other reason. Will try later....Glad yer back!~!...
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