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Birch Bark Glue

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bowtarist:
I was watching a vid on YT about OTZI's arrows and the guy made a birch bark sap glue.  It looked pretty easy and fairly tough too.  I don't have many white birch trees around here, maybe in someones landscape  >:D, but we do have river birch around here.  Anybody know if river birch bark can be used in a similar way?  Thanks for any replys, dpgratz

CuchilloOro:
As far as know the bark of all types of birch (betula) contains more or less tar.

bubby:
use the river birch and post the results dp, how else ya gonna learn ;), Bub

stickbender:

     Go for it!  Also I believe the black birch, or river birch is the one used for
birch beer, and I think for something else but not sure.  maybe wintergreen, or something like that.  But it should have the tar also.

                                                   Wayne

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