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Wolf Watcher:
I managed to bring home two nice pieces of birch bark from my last trip.  I have never had the chance to work with and learn about using it for projects.  I plan to make a couple of quivers using it as an outer cover and lining it with some hides I already have.  The bark has dried out and is stiffly curled.  How do I get it soft enough to form the shape I need for the quiver?  Can I just soak it, form it while its wet, and let it dry to hold the shape I need?  I really like the color and texture and want to make one inside out to show the golden inside.  Thanks for any help!  Joe

Pat B:
Joe, I think you can just soak it in warm water and it will become pliable again. Paper birch bark is really cool stuff. You can separate it down to one thin layer or use multiple layers. And yes, the inside is as cool looking as the outside.

Outbackbob48:
Joe, I never tried it but sounds like a plan with the water and soaking, and becareful smokin your pipe around all that highly flammable birch bark :o :( ;D Joe did ya happen to get that bark at the Classic? I saw a big pile of it somewhere that they were almost giving away, but can't remeber what event that it was at. CRS Bob

jayman448:
Steam will do er too

Wolf Watcher:
Bob:  I got the two pieces on a moose hunting/fishing trip to Northeastern Alberta.  I was told it would be taken away from me at the boarder, but nobody asked about it and I was just lucky they did not take it from me.  Our guide cut it for me from a freshly downed tree in an area where he got his bark for his moose calls.  I have some different hair on hides from Africa as well as some soft leather from deer, moose, and elk that would make a soft sound proof lining.  We have a really nice heavy and tall horned white tail in the yard this year.  He has forked brow tines and is the best buck we have had in the yard for a couple of years.  Joe

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