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Looking for Birch Bark for Bow Backing
Marc St Louis:
I've used it in both decorative and as a backing. For decorative you need to separate the layers, easily done, till it's less than 1/16" thick. As a backing I just used it full thickness from around the circumference of the tree. I have access to large trees, 14" and up, so getting strips to do one whole limb is not hard
Weylin:
--- Quote from: Marc St Louis on February 23, 2020, 07:33:49 am ---I've used it in both decorative and as a backing. For decorative you need to separate the layers, easily done, till it's less than 1/16" thick. As a backing I just used it full thickness from around the circumference of the tree. I have access to large trees, 14" and up, so getting strips to do one whole limb is not hard
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Good to know. Thanks for sharing
bjrogg:
--- Quote from: Marc St Louis on February 23, 2020, 07:33:49 am ---I've used it in both decorative and as a backing. For decorative you need to separate the layers, easily done, till it's less than 1/16" thick. As a backing I just used it full thickness from around the circumference of the tree. I have access to large trees, 14" and up, so getting strips to do one whole limb is not hard
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Marc do you have any links to those bows?
Bjrogg
Marc St Louis:
Links, no. This is going back some 15~20 years ago.
bjrogg:
--- Quote from: Marc St Louis on February 29, 2020, 07:14:11 am ---Links, no. This is going back some 15~20 years ago.
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Mark I was just thinking for decoration. I was thinking I’d probably go thin as possible.
Question? Do you have to hydrate or steam to make bark more pliable?
Bjrogg
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