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Birch bark backing
sleek:
--- Quote from: Chumash on December 23, 2025, 09:52:37 pm ---Some bark projects.
The birchbark for the quivers is very thick (1,5 - 3 mm)
Birchbark for backing or wrapping a bow has to be thin as sheet of paper. The shavings on one of the bark pieces appear right thickness.
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Thats some very nice work, did you make those?
Chumash:
Thanks Sleek,
I made all the bark objects myself, except for the John Strunk Bow ;)
I based my work on an article in PA from Dr. Grayson and on construction techniques for storage containers made from birch bark.
There are also some interesting weaving techniques using bark—but weaving always ties too many knots in my brain 8)
Birch bark and cherry bark are excellent moisture protection, either as storage containers, backing, or quivers.
medicinewheel:
Andy, is that you?
Chumash:
Yeah.
Doug509:
Chumash thanks for sharing your birch and cherry bark projects. Its pretty amazing material. I still want to make a pukko knife with a stacked birch bark handle. I finished backing the Yew bow with 0.5mm thick bark. I put a layer of hide glue on the bark let it dry. I glued the bark to the limb tips and knock area first to anchor the bark strip on one limb.
Once dried, a layer of hide glue to adhere the rest of the bark from knock to handle. Quickly wrapped with compression bandage then glued up the other limb. It turned out really nice. I just have to clean up the edges wil sand paper and let it dry for a couple weeks.
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