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NorthernHunter
Northern Alberta Survivor
Joined: 28 Apr 2007
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here are pics of my container that i made today in the back yard. i got the bark yesterday when we went quading. the bark came from a dead rotting birch tree.
i just made a few cuts in the bark so that it folds and then i used two sticks that i split a little down the middle to hold it all together.
i have another piece of bark that im going to use to make another one and i will try and video it or at least take step by step pics
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| Sun Sep 14, 2008 6:30 pm |
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Mystik Spiral
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Location: Tinker AFB, OK |
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looks good. I could never do that. Well because any peice of birch bark that touches my hands gets burt.  I remember I was going to take some bark home for our fire, but that never happened, it all got burnt. 
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| Sun Sep 14, 2008 7:10 pm |
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NorthernHunter
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lol thats awesome im normally that way to but i thought i would try this rather than burning it lol
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| Sun Sep 14, 2008 7:29 pm |
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linsleyk
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can you use it for drinking  or will it leak
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| Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:04 pm |
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NorthernHunter
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it would leak but if i used some pitch and kinda glued the flaps and around the bottom with it you could prob drink with it.
i have another pieace outside soaking in some water right now to make it a little more easy to work with, well thats the idea anyway lol. but with this piece im going to spend a bit more time on and make it water tight and a bit nicer looking as well.
the one that you just saw in the picks took me like 5 min to make and its just for berrys and what not.
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| Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:13 pm |
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Mystik Spiral
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Be sure to soak it in hot water, because birch bark has a lot of resins in it making it very water resistant. 
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| Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:15 pm |
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Drummer Dave
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Good job Bill. You can always use something like that for collecting berrys, mushrooms.
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| Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:44 pm |
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NorthernHunter
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yea man only i dont know how to tell what mushrooms are good to eat and what ones arnt so i just leave them alone  lol
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| Mon Sep 15, 2008 7:03 pm |
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Drummer Dave
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Then i suggest sticking to just collecting berries, 
I seen Ray Mears make a nice little drinking cup from birchbark, i must try.
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| Mon Sep 15, 2008 7:38 pm |
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linsleyk
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seems easy enough to make I should look for some birch bark. 
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| Tue Sep 16, 2008 3:59 pm |
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flashlightfreak9
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Good improvisation, NH.
I wish there were birch trees around here.  
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