While out walking with friends yesterday, we came across some recently felled Birch logs, with some nice sections of reasonably thick (for England anyway) bark. When removing bark from a tree it is helpful to make a simple tool which I call a bark chisel, to help separate the inner bark from the outer bark.
I cut a piece of Ash and removed any rough knots that might tear the bark.
I used the end of a Birch log as a rest for safer and more secure working and ensured I was holding my work off to one side of my body when cutting to help avoid accidents.
I shaved one end flat with my knife to form the chisel.
2 comments:
What are you going to do with the bark when you get it off ?
A book called "Celebrating Birch - the lore, art & craft of an ancient tree" has recently been published by North House Folk School. ISBN 978-1-56523-307-2
May be of interest
Hi Robin, I have already posted on here about the book (it is a great book isn't it) and I bought Will, Sue and Eric copies.
Will and Sue wanted to make knife sheaths like the one featured in the book, so that's why we were collecting it.
Post a Comment