The bark of white birch is the traditional sheath material of Scandinavia. The method described in this chapter is a slick way to make a quickie sheath for anything: knife, scissors, chisel ...

Most river birch bark peels in colorful flakes of brown, salmon, peach, orange, and lavender and is a bonus for regions deprived of paper and white birches. In his book, "The Urban Tree Book ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- Birch Bark is one of the oldest trees on the planet. Now, a University of Minnesota startup company is turning its bark into a variety of products. For thousands of years ...

With steel tools available 150 years ago, it takes a month to gather materials and build a birch bark canoe. Materials: Bark from white paper birch, clear cedar for ribs, split spruce root for ...

In his rustic cabin in the forests of southern Finland, 87-year-old Erkki Pekkarinen carves delicate strips of birch bark with his knife, before intricately weaving them into beautiful objects.