Quote Originally Posted by MontanaMoose
Wow ! Thanks for the heads up tyler. I don't think that would have gone over too big with the wife if I killed the tree for want of a little birch bark. Do you know how to harvest it should I...let's say, 'find' a tree somewhere that no one will miss?

Ok, so the edges of the compressed and glued pieces of birch bark won't soak up moisture. Also, if I use the Tru-oil, will the birch bark grip be slippery when wet I'm wondering.

Cheers,

MontanaMoose
I ordered my bark from a canoe builder. (The typical use of this bark is for the skin of canoes.) So I don't know how to harvest it. It looked like someone just cut all the way around a tree on two spots about 2 1/2" feet apart, then cut vertically from the top cut to the bottom and peeled the bark off the tree in one sheet.

As for it being slippery when wet, I don't know. I haven't had it on the water yet. I don't think it will be a problem though.

Tyler