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I found this very large birch polypore two weeks ago in the woods and went to collect it today. It is the largest birch polypore I’ve ever seen and I would like to preserve it by drying the entire mushroom. Who has experience with drying large birch polypore and could help me with advice. I...

Hi, I’d like to trade processed red deer leg sinew within the European Community only though. I’m looking for Golden Eagle Wing feathers with CITES. I’d also accept paleo type flint arrow points. But only top quality points. No obsidian. One hank corresponds to 1oz Thanks for...

I’m about to make (elm) bast fibre as mentioned in http://homepage.mac.com/laddie/basswood_twining.html. It works fine but here are some questions I have. 1. The bark that comes out of the water after watering is extremely slimily. And that slime is mucus from the bark/bast. It does not or...

Hi, Today I harvested a big amount of elm bark. Could anybody please help me out by explaining how to process the bark correctly in order to get out the elm bast. Thanks for your help! Hartung Pic of the bark...

Hi! I’ve got a very specific question to the experienced bark tanner. I’m about to make my first steps bark tanning goat hides. I’ve had three hides in a oak-fir liquor for four weeks. After those 4 weeks, a cut of the neck of the hide looks like this. The piece on the right side is to...

Hi friends, I’ve got a specific question concerning birch bark tar used as an adhesive (arrow fletching and hafting points). I’ve already produced quite a lot of “pur” birch bark tar as a result of dry distilling birch bark and thicken it in. In the pic on the left you can see the...

Hi craftsman I discovered your real great website :35: some two weeks ago when I was in search for information on nettle cordage / nettle string. I’m a hobby bowyer and would like to experiment with plant fibers as bowstring. Besides I’m of course also making arrows from shouts. I’m also...