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Re: what material simulates Birch Bark
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 9/20/2009, 1:40 am
In Response To: what material simulates Birch Bark (mike allen)

: So say you wanted to do something like this but don't want to destroy the
: neighbours tree tonite, what modernish material would simulate the
: birchbark, but hopefully lighter.

: a couple of layers of 6 oz laid up on a flat sheet with G-Flex? Thick black
: roofing felt(prob not but might be close but heavy), or something similar
: with a woodfibre or paperfibre matrix and a slightly flexible durable
: bonder?
: mick

Kinda silly to make fake birch bark out of fiberglass then stitch it together like you'd do with the real thing. Might as well cover the SOF with fiberglass like I do in the first place.

Specially since in the last couple of days I passed miles after miles of birch trees everywhere. In the northern climes they are pretty common.

Bill H.

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Skin-on-Frame: Building a Birch Bark Canoe *LINK*
John F Monroe -- 9/13/2009, 1:23 pm
what material simulates Birch Bark
mike allen -- 9/17/2009, 2:06 pm
Re: what material simulates Birch Bark
Bill Hamm -- 9/20/2009, 1:40 am
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Jerry S -- 9/17/2009, 10:13 am
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Glen Smith -- 9/17/2009, 10:21 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 9/16/2009, 10:24 pm
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Graham Wheeler -- 9/15/2009, 9:42 pm
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Steve Rasmussen -- 9/14/2009, 12:20 am
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Bob Beaullieu -- 9/14/2009, 8:57 am
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Foster -- 9/13/2009, 6:04 pm
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Sean -- 9/14/2009, 9:18 pm