Spruce bark container and boiling water with hot rocks

Found a fallen spruce tree (Picea abies) so I took the opportunity to make a bark container. I´ve made this container several times before with different species of bark. The bark was still stuck to the wood quite hard. Later on it will be easier to pull off the wood.
I usually pick a piece of bark with less holes in it (from small branches) but this was the best section of bark I could find on this fallen spruce. The spruce resin makes a sufficient seal if the holes or cracks arent to big.
I had the water boiling for about ½ hour with 12 rocks. You can have it boil even longer if you reheat the rocks you used. Spruce bark will get stiff and brittle when dry and needs to be moisturized before use.
Hope you will enjoy?
Stay safe till next time.

[@NomadicWoodsman]

Great job on the basket and the rolling boil with the hot rocks. Subscribed.

[@mattiasnorberg]

👍😊

[@NatureAliveAdventures]

Very nice. Great video

[@mattiasnorberg]

Thanks a lot😊

[@mokoszproductions982]

Wow, that is real bushcraft. I didn't know you can melt resin and use like a sealant.
Really interesting video!
Cheers,
Mokosz Productions

[@mattiasnorberg]

Thanks a lot😊

[@RBen-dz5kb]

Excellent content and skills. Please make more videos !

[@mattiasnorberg]

Thanks👍😊

[@CampfireKodiak]

That's really impressive! I will have to give that a try. I just found your channel and subscribed!

[@mattiasnorberg]

Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed it😊👍

[@dangehret]

I struggled through doing this after advanced standard and after a ridiculous amount of practice got such a tiny yield that I kind of gave up. Now I understand how to put the skill components I have practiced together to get a viable result. Your video has inspired me to get back in the game. Thank you.

[@mattiasnorberg]

Thank you very much😊 And keep on practicing and you will gain great experience👍

[@dangehret]

@@mattiasnorberg Someone told me that terpentine gets into the water when you heat evergreens, so you got to skim off any floating oil. Do you worry about this?

[@mattiasnorberg]

@@dangehret I think if you use it a couple of times first you will leach out the substances.

[@yoiyomismo]

Beautiful, thank you for sharing

[@mattiasnorberg]

Thanks a lot😊

[@nwprimate6416]

Excellent as always my friend. I really like that design.

[@mattiasnorberg]

Thanks buddy😊 Maybe not the easiest way to make a watertight vessle but it's worth a try👍

[@nwprimate6416]

@@mattiasnorberg I will be trying it. 👍

[@branni6538]

@mastitis norberg
Those pressure seals with the roots and split wood is great instead of the very brittle stitched and glued method. Great work fella. Very impressive. Thanx

[@mattiasnorberg]

Thank you very much🙏😊

[@Olaoster]

Inspirerande som vanligt. Detta blir planen för helgen. 👍

[@mattiasnorberg]

Tackar😊 Der gör du rätt i👍

[@paleoanonymous9026]

Great video!

[@mattiasnorberg]

Thanks😊

[@max_fjellstorm]

Very very well done!

[@mattiasnorberg]

Thank you very much😊🙏

[@281covfefe5]

Excellent !!
👍🏻🇺🇸

[@naturlichebewegung1545]

Great!

[@mattiasnorberg]

Thanks😊

[@WildTuscanyBushcraft]

Amazing !!! Didnt know you had a YT channel! Subscribed !
Cheers Mattia

[@swedish_woodsman7153]

Världsklass my man, världsklass..🌲💪👊👊🔥

[@mattiasnorberg]

🤜🤛😊🌲💪

[@robertbringberger785]

Like a boss 👊

[@mattiasnorberg]

😊👊

[@johnclark1925]

Cool
Liked and sub’d

[@seanhuds7351]

Please don't take this the wrong way as I say this only out of concern. NEVER CUT TOWARDS YOURSELF!

[@raphaelh42]

hello, what is 18:15 for?
Is it to make the sap sticks better? without this operation the container would have leak?

[@mattiasnorberg]

I'm sealing holes in the bark with resin holding a piece of ember with two sticks to melt the resin.

[@raphaelh42]

@@mattiasnorberg i thought that spreading the melt resin like you did at 17:46 was enough but if i understand correctly your message, after that you seal/heat again so the dried resin melts again and gets like merged with the bark so it sticks really strong
Do you think you could have put the container with the water directly on the fire to boil? I guess the container lifetime would last less long but would that work? i think i saw it's possible

[@mattiasnorberg]

@@raphaelh42 Yes thats correct you get a better sealing.
I have tried that but it doesn’t work well with spruce bark.

[@raphaelh42]

@@mattiasnorberg ok thanks :) we are lucky to see your skills and read your informations

[@mattiasnorberg]

@@raphaelh42 Thank you very much😊

[@raphaelh42]

hi what is in the box at 16:00 ?

[@mattiasnorberg]

Charred punk wood😊

[@raphaelh42]

@@mattiasnorberg ok thank you, i think your video is beautiful and awesome

[@mattiasnorberg]

Thank you😊

[@luddechamp]

Blir det inte aska i vattnet, går de att dricka?

[@mattiasnorberg]

Jo det blir det. Därför är det bra att ha ett till kärl med vatten som man snabbt doppar stemarna i, för att bli av med askan, innan man lägger dem i det andra kärlet. Detta sätt har även används av flera grupper av indianer.