Great video, I find it extremely difficult to fold bark without it cracking to make it waterproof. It takes just the right piece of bark. It is a very underrated skill. Thanks for sharing ! I've posted a few bark baskets on my channel as well, but haven't made many waterproof ones. I've subscribed. Have a great day, Steve
I haven't tried it yet, but I see no reason why it shouldn't work. Fill it with water, heat up stones in a fire and toss them in until it boils. However, even cold water will soon turn slightly yellow-brown in these containers from the tannins leached out of the bark. So if you're planning on cooking this way, the food will probably taste a bit resin-y. :-)
@@MakeItPrimitive mmm tannins.. I can taste the bitter already 😅 I was hoping you could prime it by repeated boiling before use, kinda like how running water leaches tannins out of acorns. I'll have to experiment. Thanks for the comment back! Helps to get the advice of people more advanced than you. So much appreciated! 😊
@@MakeItPrimitive if I can find one felled naturally. We have birch here in Florida but it turns out it doesn't quite get as wide, though seems to grow faster. Still, would be fun to attempt a small one. I've just learned we used deer hides for boiling pots here, which I never thought of! Thought you might find that interesting as well.
@@heathertaylor8904 Birch would be much better than spruce in my opinion, since it doesn't contain these tannins. Birch bark containers are used for cooking in many bushcraft videos. So if you can get your hands on a good piece of birch bark (the one I get around here usually only comes off in shreds), then use that. You can also make a bowl-shaped hole in a piece of wood to cook in if it's not the right season to peel bark off trees. The hide method I have seen in museums, it makes a lot of sense too. But since I only work with material that I have sourced myself using primitive tools, and primitive hunting isn't allowed here, I haven't had the opportunity to try it.
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neat!
Great video, I find it extremely difficult to fold bark without it cracking to make it waterproof. It takes just the right piece of bark. It is a very underrated skill. Thanks for sharing ! I've posted a few bark baskets on my channel as well, but haven't made many waterproof ones. I've subscribed. Have a great day, Steve
Obrigado por ensinar , excelente trabalho. 🇧🇷
Beautiful craft. Thank you for sharing
you can make a really effective and waterproof "glue" by boiling tree sap/resin and mixing with charcoal dust.
Very nice work!
Do you think it would be possible to boil water in? I'm having a tough time with that. If not, possibly make a video on how to make one? ☺️
I haven't tried it yet, but I see no reason why it shouldn't work. Fill it with water, heat up stones in a fire and toss them in until it boils.
However, even cold water will soon turn slightly yellow-brown in these containers from the tannins leached out of the bark. So if you're planning on cooking this way, the food will probably taste a bit resin-y. :-)
@@MakeItPrimitive mmm tannins.. I can taste the bitter already 😅 I was hoping you could prime it by repeated boiling before use, kinda like how running water leaches tannins out of acorns. I'll have to experiment. Thanks for the comment back! Helps to get the advice of people more advanced than you. So much appreciated! 😊
@@heathertaylor8904 That's certainly worth a try. Maybe make a small container and test it? If you do, let me know how it turns out!
@@MakeItPrimitive if I can find one felled naturally. We have birch here in Florida but it turns out it doesn't quite get as wide, though seems to grow faster. Still, would be fun to attempt a small one. I've just learned we used deer hides for boiling pots here, which I never thought of! Thought you might find that interesting as well.
@@heathertaylor8904 Birch would be much better than spruce in my opinion, since it doesn't contain these tannins. Birch bark containers are used for cooking in many bushcraft videos. So if you can get your hands on a good piece of birch bark (the one I get around here usually only comes off in shreds), then use that. You can also make a bowl-shaped hole in a piece of wood to cook in if it's not the right season to peel bark off trees. The hide method I have seen in museums, it makes a lot of sense too. But since I only work with material that I have sourced myself using primitive tools, and primitive hunting isn't allowed here, I haven't had the opportunity to try it.