need birch bark

[james parker]

wanted, some fresh birch bark,, looking to trade for some,, i need enough for several horn bows, the bark needs to be from younger trees, or limbs,, 4-6 inch diameter,, no holes, knots, or  bad spots,or tears, the pcs  need to be at least a foot to foot and a half long,, but the most important quality is the bark needs to be removed from a fresh tree or limbs,, so i can seperate the layers down to a single layer,, if you can help it would be great,, ive got lots to trade.james

[MWirwicki]

James, I'll see what I can come up with.  Give me a week or two.

[BowEd]

James......I just bought some from The Birch Bark Crafter [509-327-7902].They are in washington state.They supply birch bark for canoes but have sold to horn bow makers before.Interesting fellow to talk to too.

[Marc St Louis]

I have access to a lot of Birch bark.  I was wondering why you want it from younger trees?

[BowEd]

I'm wondering the same thing Marc asked.

[ionicmuffin]

younger trees would have more supple bark right? i would imagine that as the tree grows it begins to have more brittle bark. Just my thoughts

[Marc St Louis]

younger trees would have more supple bark right? i would imagine that as the tree grows it begins to have more brittle bark. Just my thoughts

Afraid not.  I've harvested a lot of Birch bark and it's elasticity has more to do with the tree than its size.