80 uses for birchbark

80 uses for birch barkFirestarter Shelterbuilding Basketmaking Insoles for shoes/moccasins Tar Canoe building Cups Torches and lighting devices Bedding Pots for boiling water Rope making Woven moccasins Paper for writing on Sketch pad for art by scraping (winter bark) Platform for holding the fire-by-friction coal Spoons Making bilboquets (using inner spongy bark) Checkerboards for playing chess or checkers by scraping white squares, (winter bark) Dark checkers (using inner spongy bark) Rugs and clean working platforms Buttons (using inner spongy bark) Plates Napkin rings Pill bottles Insect repellent bottles Business cards (original!) Bookmarks Hot plates Fans Place-cards Moose calls Trumpets Lamp shades Pot lids Ladles Dippers Rattles Coat hangers (several thicknesses) Child sleds Eye shade or visor Emergency slit eyeglasses Archery arm guards Archery parfleche Map container Butcher paper Bum wipe Picture frames Book covers Case for computer disquettes Whistle Hats Toys Targets Plates Floors Arrow fletching (in a pinch) Decoys Effigy Fan Gasket Jig Jug Knife sheath Knapsack Packs Level Moulds for maple sugar Maps Ornaments Porches Patterns Quiver Ruler Umbrella Vase Xylography Food (inner bark) Food (sap, both as is and boiled down to a syrup) Food (young leaves (less than 14d old) To cover the tree