that old map in the beginning.. now the world has changed a bit.. the boot sailer and horse rider replaced by water slippers without oar and bladder horses..waiting for more maps.. now im getting into the video.. the axe cover must have a secret pocket for keeping currencies..for bus fare as one survive and reach the main road,.. i already subbed bro..
Hyvää! Just found your channel, interesting with scandinavian traditions and skills. I have to look thru your videos and subscribed ofc. Remember doing these berry baskets in school, but with square opening, a handle and two braided sides. As well we did a sugar box and in secret one for ”snus” :D
You are killing the Birch trees cutting bark that way. If you cut along the tree leaving some bark, it will eventually heal, but cutting all the bark at the circumference basically will kill the tree.
Great job! That billnäs pattern axe is my most searched for slojd axe pattern I want to add to my work axes. That's size would be perfect. Let me know please if you have any idea where I could get one. Cheers
if you girdle a tree, you will almost always see them growing a lot within a year or two. But because he cannot save nutrients any more into the roots it starts dying a couple of years after girdling (if the cambium layers had been removed completely). In this video, I think that you didn´t do much harm to the trees because you just removed the outer bark. Birch is a species that is not as vulnerable to girdling/cambium injuries as many others such as beech or spruce. Thank you for showing.
Beautiful job! I see this is an old video because the finnish forrest have not been raked quite yet 😁 But seriously I appreciate you making the effort to keep the traditions around birch and birch bark alive. Birch is the bamboo of the north.
Very nice video, thanks! Is there any tradition of wooden axe sheaths in recent history of Finland? Back in the Viking days, there were wooden edge covers, likely more common than we think. I've heard of them being still use by the Siberian people. Actually came across your video while searching for more info on those. I'm writing a dissertation about early medieval axes and I'm just dealing with their sheaths and covers, looking for some analogies.
I did not know a birch could be girdled without killing it. Most any other tree of which I am aware could not survive girdling. On the other hand... If the tree cannot survive this, why do it? Why not just use leather? Or use a piece of wood to make a blade protector? Why girdle a tree? It looks like a living tree!
Why did you take the whole bark from around complete diameter of that young tree in its prime.. I was taught this would kill the tree. Surely you could have used lengthways strips. Disappointed indeed even if you think you had a good reason. 👎
Not all teaching are equal most trees wouldn't survive but in this case birch is pretty hardy and will survive so long as the inner bark is OK x tho it does make them more susceptible to fungle infection for a while x generally its good practice to not take all the bark for other not so hardy trees and avoid doing all together with raises the moral grounds of would you rather he killed an animal for the leather or the tree for the bark ???
@neekerinhakkaaja I'm still awaiting an answer. If cutting the bark around the around the whole tree does not damage birch trees than I stand corrected but I know for sure it affects other trees. So please stop telling me to stop yapping. You are not helping at all, but just being annoying and rude.
Good to see a fellow finn sharing our very rich bushcraft heritage.
that old map in the beginning.. now the world has changed a bit.. the boot sailer and horse rider replaced by water slippers without oar and bladder horses..waiting for more maps.. now im getting into the video.. the axe cover must have a secret pocket for keeping currencies..for bus fare as one survive and reach the main road,..
i already subbed bro..
Cardboard boxes work as sheaths too. Taped up
Hyvää! Just found your channel, interesting with scandinavian traditions and skills. I have to look thru your videos and subscribed ofc. Remember doing these berry baskets in school, but with square opening, a handle and two braided sides. As well we did a sugar box and in secret one for ”snus” :D
Excellent video my friend, thankyou for showing us.
You are killing the Birch trees cutting bark that way. If you cut along the tree leaving some bark, it will eventually heal, but cutting all the bark at the circumference basically will kill the tree.
I like the style of your videos mate, good job! I'm going to begin on one of these when I'm out tomorrow.
we don't have the alle mands ret, in denmark, the rules for being in the forest is very strict. so practicing bushcraft can be pretty hard sometimes
Du kan altid tage bark fra et faldent træ. Barken er brugbar længe efter det er gået ud.
The way he harvests bark from that birch is NOT allowed under "Allemansrätten". He has effectively killed that birch and that´s not OK in any way.
Great job! That billnäs pattern axe is my most searched for slojd axe pattern I want to add to my work axes. That's size would be perfect. Let me know please if you have any idea where I could get one. Cheers
you can find Bilnäs axe in finish huuto. net or tori.fi
Other than feeling naked, the tree is probably doing fine.
if you girdle a tree, you will almost always see them growing a lot within a year or two. But because he cannot save nutrients any more into the roots it starts dying a couple of years after girdling (if the cambium layers had been removed completely).
In this video, I think that you didn´t do much harm to the trees because you just removed the outer bark. Birch is a species that is not as vulnerable to girdling/cambium injuries as many others such as beech or spruce.
Thank you for showing.
schnittteisen ë
Beautiful job! I see this is an old video because the finnish forrest have not been raked quite yet 😁 But seriously I appreciate you making the effort to keep the traditions around birch and birch bark alive. Birch is the bamboo of the north.
Pleeeeeease show the axe your using !! Gawd that's a nice axe
fantastic an excellent bit of craft.
About how long would one of these sheaths last you? Will the birch bark "season" over time and become harder from the oils settling?
I do not think it is good for the tree tho :/
Very nice video, thanks! Is there any tradition of wooden axe sheaths in recent history of Finland? Back in the Viking days, there were wooden edge covers, likely more common than we think. I've heard of them being still use by the Siberian people. Actually came across your video while searching for more info on those. I'm writing a dissertation about early medieval axes and I'm just dealing with their sheaths and covers, looking for some analogies.
I enjoyed this video very much
Great video 👌
Pargas är så fint!
I did not know a birch could be girdled without killing it. Most any other tree of which I am aware could not survive girdling.
On the other hand... If the tree cannot survive this, why do it? Why not just use leather? Or use a piece of wood to make a blade protector? Why girdle a tree? It looks like a living tree!
At 7:32, you finally get around to mentioning that the tree can withstand this. Consider saying this sooner.
BBQDad463 Some animal has to be killed to get leather as well. Just a thougt, no criticism.
Thank you!
Ouch, poor knife. 15:19
Skip to 15:19 and watch.
nice...subbed
This poor tree is done after your treatment........
Why did you take the whole bark from around complete diameter of that young tree in its prime.. I was taught this would kill the tree. Surely you could have used lengthways strips. Disappointed indeed even if you think you had a good reason. 👎
Not all teaching are equal most trees wouldn't survive but in this case birch is pretty hardy and will survive so long as the inner bark is OK x tho it does make them more susceptible to fungle infection for a while x generally its good practice to not take all the bark for other not so hardy trees and avoid doing all together with raises the moral grounds of would you rather he killed an animal for the leather or the tree for the bark ???
@neekerinhakkaaja I'm still awaiting an answer. If cutting the bark around the around the whole tree does not damage birch trees than I stand corrected but I know for sure it affects other trees. So please stop telling me to stop yapping. You are not helping at all, but just being annoying and rude.
shoulda cut that tree down,, ya basically killed it, it slowly dies, go back in ten yrs and look at them birch you skinned
Everyone is copying Survival Russia.
Do you mean this specific design from a specific channel? Finns have been using birch bark since before history began.