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Celebrating Birch: The Lore, Art, and Craft of an Ancient Tree

by North House Folk School

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With its graceful silhouette and distinctive white bark, the birch tree has been important to people wherever it has grown. This book covers all aspects of the North's most versatile tree; from its biology and ecology to its different uses, craft applications, and legends. Some of the lore revealed includes birch's role as a Welsh token of love and its mysterious connection with witches' brooms.

In addition to learning about how the wood is used in baskets, shoes, and wood coverings, readers can also make more than 15 craft projects from instructions in the book, including folded bark baskets, carved ornaments, and turned wooden bowls.

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About the Author

The North House Folk School preserves traditional skills and crafts of the past by teaching their practical use in today's world. Master craftsmen facilitate courses in woodworking, woodcarving, basketry, timber framing, boatbuilding, and more. It is located on Lake Superior in Grand Marais, Minnesota.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781565233072
Subtitle:
The Lore, Art, and Craft of an Ancient Tree
Publisher:
Fox Chapel Publishing
Author:
The North House Folk School
Author:
North House Folk School
Author:
The North House Folk School
Subject:
Trees
Subject:
Woodwork - General
Subject:
Trees & Forests - General
Subject:
Wood-carving
Subject:
Woodwork
Subject:
Plants - Trees
Copyright:
2007
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Publication Date:
November 2007
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
177
Dimensions:
10.95x8.70x.66 in. 1.94 lbs.
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