Celebrating Birch: The Lore, Art, and Craft of an Ancient Tree
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North House Folk School
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- File Type: PDF
- File Size: 16.8 MB
- Book Language: English
- Total Page Count: 171
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Celebrating Birch: The Lore, Art, and Craft of an Ancient Tree
Celebrating Birch invites readers to explore the lore, art, and craft of an ancient tree. This digital PDF edition arrives as an instant download. It presents the birch through history, folklore, and hands-on woodworking projects.
Created by the North House Folk School, the book celebrates a decade of traditional craft instruction. It combines cultural stories with practical guidance for working with birch wood and bark.
Book Overview
Celebrating Birch is a digital craft book in PDF format. It was compiled by the North House Folk School and published by Fox Chapel Publishing in 2007. The work honors a tree that has been significant to civilizations in the Northern Hemisphere since the last ice age.
The book features 15 beautiful birch projects, including carved ornaments, turned bowls, bark baskets, and more. It also covers birch lore and legends, biology and ecology, and traditional uses of the tree.
What You’ll Discover Inside
- Fifteen birch projects, including carved ornaments, turned bowls, and bark baskets.
- Fascinating history and myths of the birch tree across many cultures.
- Bark weaving, carving, bowl turning, and other traditional craft techniques.
- Lessons on the biology and ecology of birch.
- Instructions for harvesting and using leaves, sap, roots, and bark.
- Step-by-step photography and guidance from North House Folk School instructors.
Why This Book Matters
The book was created to celebrate ten years of instruction at the North House Folk School in Grand Marais, Minnesota. It honors a tree that has been essential to northern cultures throughout history.
The volume won first place in the Art/Photography category of the 20th Annual Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards. Reviews from Mother Earth News and Lake Superior Magazine praise its photography and clear project guidance.
Book Details
| Format | |
|---|---|
| File Size | 16.8 MB |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 171 |
| Print Length | 192 pages |
| Publisher | Fox Chapel |
| Publication Date | 1 November 2007 |
| ISBN-10 | 1565233077 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1565233072 |
| Item Weight | 885 g |
| Dimensions | 22.23 x 1.91 x 27.94 cm |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars (38) |
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This is a digital download. No physical shipping is involved, and access is available after purchase. The PDF works with appropriate Kindle apps, tablets, desktop computers, mobile devices, and most reading apps.
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Is a physical copy included? No. This listing is for a PDF file only.
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Download Celebrating Birch and enjoy this illustrated guide to the lore, art, and craft of an ancient tree.
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