Tracing its origins to the Stone Age, birch bark has served a role akin to our ... bark that he gets from friends and family, Pekkarinen crafts whatever comes into his mind.

Such "pieced" bark requires double-stitch sewing to the bottom strip, which is very time consuming. Thus the harvest of large birch by the dominant society hastened the decline of the craft - one ...

The main ingredient — birch bark or sap — was thought to have medicinal ... In contrast, regular beers run between 4 to 6% alcohol, while today's craft brews across the U.S. and beyond often ...