Thanks to our inspiration from Finland, we were trying to tap some of the birch trees around the house, all with live stream to aalto media factory in helsinki. Interesting links sent were the birchboys and a great instruction by the university of alaska on scientific Birch-Tree-Tapping. After long discussion on the ethics of tree tapping, we still decided to give it a try…
DIY reprapping the sap plug
From Remote assisted birch tree tapping workshop, posted by Marc Dusseiller Dusjagr on 4/21/2012 (12 items)
- Birch sap plug | Step 1: DIY reprapping, use your hands and proper tools. drill a hol…
- Birch sap plug | Step 0: Get the digital design from a friend in Finland
- Birch sap plug | Step 2: roughly saw it into the desired shape.
- Birch sap plug | Step 3: drill hole below the outlet to carve the hook.
- Birch sap plug | Step 4: dont cut your fingers….
- Birch sap plug | Step 5: after finishing the hook, start carving the outlet spoon and…
- Birch sap plug | Step 6: last modifications and decorations…
- Birch sap plug | Step 7: Share instructions online, digital fabrication – randen sta…
- Giving it a try
- Birch sap plug | Step 8: Drill a hole into a large birch tree, best in spring, when t…
- Birch sap plug | Step 9: Hammer in the sap plug and capture the dripping liquid in a …
- Birch Sap Tapping | Final Step: Don’t kill the tree… when you are happy with you sa…
Generated by Facebook Photo Fetcher
[…] Birch tree sap tapping […]