Birch Bark, Spruce Root, and Cedar Containers

In this follow-up to my earlier post on Birch Bark and Spruce Root harvesting, I offer three examples of containers I crafted using my newly harvested natural materials! The body of each cylindrical container is of thin birch bark, stitched together using split spruce root lashing. The bottom of each is a disk of cedar wood, though the smaller container features a cedar wood disk in the construction of the lid as well. I can't claim to have devised the idea for these myself; I was (and continue to be) inspired by Jonathan Ridgeon's excellent "Bushcraft" site, which features an easy-to-follow tutorial on birch bark containers. I deviated slightly from the tutorial in the construction of the lid, which is basically a shorter version of the body inverted, and fits onto a birch-strip "lip" set into the upper rim of the body.