Scarify trees for amberwood - PEM BB woodland.straw.amberwood

This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEM curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the straw badge in Woodland Care.

Rot resistant wood is a true blessing for natural building.  Scandinavians have been turning conifers into amberwood for hundreds of years.  There isn't much information on it but let's give it a try!

This thread has some leads on the subject:   Scandinavian pine tree preservation technique

Here's the Northmen video on the subject:


Minimum requirements:
  - Scarify 20 conifers
  - At least 10" in diameter at chest height

Provide proof of the following as pictures or video (<2 min):
  - The trees you're starting with
  - Your scarifying tool(s)
  - Scarifying a tree
  - 20 scarified trees