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working with poplar bark

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RidgeRunner:
Never tried to separate inner from outer on fresh, live, poplar bark.

Sounds strange but it is not hard to do if the tree is DEAD.
Go look for a standing dead poplar tree.  One where the bark is cracked.
Peel the bark off after a good rain.
The bark will separate quite easy. 
The inner bark will peel off in stripes 5, 6 to 8 foot long.
Roll the stripes up and drop them in a bucket of water.
Take one roll out at a time and separate them into thin sheets.  Seems to work much better wet.
It will be dark brown.  Will stain your hands quite well.
Start twisting it while it is damp.  Don't cord it wet.  Wait until it is completely dry to cord it.

Hillbilly told me how.  See if you can find the old post.

David.

Pat B:
Thanks David. I'm sure there is a dead poplar or two in the woods around here. Now if I could only get a rainy day. We haven't had rain in 3 weeks. Maybe you could send us some of what you're getting. Rain only please! ;)   Hopefully I'll see Hillbilly this weekend at the NC State Trad Shoot.

RidgeRunner:
10-4 Pat.
Rain...  We could use some rain (and only rain) ourselves.
Might get some starting late tonight.
I will try and fan some of it your way. :D

Sorry I missed the Classic.  Tornado tore up lots of my friends and neighbors.  It's bad.

Tell Hillbilly I said hay.

David

Pat B:
We all missed seeing you and your son at the Classic but totally understand why.  :(   I'll tell Steve you said hey.

swamp yeti:
Hey Pat I will put poplar bark and dogbane and any other bark in water it will rett and the fibers will seperate,you will have to change the water so it does not rot.H ope if that was some help.

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