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Poplar bark/dogbane belt
Hillbilly:
Dick, I'll sure stop by the next time I'm down that way. Rich, you can ret it like Jamie said. The easiest caveman method is to just keep an eye out when I'm walking in the woods. If you check downed poplar logs and limbs (which are usually all over the place), now and then you will find naturally retted bark that's at just the right stage. You can peel off a bunch, dry it, and store it until you need it. Some other trees that have good inner bark bast I have used are basswood, slippery elm, walnut, locust, mulberry, and red maple.
Calendargirl:
Hillbilly do you have pictures of tulip poplar leaves. Are they a tree that spreads through a root system like Aspens do? If so, I am constantly fighting those dadburn things. When I cut them down, the bark is tough and stringy. How long do the pieces need to be and the exact process?
Hillbilly:
Here you go. No, they don't spread from the roots like aspens. Tulip poplar isn't a true poplar, it's actually in the magnolia family. They should be common around Nashvegas. The inner bark is what you want, if you peel the bark off and soak it in water for a couple weeks, the layers of inner bark will usually seperate from the tough outer bark.
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Calendargirl:
hmmm let me go look in my back yard...
cowboy:
Nice belt Steve! I'll have to try some of that weaving eventually I reckon ;D. Don't know what kind of bark I'd use around here, prolly Elm. Do have an abundance of horse hair though.
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