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BigWapiti:
Frank, 
That would fall in with my keeping the 2" of bark on then I suppose.  I was having some tough time with checking - bark on or bark off.  Not sure why keeping 2" of bark on the ends helps (or 2" of paint in your case) but it really does seem to. 

My post was to share the info.  Thanks for the confirmation.

-m

David Long:
That's a really interesting experiment Mike. I found a similar effect while trying to dry lilac. Take a piece 1.5 inches by 24 inches and scrape all except 2 inches of bark. That piece of wood will not check at all until you remove the rest of the bark, then wammo the whole thing is split within a half hour. I cannot explain this, but speculate that it has something to do with water transmission and the roll bark plays in that. FWIW, my red oisier shafts never check no matter how I do things.
Dave

DanaM:
Same here with the red osier, peel em immediately.

billy:
I prefer to leave the bark on any hardwood shoot that I cut.  I've used oceanspray and syringa, and found cracking was severe if the bark was peeled immediately.  I've also noticed with dogwood that if you leave the bark on and let it season slowly, the wood seems to be much harder and denser once it dries.  If the bark is peeled off while it's green and allowed to season that way, the wood seems much softer and weaker.  I don't know why that's the case, but it is.  So I NEVER peel the bark of my shoots until they are totally dry. 

BigWapiti:

--- Quote from: David Long on February 05, 2008, 02:02:49 pm ---...scrape all except 2 inches of bark. That piece of wood will not check at all until you remove the rest of the bark, then wammo the whole thing is split within a half hour. I cannot explain this, but speculate that it has something to do with water transmission and the roll bark plays in that.

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Thanks Dave - I was finding it rather interesting myself.   I have another test going now with winter cut wood - seems to be going down the same path.  Interesting indeed.



--- Quote from: billy on February 05, 2008, 02:32:01 pm ---I prefer to leave the bark on any hardwood shoot that I cut.  I've used oceanspray and syringa, and found cracking was severe if the bark was peeled immediately.  ...   If the bark is peeled off while it's green and allowed to season that way, the wood seems much softer and weaker.  I don't know why that's the case, but it is.  So I NEVER peel the bark of my shoots until they are totally dry. 

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You may want to try peeling all but the last couple inches of each end -- I'd be interested in what others find in their areas, humidity, etc.  Its just interesting that these samples are not checking, or checking very minimally - even compared to the fully 'barked' shoots.   I will have to check out your thought of the wood not being as strong when peeled though - that is a good point to consider and learn.

Thanks.  Let me know if you try it.

Mike

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